Japan's Refinery Utilization Hits 73% As Strategic Oil Stocks Flow In

Iran Ceasefire Allows For Netanyahu's Corruption Trial To Finally Resume Israel is lifting its state of emergency given that the Iran ceasefire appears to be holding, and with that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial will resume in the coming days, according to Reuters. "With the lifting of the state of emergency and the return of the judicial system to work, hearings will resume as usual," a statement from the Israeli courts confirms. via AFP Hearings are scheduled to take place from Sunday through Wednesday. Of course, the fragile truce could collapse...

8 Frightening Forecasts For The Future Of Fraud Fraud is entering a new era. Businesses across North America expect fraud trends like biometric fraud, deepfake scams, and synthetic identities to become more common in 2026 as criminals adopt faster and more sophisticated tools. This visualization, created by Visual Capitalist's Julia Wendling, in partnership with Inigo for the Fraud in Data campaign’s sixth post, uses data from the Sumsub Fraud Report 2025 to explore the fraud trends businesses believe will shape the future of digital risk. Biometric Fraud Could Become the Biggest Threat Surveyed businesses expect...

Ukrainian Drone Smashes Into Russian Passenger Bus, Killing 8 Civilians The last 48 hours have seen massive, devastating Russian missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities, which left at 18 dead and over 100 injured. Russia said this was in response to the Starobelsk dormitory attack of last month and other drone attacks targeting Russian territory. But Ukrainian forces have upped the ante once again, this time with a mass casualty event in Russian-control Donetsk region. "A Ukrainian drone strike killed seven people and wounded 11 others in the...