Mass Casualties In Large Russian Assault On Ukraine's Capital, Air Defenses Dwindle

Beyond Oil And Gold: Venezuela Readies First US Aluminum Shipment In Years As Resource Race Heats Up Venezuela is emerging as a source of energy and critical materials for the US as the Trump administration expands sourcing channels within the Western Hemisphere. Existing crude trade and a gold supply agreement with Caracas are being paired with efforts to develop broader industrial metal ties, including potential access to nickel and iron ore. That expansion may now include aluminum. Bloomberg reports 15,000 metric tons of aluminum produced by state-owned Venalum could depart Venezuela by the end of...

Iran’s military on Thursday launched attacks on US bases across the region following a second round of major US airstrikes against Iran, as the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding to end the conflict has collapsed. According to Iran’s PressTV, the Iranian army initially launched a “massive barrage” of kamikaze drones targeting a Patriot missile system in […]

Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian city of St. Petersburg on the first day of an annual international economic forum in the city as Ukrainian forces launched a major drone attack across several Russian regions, a day after massive Russian strikes across Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said that its forces shot down a total of […]