A 'War Of The Oil Refineries' Opens As Israel Bombs Key Tehran Sites, After Which Haifa Refinery Targeted

Young Middle-Income Buyers Frustrated As US Home Costs Rise Faster Than Incomes Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, Stealers Wheel's 1973 hit "Stuck in the Middle with You" could well become the theme song for today's middle-income, first-time home buyers who don't qualify for affordable housing programs yet cannot afford market-rate homes. The current housing shortage suggests pent-up demand is building among young homebuyers. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock The household income required to purchase a starter home, currently priced under $350,000 in the United States, has surged more than 80 percent to $78,000 from...

These Are The World's Deadliest Countries For Journalists At least 60 media professionals were killed in 2025 due to their journalistic activities, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) database. As Statista's Valentine Fourreau detsils below, by far the deadliest place for journalists was in the Palestinian territories, where 25 deaths were officially recorded last year. Palestine also topped the list in 2024, with 21 recorded deaths that year. You will find more infographics at Statista Following some way behind are Mexico with nine deaths, Peru with four, Ecuador and Ukraine with three, as well...

One day after Israeli attacks killed 14 in Lebanon, the narrative of the ceasefire being “intact” seems less and less credible, with reports of continued escalation against southern Lebanon, and new rounds of Israeli strikes reported in the Bekaa Valley to the east. Strikes were reported against the towns of Kfara and Qleia in southern […]