Trump Weighs Plan To Buy Chagos Islands, Home To Diego Garcia Military Base

Iranian officials told Vice President JD Vance that President Donald Trump’s lead negotiators, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, were exploiting their role for financial gain.  Drop Site News reported on Wednesday, speaking with an Iranian official who explained the message was conveyed to Vance during a meeting in June. They additionally warned the Vice President […]

Massachusetts Dems Advance Bill To Limit How Far You Can Drive In Your Own Car Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Massachusetts lawmakers are barreling ahead with a bill that would force the state to slash the total miles residents drive, all under the banner of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The proposal, Senate Bill S.2246, doesn’t slap a hard cap on your daily commute… yet – but it orders the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to set binding goals for reducing statewide vehicle miles traveled (VMT). It also creates a new government council tasked with pushing...

Potential Offshore Strike In Norway Could Add Fresh Uncertainty To Global Energy Markets As Wage Talks Collapse By Michael Kern of OilPrice.com A potential strike over wages could threaten smooth operations offshore Norway, Western Europe's top oil and gas producer, at a time when the world is scrambling for oil and gas supply amid the Middle East crisis. Almost 8% of oil and gas workers offshore Norway could go on a strike from June 5 if trade union negotiations with industry fail to reach an agreement in a government-brokered mediation process, according...