The world is on the brink of a global oil crisis due to the US war against Iran — Bloomberg

 

Analysts warn that further escalation could lead to a drastic rise in global prices for oil, gasoline, and diesel, and that individual countries could face fuel shortages.

Venezuela orders lifting of restrictions on web platforms

 

Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez ordered the lifting of administrative restrictions against several websites and media outlets following dialogue between the government and different sectors of society.

School and university students in Germany have staged protests against the reintroduction of mandatory military conscription

 

Rallies are taking place in 17 cities simultaneously, according to the local radio station NDR.

Israel uproots 400 olive trees in West Bank as harvest season approaches

 The Israeli army uprooted 400 olive trees and bulldozed 31 dunams (3.1 hectares, 7.6 acres) of Palestinian-owned land Thursday in Beit Rima in northwestern Ramallah in the occupied West Bank as harvest season approaches.

Rubio compares current relations with China to those the U.S. maintained with the USSR during the Cold War

 

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued in New York on Wednesday for the need to maintain high-level contacts with China, comparing the relationship with Beijing to the one Washington maintained with Soviet officials during the Cold War, even during times of nuclear threat.