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Vance's Pakistan Trip 'On Hold' After Iran Demands Lifting Blockade Of Its Ports, Talks Appear Off Summary Vance's trip to Islamabad 'on hold' as talks appear off for now after Iran demanded US lift blockade of ports. Neither side wants to appear 'weak' by flying to Pakistan first without the other side having already clearly committed. Trump warns: 'Expect...bombs' & urges Tehran "release women" said to be on death row. Overnight, US forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani in Indo-Pac region: CENTCOM As just 12 ships...

Confessions Of A Newsletter Writing Market "Permabear"  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance On my jog yesterday morning I was listening to a podcast about gambling addiction and heard the host bring up the age-old story of a guy selling sports betting picks. The host laughed and asked the obvious question: if this guy is so good at picking winners, why does he need to sell his picks? Why doesn’t he just bet on them himself and get rich? It’s a fair question, and one I’ve asked about plenty of people over the...

Following a second day of talks between Russia and Ukraine, officials from both countries described the discussions as “difficult.” On Wednesday, Ukrainian and Russian officials met for a second day of talks in Geneva. The discussions lasted two hours and were significantly shorter than the Tuesday meetings. Vladimir Medinsky, Russia’s top negotiator, described the talks […]