Trending: * Yesterday, February 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of State announced that the government of Panama had agreed to waive transit fees for U.S. government vessels passing through the Panama Canal. This decision was framed as a strategic agreement expected to save the U.S. government substantial costs
Trending: * Yesterday, February 4th, 2025, China announced new tariffs on U.S. goods in direct response to the Trump administration’s additional 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports, which also took effect the same day. China imposed a 15% tariff on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas, along with
Trending: * Yesterday, the Trump administration paused a planned 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada after both countries made commitments to U.S. border security. Mexico committed to deploying 10,000 National Guard troops to its border with the U.S. to strengthen security and reduce drug trafficking. * Canada agreed to
Trending: * Yesterday, February 2, 2025, Panama‘s President José Raúl Mulino announced that Panama will not renew its 2017 Belt and Road agreement with China after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The agreement allowed China to invest in infrastructure projects near the Panama Canal. Mulino also
Trending: * Yesterday, February 1, the Trump administration announced new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, set to take effect on February 4. The tariffs impose a 25% tax on goods from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tax on Chinese imports. These measures are designed to push consumers
Trending: * Yesterday, January 31st, a medical transport plane, a Learjet 55, crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The plane was heading to Missouri, carrying a young female patient back to Mexico after receiving life-saving treatment. Tragically, all six people on board, including the patient, her mother, a doctor,
Trending: * On January 29, 2025, a mid-air collision occurred over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., involving a Bombardier CRJ700 passenger jet and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The CRJ700, operated by PSA Airlines as American Eagle Flight 5342, was en route from Wichita, Kansas,
Trending: * Last night, on January 29, 2025, an American Airlines regional jet collided mid-air with a military Sikorsky H-60 helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. The jet, a Bombardier CRJ700 operated by PSA Airlines, was arriving from Wichita, Kansas, with 60 passengers and four crew members
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * On January 28, 2025, a Ukrainian drone strike hit an oil depot in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, causing a large fire. Videos shared on social media show thick smoke
Trending: * Yesterday, January 27, 2025, China agreed to accept the return of its citizens living illegally in the United States after President Trump threatened to impose tariffs and sanctions if they refused. This marks a significant policy shift for China, which had previously resisted taking back deported nationals. The decision
Trending: * Yesterday, January 26, 2025, a diplomatic dispute occurred between the Trump administration and Colombian President Gustavo Petro concerning the deportation of Colombian nationals. Colombia initially denied landing rights to two U.S. military aircraft transporting 80 deported Colombians, citing concerns over their treatment and proposing alternative arrangements. In response,
Trending: * Yesterday, January 25, 2025, Pete Hegseth was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Defense, assuming leadership of the Department of Defense. This department oversees the U.S. military branches, shapes national defense policy, and ensures the countries readiness to confront external threats. * The Secretary of Defense advises