Rubio: ‘Most of the World Assesses’ That Israel Has Nuclear Weapons

Conference Board Consumer Survey Signals Ugly Job Market, Weakest 'Present Situation' In Over 5 Years Amid a plethora of revisions (lower), The Conference Board's measure of Americans' Consumer Confidence rose very modestly in June (from 90.6 to 91.2 - a big miss on the headline print's expectation of 94.4). However, while Expectations rose to their highest level of the year, the Present Situation tumbled to its lowest since March 2021... “Consumer confidence inched up in June as falling oil prices in recent weeks provided some relief to consumer inflation fears,” said Dana...

South Korean President Announces No Military Support To US Hormuz Mission South Korea has belatedly made a big decision after starting months ago it found itself among key Washington allies directly called upon by President Trump to provide urgent security help for Strait of Hormuz energy transit, amid the war with Iran. President Lee Jae Myung has on Friday announced he will ⁠not deploy the military to the ⁠Middle East, though his statement also suggested troops could play a role on the peripheries of the conflict. August 2025: President Trump meets with...