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The Israeli Navy completely encircled the Global Sumud Flotilla 250 nautical miles from the Gaza coast… Speedboats and boarding teams executed a daylight raid, seizing control of 38 vessels within the fleet… Military personnel detained 319 activists from dozens of nations, including doctors, filmmakers, and academics… The Israeli Foreign Ministry alleges a sweep of the …
The U.S. Navy has now positioned five ballistic missile defense destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea, all equipped to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles using Standard Missile-3 systems. These include the USS Arleigh Burke, USS Thomas Hudner, USS The Sullivans, USS Paul Ignatius, and USS Oscar Austin. Three of them were already operating in the Eastern Mediterranean. …
Banking rollercoaster: From denial to acknowledgment, uncertainty surrounds likelihood of commercial bank failures. Real estate magnate Barry Sternlicht has sounded the alarm on the challenges facing the commercial real estate (CRE) sector, particularly the office market, labeling it an “existential crisis.” Sternlicht estimates that the $3 trillion asset class is now likely worth around $1.8 …
Jan. 6 rioters prosecuted ‘far too broadly’: Bill Barr. Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Saturday that the Department of Justice has cast its net “far too broadly” when it comes to prosecuting those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Barr made the comment on Fox News’s Cavuto Live after three more arrests were made in connection with the deadly …