What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why Is Iran Blocking It?
With attacks and threats, Tehran is using the world’s most important transit point for oil and gas as leverage against its enemies.
Month: March 2026
Oil Prices Barely Budge After Trump Lifts Russia Sanctions
[After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude.
‘Space Cowboy’ Review: A Sky-diving Cinematographer’s Highs and Lows
This documentary about the ace sky-diving cameraman Joe Jennings unexpectedly, but meaningfully, looks at the man’s struggle with depression.
Churchill to be removed from UK banknotes
. LONDON: World War II leader Winston Churchill is to be dropped from the UK £5 banknote in favour of a nature scene, sparking outrage from some lawmakers who said he should not be replaced by an otter or badger. Novelist Jane Austen, artist J. M. W. Turner and mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing, are … Read more
Cuba Pledges to Release 51 Prisoners Amid Pressure From Washington
The Trump administration has been trying to choke the Cuban government through an oil blockade. The prisoner release appears to be an effort to appease Washington.
Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict
[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.
Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
An undated photo shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The photo was entered into evidence by the US Attorney’s Office on December 7, 2021 during the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate accused of sex trafficking, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of … Read more
Ernie Anastos, New York’s Everyman Newscaster, Dies at 82
[A television journalist for four decades with 30 Emmy Awards, Mr. Anastos especially enjoyed delivering good news.
In a Historic Kyoto Neighborhood, a New Hotel Channels the Past
Plus: black sesame pastries, a Roy Lichtenstein exhibition in New York and more recommendations from T Magazine.
Senate panel reviews theft of cigarette cartons
. The surge in excise duty in February 2023 has led to an exponential increase in smuggled and counterfeit cigarettes. photo: reuTERS ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Thursday discussed the theft of 2,828 cartons of cigarettes from a warehouse of the FBR. The meeting, chaired by Senator Saifullah Abro, … Read more
