Kuwait, Qatar Ramp Up Hormuz Oil Flows As Oman-Iran Talks Ease Supply Fears

Iran Decries US 'Ceasefire Violation' After Overnight Port Raid, Insists On $12BN Fund Release To Advance Talks Summary IRGC says its military shot down an MQ-9 drone and forced an F-35 jet out of Iranian airspace. Tehran formally accuses Washington of "ceasefire violation" while warning a final deal is not yet imminent, while Pentagon cites "self-defense" strikes in Hormuz overnight. Ayatollah Hajj message: US will "no longer have a safe haven for mischief & the establishment of military bases in the region." Teran is demanding "12 billion released now and 12 billion after MOU...

This Is What Europeans Are Most Proud Of What people take pride in says a lot about how they see their country. Across Europe, those sources range from culture and history to political systems and personal freedoms. But in some countries, a notable share of people say they feel little pride at all. This visualization via Visual Capitalist, by The European Correspondent, based on Pew Research Center data, breaks down the top three sources of national pride in each country surveyed. Top Sources of National Pride, by Country Here’s a closer look at the top three sources...

US Senate Passes Housing Bill With Four-Year Fed CBDC Ban Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping housing affordability bill Monday night — and tucked inside its pages is a provision that could permanently reshape America’s digital currency landscape: a formal ban on a Federal Reserve-issued central bank digital currency through the end of 2030. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act cleared the Senate 85-5, with Republican leaders insisting the CBDC restriction ride along with one of the most bipartisan bills in years. The House was poised to...