Ukraine Shake-Up: Zelensky Sacks Popular Defense Chief, & IDs CEO Of Naftogaz As Likely Next Prime Minister

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces intercepted 502 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions as the Ukrainian military continues launching massive US-backed drone swarms into the country. Much of Ukraine’s attack focused on Novorossiysk, a Russian Black Sea port city in the Krasnodar Oblast, where local Russian officials said at least […]

Resource Nationalism: China Halts October Fuel Exports, Tightening Global Diesel Squeeze A sense of resource nationalism is gripping the world, whether it involves copper, rare earths, other critical materials or, of course, refined crude products. Kicking off Thursday, a Reuters report said that the Trump administration has asked Germany and France to release emergency diesel inventories to help create a buffer against the supply squeeze in the industrial fuel or face a potential US diesel export ban. President Trump has floated a diesel export ban for weeks, while US oil refining...

WNBA To Hold 'Listening Sessions' After Second Former NBA Star Says He's A Woman, Declares For Draft Update (1800ET): WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women's basketball. "I know many of you have received questions in recent weeks regarding transgender athlete participation in women's basketball, and I expect this topic will continue to receive significant attention," Engelbert wrote in the memo, which was sent Friday afternoon and obtained by The Associated Press and ESPN. "I wanted to reach out to share...