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FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email Hacked in Iran-Linked Cyberattack

FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account has been compromised in a cyberattack attributed to the Iran-linked hacking group Handala, the Department of Justice confirmed. The breach, which raises fresh concerns about national security and the vulnerability of high-ranking officials, marks a bold escalation in cyber threats targeting U.S. government figures. Handala, a group known […]

UAE Pushes Khorfakkan-Dammam Trade Corridor To Bypass Hormuz Chokehold

The UAE is advancing a Sharjah-to-Saudi trade corridor that would reroute cargo around the Strait of Hormuz, shifting part of Gulf logistics toward the Gulf of Oman and reducing dependence on a chokepoint that handles roughly 20% of global oil trade. The corridor centres on Khorfakkan, a port in Sharjah positioned outside the Strait on […]

QatarEnergy Declares Force Majeure on LNG Shipments, Halting Up to 90 Cargoes Through May

QatarEnergy, a cornerstone of global liquefied natural gas supply, has declared force majeure on several long-term contracts, canceling obligations to customers in Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and China. The move could impact as many as 90 cargoes through May, exacerbating an already strained market where 20% of worldwide LNG flows are disrupted by the Hormuz […]

Anonymity Stays But Verification Gets Tougher On Reddit

Reddit is introducing a new verification framework that pairs mandatory age checks in some jurisdictions with broader human-authentication tools. CEO Steve Huffman framed the change bluntly in a platform post: “Reddit is for people,” with the company’s near-term priority focused on distinguishing humans from automated accounts. The rollout has three main parts. First, Reddit will […]

Canada Nears Free-Trade Deal with Mercosur Bloc by End of 2026

Canada is on track to finalize a free-trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc by the end of 2026, with negotiations gaining momentum and a potential signing targeted for September or October, according to government officials from Canada, Argentina, and Brazil. The talks, which restarted last year after stalling in 2021, have progressed at a […]

Wesdome Drills 161.3 g/t Gold Over 5.2 Metres At Kiena

Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) is finding more reasons to dig deeper at its Kiena mine in Quebec. The Canadian gold producer announced on Thursday that it has identified six new high-grade mineralized lenses, a discovery that suggests the asset has significantly more runway than previously modeled. The new findings are the result of an […]

Andean Precious Metals President Yohann Bouchard To Exit After One Year On The Job

Andean Precious Metals (TSX: APM) announced Friday that its president, Yohann Bouchard, will step down from his executive role and the board of directors effective March 31. The departure comes just over a year after his appointment to the post. The company stated that the decision for Bouchard and the firm to part ways was […]

Oil Prices Shrug Off Trump’s Second Iran Deadline Extension

President Donald Trump extended his pause on US strikes against Iranian power plants for a second time Thursday, pushing the deadline to April 6 — but oil markets barely flinched before reversing course entirely, a stark contrast to the dramatic selloff that followed his first extension just four days earlier. At 4:11 PM ET, Trump […]

Barrick Hits Pause on Reko Diq Copper-Gold Mine as Security Concerns Mount

Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX) has postponed development of its Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, citing escalating security concerns in the region and broader Middle East tensions, a move that will likely disrupt previously announced budgets and timelines. Located in Balochistan province, Reko Diq stands as one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits, making […]

Trump Kept Classified Docs Linked to Business Interests, Says Jack Smith Memo

The newly disclosed Jack Smith team memo advances a more specific theory of why President Donald Trump retained classified material after leaving office in 2021: prosecutors believed some of the documents were relevant to his business interests, and that relevance could help establish motive. House Judiciary Democrats say the memo shows Trump kept records whose […]