White House Correspondents Dinner Had Lower Security Level Than Other Trump Gatherings, Says Report
The Trump administration assigned the White House Correspondents’ Dinner a lower security level than other gatherings of senior officials, according to officials familiar with the plan cited by The Washington Post, sharpening scrutiny after an armed suspect breached the event perimeter while President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Cabinet members, lawmakers, journalists, and other […]
UAE’s OPEC Exit Could Mean More To Follow… And Remove The Cap
The UAE’s decision to leave OPEC and OPEC+ effective May 1 raises a larger threat than the loss of one producer: it may show other ambitious members that the fastest way around production limits is to quit the cartel. The Middle East government announced the exit on Tuesday after reviewing its “current and future capacity,” […]
Carney Says Trump’s Quick Tariff Deals “Not Worth The Paper They Were Written On”
Prime Minister Mark Carney is refusing to chase a narrow US tariff-relief deal, arguing that countries that rushed to sign agreements with President Donald Trump have privately found those deals weaker than advertised. “A lot of countries rushed into deals with the US. They weren’t really worth the paper they were written on,” Carney told […]
Kim Jong Un Confirms North Korean Soldiers Ordered to Commit Suicide in Ukraine Conflict
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has publicly confirmed a chilling policy mandating soldiers to commit suicide on the battlefield to avoid capture while fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine. During a memorial event in Pyongyang for fallen North Korean troops, Kim lauded soldiers who “unhesitatingly opted for self-blasting” and died a “heroic death” to […]
DOJ Argues White House Ballroom Would Have Prevented Assassination Attempt On Trump
The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to dissolve an injunction blocking parts of President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, using a new court filing that blends legal argument, national security claims, and unusually political language aimed at the project’s opponents. In a nine-page motion filed in the US District Court for the […]
Royal Canadian Mint Under Fire for Refining Gold Linked to Colombian Cartel
The Royal Canadian Mint has launched a full review and suspended refining operations tied to a supply chain allegedly linked to Colombian drug cartels, following a New York Times report exposing connections to the Clan del Golfo. The Mint acted swiftly to halt processing of materials from the implicated source, according to spokesperson Deneen Perrin, […]
UAE To Exit OPEC and OPEC+, Targets 5 Million Barrels Per Day by 2027
The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+, effective May 1, 2026, delivering a significant setback to the oil-exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the ongoing Iran war has triggered a historic energy shock. The UAE, a founding member of OPEC since 1967 and […]
Hemlo Mining Delivers Steady Production in First Full Quarter of Ownership
Hemlo Mining (TSXV: HMMC) has completed its first full quarter as the operator of the namesake Hemlo gold mine, reporting production figures that suggest a steady hand following the asset’s recent handover from Barrick Gold Corp. The company produced 34,764 ounces of gold in the first three months of 2026. On an attributable basis, which […]
Barrick Names Leadership Team For North American Spinout, Listing Expected By Year End
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX) has named the leadership team that will steer its North American assets toward a standalone public debut, marking a major step in the gold producer’s plan to carve out its most stable operations into a new entity. The company announced Tuesday that its long-planned initial public offering of North American Barrick […]
BlackRock Brings $2.5B Crypto Collateral Fund To OKX
BlackRock is pushing deeper into crypto market infrastructure by bringing its roughly $2.5 billion tokenized money market fund to OKX, turning idle exchange collateral into a yield-bearing asset while Standard Chartered holds the underlying assets in regulated custody. The arrangement lets eligible clients use tokens of the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known by […]