Israeli Attacks Kill More Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas Clashes With Israeli-Backed Militias

Better Off? How Generational Progress Slowed In The US Bettering yourself financially or at least giving your children the opportunity for a more prosperous future has driven people to emigrate to the United States for generations. But is the next generation still better off in this day and age? The answer is yes, but not by that much. At least, as Statista's Katharina Buchholz reports, this is the verdict given in a discussion paper published by the Federal Reserve Board of Washington D.C. in 2024.  It concludes that millennials' median household income at 36 to...

Germany Scrambles For Polish Oil Route As Russia Halts Druzhba Flows Submitted by Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com Germany is hunting for solutions to reroute crude oil supplies to the PCK Schwedt refinery after Russia said it would halt Kazakh oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1, with roughly 43,000 barrels per day (bpd) now at risk. Berlin is now in talks with Poland over moving replacement barrels through the port of Gdansk, with potential deliveries flowing onward to Schwedt, the refinery that supplies much of eastern Germany, including Berlin, with...

Tuesday saw some of the heaviest Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon in weeks, killing dozens of people. Offensives are being reported further north beyond the Yellow Line, and all this is in spite of a ceasefire that nominally remains in place. Wednesday morning suggested the situation in southern Lebanon is continuing to spiral, with Israel […]