In his closing speech at this year’s conclave of member nations in the BRICS trading bloc, Chinese president Xi Jinping urged leaders to deepen and tighten their economic ties, in part by creating a BRICS “Special Economic Zone” and opening a discussion about making commerce in services smoother among the countries.
Manouchehr Mottaki, Iran’s former top diplomat, warned in an interview last week that if the U.S. employs nuclear weapons in the war, it would lead to an escalation that cannot be contained and kick off WWIII.
Brent crude is now trading around $108 per barrel. US crude is above $100. If you are staring only at the oil price, then you are missing the story.
Children across the world are falling behind traditional standards in various educational tasks, like “skim reading” and writing drafts for reports, raising new concerns about the impact that smartphones are having on the development of young minds.
Chief Seattle said that “All things are connected like the blood which unites one family.”
On 18 August, the U.S. national debt officially reached $40.05 trillion after the Treasury Department reported borrowing $432.3 in July to pay its bills.
U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Iran’s trading partners that are intended to “sever every economic lifeline” sustaining the country’s economy.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he did not believe that Iran was prepared to agree to a deal that Washington finds suitable to end the war, but he assured reporters that the U.S. was in “total control” in the Strait of Hormuz.
ONLY A FRACTION of the population was ready for what’s already happening… AND even less are prepared for what is coming next….
A newly released survey found that just 31 percent of American voters say they support the U.S. war against Iran, which is the lowest level since the war started and a decline of 6 percent since March.