• 11/16/2024

Face It, That $6,000 Vacation Isn’t Worth It Right Now

Wall Street Journal Vacationers scratching their travel itch this season are sending prices through the roof. Here’s how some are making trade-offs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/face-it-that-6-000-vacation-isnt-worth-it-right-now-930f9c20

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Iran plans to move away from dollar in trade with Russia — report

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Mokhber also said that Iran considers the issue “a priority” and the two sides have already held expert-level talks in this regard https://tass.com/economy/1622593

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Bison Calf at Yellowstone Euthanized After Human Intervention

New York Times Park officials said they were trying to identify a man who moved the calf after it was separated from its mother and herd, causing the herd to reject it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/yellowstone-bison-calf-euthanized.html

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Development of North-South corridor to radically change logistics inside Eurasia — Tokayev

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. An intergovernmental agreement on the creation of the multimodal transport corridor North-South was signed by Russia, India and Iran in 2000 https://tass.com/economy/1622591

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Saudi Arabia, Canada Restore Ties Ruptured Over Rights

Wall Street Journal The move, five years after ties broke down over Canadian criticism of Saudi arrests, is part of a flurry of diplomacy by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-and-canada-restore-ties-ruptured-over-human-rights-dc0cce1f

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More than 150 former Trump administration officials now backing DeSantis for president

Fox News EXCLUSIVE: More than 150 former Trump administration officials are now backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ endeavors of becoming the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nominee, Fox News Digital has learned. Sources familiar with the coalition — officially known as “The Eight-Year Alliance” — confirmed the list is rapidly growing and that the initial number…

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US has no credibility in Middle East settlement — Russia’s UN envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The main paradox is that Washington, which claims to be the only sponsor of the Middle East settlement process, lost its neutrality and impartiality, something any honest broker must have, conclusively and long ago,” he said https://tass.com/politics/1622589

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ACU to launch banking system to rival SWIFT

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. ACU members agree in a summit in Tehran to launch a SWIFT alternative. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/24/704038/ACU-summit-Iran-payment-system-launch

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Chinese special envoy Li Hui meets with Germany’s Andreas Michaelis in Berlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, the Chinese Embassy in Moscow told TASS that Li Hui would visit Moscow on May 26 https://tass.com/world/1622587

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Kiev “collects money” for transit of Russian gas calling Moscow aggressor though — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia fully implements all its obligations, Putin said https://tass.com/economy/1622585

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