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Ukrainian forces have been substantially slowing Russia’s advance and are seeing fresh battlefield gains not achieved in years, warfare experts said. Loading audio narration… “The Ukrainians are gaining more ground,” George Barros, a conflict analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington DC-based think tank, told Business…
The US Army has set up a massive counter-drone training mission in the Middle East amid the Iran war, surging to the region systems that have extensive combat experience in Ukraine. Loading audio narration… A US defense official told Business Insider that the mission marks the Army’s largest-ever counter-drone training…
The effects of the Iran war showed up in the latest US inflation reading. Inflation climbed to the highest rate since May 2024, and gas prices reached a record month-over-month increase. Loading audio narration… The consumer price index increased 3.3% in March from a year ago, up from the 2.4%…
People are so focused on the US and Israel’s battle with Iran that they’re overlooking the wider war being waged, Ray Dalio says. Loading audio narration… “Virtually nobody is talking about the fact that we are in the early stages of a world war that isn’t going to end anytime…
A top NATO commander has said Ukraine’s battlefield adaptation is impressive and that the alliance needs something like an “HOV lane” to fast-track new war tech. Loading audio narration… In its four years of fending off Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has demonstrated an “adaptation DNA,” Adm. Pierre Vandier, NATO’s Supreme…
Your local grocery store’s produce section is the latest casualty in the war with Iran. Loading audio narration… Wholesale prices for a range of fruits and vegetables, including blueberries, limes, and tomatoes, rose sharply over the past month, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.Higher oil prices since…
Americans are feeling the effects of the ongoing war in Iran at the gas pump.Since the conflict started at the end of February, gas prices have been rising across the US, with a gallon of gas surpassing $3 in all 50 states for the first time since 2023. A dozen…
There is a sound — a low, persistent buzzing — that links Iran’s asymmetric warfare against US and Israeli targets in the Middle East to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.It is the sound of a terrifying weapon that symbolizes a new economy of war — cheap, expendable, and mass-produced —…
In a major armed conflict, even the most advanced militaries will not be able to stop all incoming attacks everywhere, forcing them to decide what they’re willing to lose, a hard choice. Loading audio narration… The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are previewing possibilities for future fights as…
Larry Fink laid out two outcomes from the Iran war: abundance and growth, or a global recession.Speaking on the BBC’s “Big Boss Interview” podcast on Wednesday, BlackRock CEO Fink said the outcome hinges on what happens next with Iran. If the country comes out of the war accepted by the…
