Now, at 30, Pinkham owns a home in the Seattle area and is planning to build an expensive addition. When he and his wife think about having kids, he said child care costs aren’t a major concern, and if he were to lose his job, he’d have enough savings to get by for years. But…
An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. I don’t know about you, but…
Washington — The Senate defeated a war powers resolution on Wednesday that aimed to block President Trump from ramping up the war with Iran, as the operation approaches a fourth week. In a 53 to 47 vote, a Democrat-led effort to restrict Mr. Trump from taking military action in Iran fell short for a third…
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Tuesday that the commander of Iran’s feared Basij paramilitary force was among the senior leaders killed in overnight strikes in Tehran, and the Israeli defense minister Israel Katz later confirmed that Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was also “eliminated.” “Prime Minister Benjamin…
The European Union is seeking more strategic clarity about the U.S. and Israel’s plans for Iran and when the conflict might end as the bloc weighs whether to send ships to help shore up security in the Persian Gulf. Without confirming any specific international commitments, President Trump said in a social media post on Saturday…
The decision by United States President Donald Trump to launch a war on Iran has left many international law experts questioning if the world order established after World War II is actually working. In his second presidential term, Trump seems to be wielding total power without restraint, and the system of checks and balances enshrined…
Oil prices are soaring, and America’s attention and its military resources have shifted decisively to the Middle East. Russian President Vladimir Putin may have lost another Kremlin-friendly leader, but the Iran war could prove a long-term boon for his country, whose economy is dependent on energy exports. “So far, there is only one winner in…
The America First Global Health Strategy is being questioned as exploitative. The United States (US) has run into some problems with its America First Global Health Strategy it rolled out in September 2025. Twenty African nations and four Latin American states have so far signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) within this strategy. This is partly…
The US House of Representatives votes 219-212 against a resolution requiring Congress’s approval for further military action on Iran. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 5 Mar 20265 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The United States House of Representatives has narrowly rejected…
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) was introduced in 2000 as the cornerstone of US development-oriented trade policy towards sub-Saharan Africa. It was designed to grant eligible countries duty-free access to the US market. In February 2026, President Donald Trump signed a one-year extension after the programme lapsed in September 2025. Yet the programme’s…
