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State Department Issues "Worldwide Caution" As US-Iran Tit-For-Tat Spirals Into Regional Crisis Summary State Dept. Issues Worldwide Warning  CENTCOM says two US troops killed in Iranian attack on Jordan base. Iran formally suspends MoU with the US, declaring agreement is over & commitments will no longer be fulfilled. Fighting escalates into seventh strait day of heavy bombings. Iran reportedly struck a US base in Saudi Arabia for the first time in four months. US strikes disrupt southern Iran's telecom network, knocking out 116 communication towers amid new infrastructure war. Iran pounds Kuwait's energy infrastructure, damaging power &...

Japan Tops Canada As World's Most Polite Nation What makes a country “polite”—and which ones stand out globally? A new survey of over 4,600 respondents by Remitly reveals a clear frontrunner. Japan alone captured more than 35% of all votes, far ahead of every other country on the list. As Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen shows in the chart below, the ranking highlights how perceptions of politeness vary worldwide, while also revealing strong regional patterns across Europe and Asia. Perceptions of politeness can shape everything from tourism experiences to international business relationships. For travelers, these rankings often...

US Military Forced To Let Some Iranian Projectiles Through Its Defenses: NBC Some US lawmakers have begun to complain that American troops stationed in the Middle East have become sitting ducks and are in a highly dangerous situation with Iranian ballistic missiles increasingly reaching their marks. This is especially in the wake of the four US troop deaths earlier this month. The Iranian attacks particularly on US bases in Jordan have been especially fierce of late. Also there are ongoing concerns of dwindling anti-air defense missiles in the Gulf and the...