Kuwait ‘mistakenly’ shoots down 3 US F-15s: Pentagon

Cuba Expands Market Reforms As Socialist Economy Buckles Under Trump Pressure Granma, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee, reported Wednesday that Havana is easing restrictions on private businesses and self-employed workers as it attempts to stabilize an economy battered by decades of failed socialist policies and renewed pressure from the Trump administration. "The updated regulations eliminate restrictions, broaden the scope of business activities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives, and incorporate new opportunities in commerce, transport, industry, and services," Granma wrote in...

US Says 'No Ships Made It Past Blockade' As Iran Mulls Hormuz Shipping Pause To Preserve Talks, Which Trump Says Could Happen In Two Days Summary CENTCOM: "During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade & 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from US forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman," it said. Diplomacy is not yet dead, as Bloomberg reports Iran is mulling a short-term pause to shipments through Hormuz Strait. Trump tells NYP talks could happen again in two...

US May Halve Canada Metals Tariffs As Friday Deal Deadline Looms Summary: US-Canada Trade Deal Would Cut Metals Tariffs to 25%: Report Trump: "It's good for everybody, but our farmers are going to be thrilled. Our manufacturers are going to be thrilled." Trump Pauses 50% Canada Tariffs At 11th Hour, Declares "We Have A Deal" US-Canada Trade Deal Would Cut Metals Tariffs to 25%: Report Sources told Bloomberg that a tentative trade deal would cut US tariffs on certain Canadian steel and aluminum exports to 25% from 50%. The report continued: The details have yet to be...