3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (776+ words) No one immediately claimed responsibility, and the UAE did not blame anyone. It has however accused Iran of launching multiple drone and missile attacks in recent days as tensions have risen over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy waterway…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (680+ words) Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a gathering that “resulted in a historic breakthrough in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates,” according to the Israeli statement. THE UAE’s official WAM news agency…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1207+ words) U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces intercepted “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and responded with self-defense strikes. The U.S. military said no ships were hit. It said it doesn’t seek escalation but “remains positioned and ready to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1159+ words) Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing on Wednesday morning, the official Xinhua news agency reported, without providing further details. It was the first time since the start of the war that…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (787+ words) The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, halting a weekslong rally that had erased all its losses because of the war and then carried it to all-time highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 246 points, or 0.5%, with an hour remaining in trading,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (590+ words) OTTAWA — Businesses are beginning to face higher costs related to the war in the Middle East, the Bank of Canada found in its latest quarterly survey of companies. Based on the business outlook survey conducted from Feb. 5 to 25 — before the…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (13+ words) US-Iran direct talks begin in Pakistan as war's fragile ceasefire holds Squamish Chief...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (322+ words) TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up more than 380 points in early-afternoon trading, while the price of oil dropped below US$100 per barrel after Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire. "It's really a geopolitical relief…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (582+ words) Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 4.8% and South Korea’s Kospi gained 5.6%. Futures for the S&P 500 advanced 2.3% as of 9:30 p.m. EDT, while Dow futures rose 2%. Futures for U.S. crude oil sank 14.3% to $96.83 a barrel and Brent crude oil, the international…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1207+ words) "It's been 47 years of persecution," says Shadi Mir, sitting at a café on the main street of downtown Squamish. Mir grew up in Iran, periodically protesting against government corruption, human rights abuses and the suppression of women's rights. She applied…...