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Israeli forces killed a five-year-old boy in Gaza on Thursday, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, as IDF attacks have continued across the Strip amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. Sources told WAFA that the boy, identified as Samih Shehab Samih Marou, was killed by Israeli fire in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. On Wednesday night, […]

Japan's $36 Billion Bet On US Energy Dominance Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Japan has committed $36 billion as the first tranche of its $550-billion U.S. investment pledge under last year’s trade deal, including plans to build a 9.2 GW natural gas power plant in Ohio. The remaining funds will support a synthetic diamond factory and the Texas GulfLink deepwater oil export terminal. The massive gas plant reflects surging U.S. electricity demand — particularly from AI-driven data centers — with natural gas emerging as the preferred source of reliable baseload power. Japan has...

Indiana Governor Signs Bill Allowing Crypto In Retirement Plans Authored by Stephen Katte via Cointelegraph, Indiana will start allowing certain retirement and savings plans to include crypto investments and has enacted stronger legal protections for the crypto industry under a newly signed bill.  Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042 into law on Tuesday, after it passed the legislature last Thursday. The legislation requires Indiana’s state public retirement and savings plans to offer self-brokerage accounts with at least one crypto investment option by July 2027. According to the bill’s description, this requirement applies...