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Long Queues At UK Petrol Stations Amid Fears Of Fuel Price Hike, Public Told To Avoid Panic Buying
Iran's retaliation attacks, triggered by the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have pushed oil prices up by 13%.
Enraged Trump threatens banks trying to 'undermine' his agenda
President Donald Trump had a searing response Tuesday to the banking industry, saying that banks were trying to "undermine" controversial legislation he has touted. Trump has pushed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins, also known as the GENIUS Act. The bill seeks to create a legal framework for stablecoins, or digital assets whose value is tied to a physical asset like fiat currency or gold. It has support from the crypto industry, which considers the bill an important step toward mainstreaming digital assets.Trump attacked banks, calling them out and claiming that if the United States doesn't act quickly to pass the cryptocurrency bill, China would benefit and make America less competitive. Negotiations between the White House and the crypto and banking industry were underway, with representatives weighing in over the bill's language, according to CoinDesk.He shared the following on his Truth Social platform:"The Genius Act is being threatened and undermined by the Banks, and that is unacceptable — We are not going to allow it. The U.S. needs to get Market Structure done, ASAP. Americans should earn more money on their money. The Banks are hitting record profits, and we are not going to allow them to undermine our powerful Crypto Agenda that will end up going to China, and other Countries if we don’t get The Clarity Act taken care of. The Genius Act was the U.S.A.’s first big step to make the United States the Crypto Capital of the World, and getting The Clarity Act done is the next step to finish the job and, most importantly, keep this big and powerful Industry in our Country. The Banks should not be trying to undercut The Genius Act, or hold The Clarity Act hostage. They need to make a good deal with the Crypto Industry because that’s what’s in best interest of the American People. This Industry cannot be taken from the People of America when it is so close to becoming truly successful. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
Middle East crisis live: US military says it has hit more than 1,700 targets since it began war on Iran
The targets hit include missile sites, navy ships, submarines and control centres, US Central Command saidTrump administration has still not settled on reasons for warMiddle East attacks intensify as Trump rejects Iran’s attempt to talkUS secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed the US attacked Iran after learning that Israel was going to strike, which would have meant retaliation against US forces.“We knew that if we didn’t pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties,” he told reportersThe Air Force is now attacking Tehran and Beirut simultaneouslyThe Air Force has now begun a wave of extensive strikes against the Iranian terror regime and the Hezbollah terror organization. Continue reading...
Australia politics live: Minns admits to ‘strained’ relationship with Muslim community; first Sydney flight since war leaves Dubai
Liverpool mayor says premier has a ‘fetish’ for attacking the Muslim community. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarrell says $15bn of trade could be impacted by warLabor’s trade minister, Don Farrell, says a “relatively small” amount of Australia’s exports go through the Middle East as the war escalates in the region.A relatively small amount, about $15bn worth of trade goes through the Middle East. Obviously, that’s very important for those companies that are trading there.Our trade is, in fact, increasing in the Middle East. We now have a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates. Already, our beef trade has doubled in the six months that that trade agreement has been in operation. But of course, all of that gets affected by this uncertainty of the war in the Middle East.The legal basis of these strikes is ultimately a matter for the United States and Iran, sorry, and Israel, is ultimately a matter for the United States and Israel. We know Iran has failed to comply with UN security council resolutions on its nuclear program. We know what Iran has been doing over many years. I think it is important for us to remember this has not started with these strikes. This has been going on for decades, including in Australia. Continue reading...
Loud Explosions Heard Across Dubai, Doha As Iran Continues Retaliation
Loud explosions were heard tonight across Dubai and Doha as Iran continued its drone and missile attacks on nations in the Middle East where the US military has a presence.
Kristi Noem refuses to retract statement calling Minnesotans killed by federal agents ‘domestic terrorists’
Homeland security secretary was grilled in Senate hearing over immigration enforcement crackdown in Twin CitiesUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, on Tuesday would not retract her statements calling the two US citizens who were killed by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis earlier this year “domestic terrorists”, while also claiming that agents do not abide by quotas for arrests.Appearing before Congress for the first time since the killings, Noem evaded a question by the Senate judiciary committee ranking member, Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, about whether she would take back the false accusations about Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Continue reading...
Trump 'counting on' one trick to 'win' in Iran: biographer
President Donald Trump seems to be "counting on" one of his oldest tricks to "win" his new war in Iran, according to one of his biographers. Throughout his career, Trump has sought to portray himself as a fighter who wins whatever battle he enters, journalist Michael Wolff, who has written four books about Trump, argued in a new op-ed for The Daily Beast on Monday. Trump appears to be trying the same thing in Iran, but doing so could be costly, Wolff continued. "The thesis here, to Trump, was that foreign policy should be what he wanted it to be (people should listen to him, not he to them); it should concentrate on big stuff (results!) and that, whatever we do, we should get something for it; and, most of all, we should always win," Wolff wrote. "He has unilaterally replaced the long-standing foreign policy establishment with a visceral show of his and America’s dominance—pronouncements, threats, and constant musings about what he might or might not do," he continued. "And, most importantly, 'the win.' The idea that we had fought wars that we hadn’t won actually confounds him."On Saturday morning, U.S. and Israeli forces coordinated attacks on more than 100 sites across Iran, which included a bombing operation that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several top military and political leaders in the country. Reports indicate six U.S. military members have died as a result of the campaign. Since then, the Trump administration has given multiple reasons for the strikes, including allegations that Iran would have attacked the U.S. if another country like Israel attacked them first. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized the administration's justifications, arguing that they don't rise to the level of an "imminent threat" required for the operation. Wolff argued that the shifting stories point to Trump's desire to tell the public that his administration won something in Iran so he can move on. "He’s counting on being able to sell quick, beautiful victories," Wolff wrote. Read the entire op-ed by clicking here.
Parked Passenger Aircraft Destroyed In US-Israeli Attack At Bushehr Airport: Report
An Iranian aircraft was destroyed on the ground at Bushehr aiport during a series of military strikes. The incident was reported in Iranian media on Tuesday.
US Stocks Tumble, Join Global Sell-Off As Iran War Shakes Up US Markets
Wall Street stocks tumbled early Tuesday, joining a global sell-off as markets worry about a long-running Middle East war boosting oil prices and inflation.
Strait Of Hormuz: When A Narrow Waterway Dictates India's Economic Weather
The crisis unfolding across the Middle East has pushed an old geographic truth back into the foreground: a thin blue channel, wedged between hostile shores, can rattle an entire economy thousands of kilometres away.
Eight-year-old Australian girl dies in snowmobile accident in Japan
Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast in Queensland was holidaying in the Hakuba Valley with her familyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian schoolgirl has died while on a family holiday at a Japanese ski resort.Eight-year-old Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast in Queensland was riding a snowmobile in the Hakuba Valley, in the northwest of Nagano prefecture, on Saturday when it rolled, fatally injuring her. Continue reading...
Indian Man Builds Battery-Sized Arcade Machine, Sets Guinness World Record
Kiran's success reflects his years of dedication to the field of electronics and microelectronics, where he combined his professional skills and personal interest to create record-setting devices.
