Pakistan Uses Diplomacy To Secure LNG Supply from Hormuz

Venezuela & Israel Restore Consular Ties After 17 Years Of No Diplomatic Relations Venezuela and Israel have agreed to restore consular relations, in a major historic shift, following the US orchestrated overthrow of longtime leader Nicolas Maduro back in January. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who was Maduro's VP, is at the head of a state system that is still fundamentally the same - which can be summed up as Chavismo Socialism - except the government now serves to do Washington's bidding from opening up oil access to foreign policy realignment.  via Reuters This...

Russia's Buffer Zone On Ukrainian Border 'Expanding' As Result Of Worsening Drone Attacks: Kremlin Russia has announced that one key measure that will be taken in response to Ukraine's ramped-up drone attacks on Russian territory, including last month's major strikes on the Moscow area, is the significant expansion of the border 'buffer zone' between the waring countries. "A security buffer zone on the Russian-Ukrainian border is conditioned by the aggressive nature of the Kiev regime and the Russian military is engaged in this process systematically reaching the appropriate progress," presidential spokesman...

Treasury Proposes Tax-Free Employer Contributions To Trump Accounts Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Department of the Treasury on Aug. 11 issued guidance on employer contributions to Trump Accounts, proposing rules for how companies can run a valid contribution program for their employees. President Donald Trump speaks during the Trump Accounts summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A Trump Account is a savings and investing account designed to help children get a kickstart to reaching financial wellness and can...