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President Donald Trump is prepared to use the U.S. Navy to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran escalates, but providing safe passage for the large amount of traffic that normally passes through the waterway has proven difficult. U.S. oil prices rose 28% this week to more than $86 a barrel as Iran attacked a tanker, effectively halting shipping traffic through the strait. Brent crude oil rose 22% this week to $89 a barrel. If the waterway is shut down for an extended period of time, global benchmark Brent crude oil would rise above…
President Donald Trump is prepared to use the U.S. Navy to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran escalates, but providing safe passage for the large amount of traffic that normally passes through the waterway has proven difficult. U.S. oil prices rose 28% this week to more than $86 a barrel as Iran attacked a tanker, effectively halting shipping traffic through the strait. Brent crude oil rose 22% this week to $89 a barrel. If the waterway is shut down for an extended period of time, global benchmark Brent crude oil would rise above…
Meta has allowed rival AI companies to offer its chatbots on WhatsApp to users in Brazil for a fee, a day after confirming it had made a similar decision for users in Europe. Earlier this week, Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE issued a ruling against Meta, rejecting an appeal seeking to block an earlier policy change injunction that sought to ban third-party AI chatbots on WhatsApp. “After considering the case, the CADE Court determined that the necessary requirements exist to maintain the precautionary measures. According to the case reporter, Councilor Carlos Jacques, there is evidence of legal validity, given the relevance…
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Is it what you see? You can subscribe here.Banking, payments, enterprise and consumer services in the UAE suffered an outage earlier this week. AWS On Sunday, an Amazon Web Services data center in the country was damaged by an Iranian drone attack.While many apps are back online after companies scrambled to migrate servers, the downtime for services many people use on a daily basis highlights how digital infrastructure has become a strategic target.After the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran over the weekend, Tehran launched a…
rome — A 27-year-old ambulance driver in the northern Italian city of Forli is under criminal investigation for allegedly killing at least five elderly people while transporting them in his ambulance, a spokesperson for the local public prosecutor’s office told CNN. All five patients suffered cardiac arrest, a spokesperson for the Forlé public prosecutor’s office said. He added that all are elderly and receiving treatment for serious illnesses and require non-emergency transportation between their homes or nursing homes and hospitals or clinics. A spokesperson said there was a lack of trust in the ambulance service that employed the young man…
Lionel Messi has been criticized for meeting US President Donald Trump at a White House event honoring the Argentine superstar and his Inter Miami team, praising his latest overview of the Iran war.Messi received high praise from President Trump in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, but the Miami captain faced backlash on social media for meeting with the president and applauding him.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listMiami won the Major League Soccer (MLS) title in December by defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps, and Messi was named league MVP for the second consecutive season.”It’s my special privilege to say the words…
Wars in the Middle East have accelerated after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, with Tehran carrying out retaliatory attacks against several of its neighbors, including Gulf states allied with the United States. As the conflict escalates, Israel and Hezbollah are also trading blows. CNN is tracking U.S. and Israeli attacks across Iran, as well as Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on U.S. military bases and consulates, Israel and other targets across the region. U.S. and Israeli airstrikes have killed numerous members of Iran’s leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, with further airstrikes targeting additional leaders on Tuesday. The…
Ballerina Farm’s Hannah Neeleman is pregnant and expecting baby number 9 with Daniel NeelemanBallerina Farm has grown a little bigger. influencer Hannah NeelemanShe and her husband, the face of Ballerina Farm, were born. Daniel Neeleman’s ninth child is a girl, just a week after her pregnancy was confirmed. “We just wanted to hop on here and say we added a new addition to our family last night,” Hannah said in a March 5 Instagram video alongside her husband. “I’m so happy for baby number 9.” And Daniel told his father henry,13, charles,11, george,10, francis,8, lois,6, martha,4, Mabel3 and Flora Jo,…
This handout released by the U.S. Navy depicts aircraft conducting flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury at sea on March 2, 2026. US Navy | Getty Images What you need to know todayA vote to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war failed to pass in the US Senate on Wednesday. The resolution had many hurdles and was largely symbolic, as it was almost certain that President Trump would veto it. French President Emmanuel Macron said France would increase the number…
jacob tierney Adding a little fire to this old friendship. surely, fierce rivalry creator is teaming up with jason bateman to work on Netflix’s upcoming series alexanderThis is a drama that explores alexander the greatBonds with tutors and philosophers aristotle. The show’s behind-the-scenes staff is already a close-knit group. While writing the script for the show, Jacob fierce rivalry teammates brendan brady will work together as executive producer. Brendan also shares producer duties with Jason and his Aggregate Films partners. michael costiganThey have co-starred in Netflix original works such as “. ozark and black rabbit. According to streaming service, alexander…