Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned that some traditional U.S. allies are ‘hemming and hawing about the use of force’ as Washington presses forward with its campaign against Iran, raising fresh questions about NATO cohesion at a moment of escalation. Spain has refused U.S. permission to use certain bases for strikes on Iran, calling for […]Read More
Oil and gas prices surged Monday (March 2) after fresh military strikes between the US, Israel, and Iran rattled energy markets and brought shipping through the Strait of Hormuz close to a halt, raising fears of a wider supply shock. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, jumped as much as 10 percent to trade above […]Read More
Investor Insight Metro Mining is one of the few pure-play upstream bauxite companies globally listed on a stock exchange. As a direct exposure to the aluminum sector, Metro offers investors a unique opportunity to benefit from rising global demand driven by industrial applications and growth areas such as electrification, batteries, renewable energy, and lightweight transportation […]Read More
First lady Melania Trump presided over the United Nations Security Council meeting Monday, declaring that the United States ‘stands with all of the children throughout the world,’ in a historic speech calling for ‘peace through education,’ amid the U.S. military involvement in Iran. The speech marked the first time a first lady from any country […]Read More
The Islamic Republic’s opaque and fractured governing system following the killing of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, selected radical cleric Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to its interim leadership council on Saturday. Ben Sabti, an Iran expert at the Institute of National Security Studies in Israel, said, ‘His name was brought up in the last two […]Read More
As Democrats line up to denounce President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint strikes on Iran’s ruling regime, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is doing the opposite, forcefully defending the operation and rebuking members of his own party who call it reckless. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who has increasingly staked out unapologetic pro-Israel positions, […]Read More
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Monday urged Americans in Iraq to shelter in place until further notice, citing heightened security threats across the country. In an alert, the embassy advised U.S. citizens to exercise increased caution, avoid crowds and keep a low profile amid ongoing riots and demonstrations against the United States following the […]Read More
Israeli racecar driver Alon Day was in Florida getting ready to compete in the CUBE 3 Architecture Trans Am 2 Series when the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes in Iran in a joint offensive on Saturday. The former NASCAR driver had a lot on his mind, thinking of his family back home as Iran launched […]Read More
Ontario has overtaken Saskatchewan as Canada’s top-ranked mining jurisdiction and now sits second globally for investment attractiveness, according to the Fraser Institute’s latest Annual Survey of Mining Companies. The 2025 survey, based on responses from 256 industry participants evaluating 68 jurisdictions, ranks Ontario 2nd worldwide on the Investment Attractiveness Index (IAI), a sharp rise from […]Read More
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for March 2 as of 9:00 a.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$66,270.44, down by 0.4 percent over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin price performance, March 2, 2026. […]Read More
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