Iran Blasts "Freeloader" Zelensky For Ordering Deadly Attack On Caspian Vessel "At Israel's Behest"

Zelensky: We Seek To End War By Winter Through Escalation On Military, Diplomatic Fronts Ukraine is openly advancing plans to escalate militarily against Russia, in hopes that it will force a return to diplomacy, and hasten an end to the war by winter time. President Volodymyr Zelensky has made clear he aims to ramp up diplomatic, economic, and military pressure on Moscow, while acknowledging that a short timeline is ideal but likely very difficult to achieve.  via Reuters Speaking Monday at a gathering of Ukrainian ambassadors in the capital, Zelensky identified autumn 2026...

Red Sea Redux: Saudis Call For 'Coalition Of The Willing' To Protect Shipping From Houthis Here we go again... after months ago President Trump urgently pushed for an international naval alliance to 'open' the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, which was met with at the time with a collective cold shoulder from European allies, the Saudis are newly pitching the same to open up the Bab al Mandab Strait. "Saudi Arabia is seeking to build an international coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks, say...

"A Lot Of BS, Honestly": Apollo Head Says Everyone Is Measuring AI Wrong The tokenomics debate got its sharpest contrarian voice this morning, and it came from inside the building. John Zito Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg John Zito, co-president of Apollo Asset Management, sat for a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference on Wednesday, where he suggested to Bloomberg that measured per unit of intelligence delivered rather than per token, prices are collapsing - even as low-value usage drives the actual bills up. "I think tokenmaxxing and token talk is - it's a lot...