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Since the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was signed days ago it's increasingly obvious there's been a widening split between Washington and it's closest Middle East ally Israel over the terms of the deal. The political interests between the Trump administration and Israel, which have been typically lock-step, have increasingly diverged on the question of the Iran peace and terms of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

European companies are failing to profit from the pivot to an AI-led economy.

Due to its truly global footprint, the FIFA World Cup has always been a celebration of diversity, both on and off the pitch. It brings together different cultures, different playing styles and different levels of skill, professionalism and financial muscle. However, with the tournament now over a week old, it is clear that they are playing 'football' on an uneven playing field.

Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, British tyranny is globalism, and globalism must be destroyed. British tyranny is so repulsive that the British people owe it to themselves to overthrow their government masters. It has been two-hundred-fifty years since America’s Declaration of Independence recognized the Crown system as a threat to Americans’ lives and liberties. English-speaking peoples still suffering under the British yoke should follow suit.

Aamon Nvidia just sold $25 billion of investment-grade bonds, its first debt offering since 2021 and one of the largest high-grade debt deals of the year. In doing so, it joined a growing club that we have affectionately named AAMON, the AI debt demon: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Oracle and Nvidia. And for you non-demonologists out there, Aamon, in demonology, is a Grand Marquis of Hell who commands 40 infernal legions and is said to reveal hidden knowledge and predict the future.

Authored by James Durso via RealClearDefense.,com, For decades, energy policy in Washington was debated on the basis of economics, climate change, and domestic politics. That era is over. The United States is entering a period where energy security must be recognized as a core pillar of national security and military readiness. The global competition underway with China is not just about trade or tariffs.

Fraud is entering a new era. Businesses across North America expect fraud trends like biometric fraud, deepfake scams, and synthetic identities to become more common in 2026 as criminals adopt faster and more sophisticated tools. This visualization, created by Visual Capitalist's Julia Wendling, in partnership with Inigo for the Fraud in Data campaign’s sixth post, uses data from the Sumsub Fraud Report 2025 to explore the fraud trends businesses believe will shape the future of digital risk.

Confucius once observed that the beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper names. The beginning of financial wisdom is to call a promise a promise — and then to notice that the world is drowning in them. Every financial asset that men have invented is, at its dignified core, a promise. A bond is a government’s solemn vow to repay — the kind of vow that governments make with great ceremony and break with even greater creativity.

Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, SAN DIEGO - As the flood of illegal immigrants at the southern border slowed to a trickle, agents shifted gears. Now, they're focused on seizing drugs - in record amounts - as the border is more secure than ever, officials told The Epoch Times.

Low-cost kamikaze drones are fundamentally reshaping the modern battlefield and forcing militaries to rethink procurement strategies built around expensive, high-end weapons systems. In the Middle East, US Special Forces learned the hard way that cheap Iranian Shahed-style drones can eliminate multi-million-dollar (if not billion-dollar) communications, radar, and command-and-control nodes.