Smotrich: ‘In the End,’ Israel Will Occupy Gaza and Establish Jewish Settlements

America's Hiring Map Has Flipped Since 2020 America’s hiring recovery has split into sharply different regional stories since 2020. Some states, including Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas, continue seeing elevated hiring demand years after the pandemic. Others, particularly across parts of the West Coast and Mountain West, have experienced steep declines in job openings. The map below, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows how job openings changed in every state between February 2020 and January 2026, based on data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The contrast is especially striking in the Mountain West....

Latvia Unveils Joint Drone Plant With Ukraine, PM Touts Site's Closeness To Russian Border Latvia has announced confirmation its government has inked a new deal for Ukraine to assist in a Ukrainian drone manufacturing plant on Latvian soil, right near the border with Russia, as well as close to the Belarusian border. Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said following an emergency cabinet meeting held in Latgale that his country will "accelerate plans to establish a joint drone manufacturing facility with Ukraine and aims to locate it near the country’s eastern border region," regional media...

Dozens Of Nations Scramble For World Bank Financing Amid Iran War Global Shock Via The Cradle Twenty-seven countries have moved to activate emergency World Bank financing mechanisms since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in late February, Reuters reported Friday. Three nations have already received approval for fast-tracked funding, while the other 24 are in the process of completing administrative procedures.  Kenya and Iraq have publicly confirmed they are seeking emergency World Bank assistance, with Nairobi facing surging domestic fuel prices and Baghdad grappling with severely diminished oil revenues due to disruptions in maritime exports. Getty...