EU Prepares For 'Potential' Talks With Putin As US Slowly Reduces Troops On Continent

Manufacturing ISM Misses As Prices Surge Most Since April 2022, Employment Slides To Worst Print Of 2026 Amid the fog of war and fading 'hard' data, the final April S&P Global Manufacturing PMI printed 54.5, a small gain from the flash 54.0 print, and higher than the 52.3 February final print, although it came with a warning from Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence: “The surge in manufacturing activity in April is not the cause for cheer that at first glance it suggests. A key driving force behind...

Germany Opens New Drone Security Center Amid Fears Of Russian Hybrid Warfare European officials have for years been warning about what they allege is heightened Russian hybrid and sabotage warfare targeting Europe and its airspace in connection with the long-running Ukraine war. They've been further sounding the alarm in the wake of this month's drone incident near a runway at Leipzig Airport. Reports say a drone carrying explosives was found at this location, which remains one of Europe's largest cargo hubs, and is also used for NATO logistics. An optical tracking system...

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the US hasn’t asked Israel to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon despite Iran maintaining that a withdrawal is necessary to implement the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, which calls for an end to Israel’s war. “We have announced that in any case we are not withdrawing […]