ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) – As Algerians fast, pray and gather for the holy month of Ramadan, a worry lurks in many minds: how to afford the holiday feasts this year. In addition to its religious significance for billions of Muslims, Ramadan also means tables laden with rich and varied meals eaten after the muezzin’s call to break the fast at sunset.
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rebounded after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%. The Dow added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%. The strength followed a scary start to the day, when South Korea's Kospi stock index plunged 12.1% for its worst loss in history.
NEW YORK (AP) – Eight countries that are part of the OPEC+ oil cartel announced Sunday they will boost production of crude as U.S. and Israeli forces launched a major attack on Iran and the country responded with retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf, disrupting oil shipments from the region.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic’s airspace.
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) – A former South Sudan finance minister is the latest former government official arrested in a wave of detentions that analysts say shows cracks in the government of President Salva Kiir, who also faces an armed rebellion. The latest arrest came Friday when Bak Barnaba Chol was taken into custody while attempting to cross into Uganda.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region.
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) – Guinea on Friday released 16 soldiers and police officers from neighboring Sierra Leone who were arrested earlier this week in a border dispute, Sierra Leonean authorities said.
March 2 – The Washington Post says DHS remains unfunded despite heightened terror threat. As America’s conflict with Iran continues, the Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement about the heightened risk of lone wolf attacks. Yet the agency tasked with keeping Americans safe – remains unfunded.
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – To his supporters, Ethiopia’s prime minister is a renaissance man trying to reimagine the old greatness of his country. To some others, Abiy Ahmed is a provocateur who could light a fire in the restive Horn of Africa region as he pushes for sovereign access to the sea via an unfriendly neighbor.
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