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The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused immediate shocks to the world oil market, but analysts are also afraid that rising food prices and fertilizer shortages could increase the risk of famine in struggling nations. Vespucci Maritime CEO Lars Jensen told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the “worst-case” scenario would resemble “the eight-year closure of the Suez Canal from 1967 to 1975.” “Best case, there is an agreement between the U.S. and Iran within the next few weeks, and the Strait reopens — and it has to be a deal where there is trust that Iran is sufficiently satisfied…

Abdul El-Sayed, who is campaigning to fill Sen. Gary Peters’ (D) open seat in Michigan, is calling for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — which reignites a talking point first championed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) that was abandoned by Democrats following President Donald Trump’s re-election. During an interview with podcaster Evan James, El-Sayed claimed that $185 billion, which is four years’ worth of funding that was given to ICE as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, is being spent “to shoot people in the face.” “It seems to me that the middle position is like, this shouldn’t…

The Berlin youth wing of the Social Democratic Party has suggested replacing the pillar of “patriarchy” with cohabiting partnerships The Berlin youth wing of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has suggested abolishing marriage in Germany in favor of cohabiting partnerships.At present, marriage enjoys constitutional protection under Article 6 of the Basic Law.The motion titled ‘Down with the patriarchy, even if it feels romantic’ was presented late last month ahead of a conference of the SPD’s Berlin branch scheduled for May 8 to May 9. According to the Berlin Young Socialists (Jusos), marriage is a key institution of patriarchy that secures…

An ex-attorney for former President Joe Biden’s (D) son, Hunter Biden, must pay $50,000 to a former Trump aide in closing out a legal dispute linked to the “Laptop from Hell.” The Superior Court of California ordered Kevin Morris to shell out the money to conservative nonprofit research group Marco Polo’s founder Garrett Ziegler, Fox News reported Thursday. “The ruling ends a protracted dispute over whether Ziegler impersonated a Democratic strategist to pry sensitive information out of Morris about the Hunter Biden laptop during a conversation over the phone in 2022” when Morris spoke with someone whom he reportedly thought…

The United States on Thursday conducted its first direct commercial flight with Caracas, Venezuela, ending a seven-year interruption and restoring the direct flight route between both countries. The American Airlines subsidiary Envoy Air flight marked a new chapter in the restored diplomatic ties between the two historically friendly nations following the arrest of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro in January and the ongoing collaboration of the Venezuelan socialist regime under “acting President” Delcy Rodríguez. It also marked a new milestone in President Trump’s three-phase plan towards restoring democracy in the South American nation following Maduro’s downfall. Both U.S. and Venezuelan outlets…

President Donald Trump issued a letter to Congress on the Friday deadline to keep in line with the War Powers Resolution, notifying lawmakers that “the threat posed by Iran to the United States and our Armed Forces remains significant,” so the U.S. military will continue to “update its force posture” in the Middle East. Addressing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and president pro tempore of the Senate Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in a pair of letters obtained by Breitbart News, Trump wrote, “I write to inform you of changes in the posture of United States Forces in the United States Central…

The US president has accused the bloc of “not complying” with a trade deal reached last summer, hiking automotive industry levies US President Donald Trump has announced 25% tariffs on EU-made cars and trucks, accusing the bloc of breaching a trade deal reached last summer but yet to be fully ratified by EU lawmakers.The move constitutes a 10% hike from current 15% levies on the automotive industry. Announcing the decision, Trump urged European car makers to move their manufacturing to the US, saying that such cars would not be subjected to increased tariffs.  “I am pleased to announce that, based on…

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers repeatedly intervened during the third day of Elon Musk’s testimony in his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, steering attorneys away from broad debates about AI’s potential threat to humanity. NBC News reports that the contentious legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI entered its third day with Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers firmly redirecting the proceedings back to the core legal issues at hand. The case centers on Musk’s claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman betrayed public trust by enriching himself through the AI company they co-founded in 2015 as a nonprofit organization. The day began…

Alleged Golders Green attacker Essa Suleiman appeared in court on Friday to face charges including three counts of attempted murder. The Somali migrant accused of stabbing three people across London on Wednesday appeared at Westminster Magistrate’s Court on Friday. 45-year-old Essa Suleiman was charged with three counts of attempted murder and one of possession of a bladed article. It is alleged that Suleiman stabbed Ishmail Hussein at a domestic address in Southwark on Wednesday morning before travelling by public transport to Brent Cross, a neighbourhood and London Underground station in Golders Green and near the Brent Cross shopping centre. From there, it is…

President Donald Trump travels to Florida to give a speech at a rally on Friday, May 1. The president will discuss his tax and healthcare policy achievements, particularly for senior citizens with measures like no tax on Social Security, in The Villages in Florida, one of the largest retirement communities. This will be the first major public appearance for Trump after a failed assassination attempt against him last Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Read the full article here