How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals

Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had handpicked to run them.

By Chris Buckley

Nexstar Merger Fight Leaves Largest US TV Station Owner in Limbo - Bloomberg.com

Nexstar Merger Fight Leaves Largest US TV Station Owner in Limbo  Bloomberg.com

US imposes sanctions on Chinese companies for allegedly helping Iran

State department says groups provided satellite imagery that enabled Tehran to strike US forces in Middle East

USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail

Trump administration urges US Postal Service to scrap 100-year-old rule as Democratic state attorneys general protest Handguns could be mailed through the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed Trump administration rule takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states have sent a letter in opposition. Continue reading...

By Associated Press

Iran war live: US says expects Tehran’s reply to deal; ‘clashes’ in Hormuz

Israel killed 31 people in southern Lebanon on Friday, including a rescue worker, Lebanon's National News Agency said.

Trump blockade squeezing Iran so hard regime may be dumping oil into Gulf, experts say

Experts say Trump's blockade is squeezing Iran so hard the regime may be dumping excess crude into the Persian Gulf as storage capacity runs out.

US–Iran talks could resume as early as next week – WSJ

Negotiations between the United States and Iran could resume in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, as early as next week.

By Iryna Vakuliuk

South Korea draws Gulf oil storage interest as Hormuz stays closed

South Korea is drawing growing interest from Middle Eastern oil producers seeking to store crude oil at the country’s petroleum reserve bases, the world’s sixth largest, amid a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a South Korean official and an expert on the matter have said. The strait’s closure in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran has taken a toll not only on South Korea and other nations dependent on oil imports but also oil-producing countries whose storage tanks are filling up...

By Kyodo

Hantavirus—How It’s Different From COVID-19 And The U.S. Response - Forbes

Hantavirus—How It’s Different From COVID-19 And The U.S. Response  Forbes

What will it take to free 1,600 stranded ships from Hormuz deep waters?

President Trump's "Project Freedom" to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz lasted only 48 hours, leaving thousands of vessels stranded. Despite US military guidance for two ships, the operation was paused due to ongoing dangers, with shipping executives unwilling to risk passage without a proven peace accord.

By TOI BUSINESS DESK

US attacks spark Iran reprisals as deal hangs in balance

A US fighter jet disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce as US President Donald Trump said overnight that he was awaiting Iran's reply to his latest proposal to end the Middle East war.

Zambia pushes back against US demands tied to health and minerals deal

Zambia has publicly accused the United States of linking a proposed $2 billion health package to demands over data sharing and access to critical minerals, saying some conditions attached to the deal were “unacceptable”.

By Zeenat Hansrod with RFI

US says it is expecting response to peace proposal soon as tensions flare in Strait of Hormuz

The United States said it was expecting an Iranian response, as soon as later last night, to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as US and Iranian forces traded fire in the region and the UAE came under renewed attack.

Trump says US will start 'Project Freedom Plus' if Iran talks fail

Earlier on Saturday, a reporter asked Trump if he thought Iran was "slow-rolling" talks, to which the President replied, "We'll find out soon enough."

Region could witness new political alignment after US-Iran war: Moghadam

ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Reza Amiri Moghadam believes the region could witness new political alignments once the ongoing war involving the United States and Israel comes to an end. He was speaking at a roundtable hosted by the Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS), Islamabad, where diplomats, academics and policy practitioners discussed the future course of Pakistan-Iran ties and the evolving regional situation as the conflict continues under what participants d...

By none@none.com (Baqir Sajjad Syed)

Iran accuses US of 'reckless military adventure' after empty oil tankers struck

The US military claims it struck the ships in the Strait of Hormuz after they tried to breach its blockade on Iranian ports.

S. Korea, US sign MOU to advance shipbuilding cooperation

South Korea and the United States on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to advance bilateral shipbuilding cooperation, an agency of the US Commerce Department said, as Seoul has committed to help revitalize the US shipbuilding sector as part of a bilateral trade agreement. Park Jung-sung, deputy minister for trade at Seoul's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, and US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt inked the MOU in Washington, overseen by Indus

By The Korea Herald

From observer to contributor: Japan’s growing military role in Philippine drills

Several of the drills were conducted in northern Philippine areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea, locations increasingly seen as central to deterrence planning.

Satellite Images Show Oil Slick Off Iran's Kharg Island: Report

According to the satellite images, a massive oil slick is spreading near Iran's Kharg Island--a largest oil terminal, oil pipelines, storage tanks of Islamic Republic.

US fires on two Iranian tankers as Trump awaits Tehran's response to truce proposal

Iranian officials accused the US of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.

Germany learns the cost of provoking Trump

Friedrich Merz’s comments on ‘humiliated’ US have unleashed the president’s wrath

By The Week UK

Nick Cannon's Business Accountant Allegedly Embezzles $2 Million, Flees U.S.

Nick Cannon's ex-money manager managed his money, alright -- treating Nick's bank account like his personal piggy bank, and then disappearing with $2 million ... according to the feds. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Frank Musoke -- a…

By TMZ Staff

Massive Oil Slick Spotted Off Iran's Kharg Island, Cause Unknown 

Massive Oil Slick Spotted Off Iran's Kharg Island, Cause Unknown  An apparent large oil spill spanning dozens of square miles of sea has been spotted off of Iran's main oil hub of Kharg Island, according to open source satellite imagery and reporting in both the NY Times and Reuters on Friday. The reports cite images from Copernicus's Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and Sentinel-3 satellites taken from monitoring May 6 through 8 which show a huge grey-and-white slick extending out to th...

By Tyler Durden

What’s behind the US ‘review’ of Mexico’s 53 consulates in the US?

Coming in the midst of a new wave of Trump administration threats and the refusal by President Sheinbaum to extradite the ex-SInaloa governor, the 'review' is seen by many as an intimidation tactic. The post What’s behind the US ‘review’ of Mexico’s 53 consulates in the US? appeared first on Mexico News Daily

By MND Staff

Group condemns reported attack on UAE, seeks diplomatic resolution

Pan-African Business Forum, PABF, has warned that any attack on the United Arab Emirates by a Middle East country is unacceptable. This condemnation, which came following reports that Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates on Monday, has since been countered, as Iran’s joint military command denied carrying out any attack against the UAE in recent […] The post Group condemns reported attack on UAE, seeks diplomatic resolution appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Urowayino Jeremiah

Iran FM rejects US–Bahrain resolution as 'one-sided' and politically motivated - Tehran Times

Iran FM rejects US–Bahrain resolution as 'one-sided' and politically motivated  Tehran Times

An encounter with Nana Addo brought me back to Ghana – Dr Osei Adutwum reveals

Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency and Former Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has recounted how a chance encounter with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the United States ultimately led to his return to Ghana to serve in public office.

By Emmanuel Tetteh