
Variety - 40 min 39 sec ago
Xu Fu went to the Middle East for the money. The Shenyang cook, played by Shen Teng in "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East," takes the head-chef job at the Dragon Restaurant because the pay could help clear his family's debts. When war breaks out, he is shaken from his sleep and runs […]...

Sky News - 4 hours 52 min ago
A US Navy ship on which crew members reportedly experienced "serious and deteriorating" conditions has returned home following a record deployment in the Middle East.

NY Post - 6 hours 36 min ago
An outraged Sen. Susan Collins demanded an apology from Troy Jackson at the Maine Senate debate Thursday after the Democratic candidate accused her of profiting off the war in Iran. Jackson argued the incumbent isn't using "her leverage to stop" the conflict in the Middle East because "Collins and her husband are making money off...

NY Post - 8 hours 58 min ago
Thousands of US sailors finally got the homecoming they'd been waiting nearly a year for.

The Hill - 12 hours 25 min ago
The USS Abraham Lincoln docked in San Diego on Thursday, completing a lengthy and grueling deployment to the Middle East, which was mired in tight food supplies and degrading mental health onboard the massive ship. The Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, completed the 322-day deployment, which was expected to end this summer. It was extended...

Yard Barker - 14 hours 57 min ago
Colby Covington is unhappy about his upcoming trip to the Middle East. The former UFC welterweight champion looks set to be a pillar of the Real American Freestyle roster moving forward.

New York Times - 16 hours 57 min ago
A deal for a portfolio of oil fields, refineries and gas stations now owned by the sanctioned Russian energy giant Lukoil has become intertwined with the U.S. talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine.

The Next Web - 20 hours 6 min ago
OpenAI has hired Ismail Elmas, who ran Cursor's business in Europe, as its vice president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He is the second sales executive OpenAI has taken from Elon Musk's SpaceX, which owns Cursor, in the past month. The German business daily Handelsblatt first reported the news on Thursday […] This story continues at The Next Web...

The Guardian - 20 hours 10 min ago
Brent crude tops $105 a barrel amid attacks on tankers and squeeze on US oil output in Gulf of Mexico as storm Isaias approaches Here's our wrap of the moves in markets: The sell-off in bond markets has put the euro under pressure, pushing to close to a 17-month low. Continue reading...

NBC News - 20 hours 19 min ago
After a record-setting and difficult deployment to the Middle East, the USS Abraham Lincoln, carrying some 5,000 service members, will finally arrive home. The aircraft carrier that was plagued by supply shortages and low morale during its nearly year-long assignment, is scheduled to dock in San Diego on Thursday, setting the scene for emotional family reunions. NBC's Courtney Kube reports for TODAY from aboard the Lincoln.

The Hill - 21 hours 57 min ago
The U.S. military's abrupt withdrawal of all of its bombers from a British air base in response to a possible terrorist attack has expanded fears over Iran's ability to strike targets outside the Middle East and well outside its missile range. The threat, reported to be a potential drone attack ordered by Iran's Islamic...

The Guardian - 23 hours 12 min ago
Global bond market sell-off continues and stocks fall amid another wave of potential strikes against Iran Business live latest updates Oil prices have risen sharply amid fears about escalating tensions in the Middle East and a squeeze on production from the threat of a hurricane off the US coast. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by 3.8% to $104 a barrel on Thursday, triggering a wave of selling in the global bond and stock markets. Continue reading...