Everyone is watching the oil. Nobody is watching the water. The UAE operates at 1,533% water stress. Saudi Arabia at 974%. Kuwait gets 90% of its drinking water from desalination plants. Oman 86%. Saudi Arabia 70%. There is no aquifer. There is no river. There is no rainfall

⚠️ Update: A full week has now passed since #Iran fell into digital darkness under a regime-imposed national internet blackout. The measure remains in place at hour 168, leaving the public isolated without vital updates and alerts while officials and state media retain access.

Some partnerships are written on paper… others are proven through actions. 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy Allies who stood with the UAE 🇦🇪 And that will not be forgotten.

Iranian aggression indiscriminately attacked civilian targets and caused material damage to a water desalination plant following a drone attack.

It is raining oil in Tehran this morning after major airstrikes on oil facilities in the South and West of the Iranian capital. CNN CNN International

Tehran is covered in thick black clouds of smoke this morning after a series of Israeli airstrikes struck multiple oil depots and a refinery. Locals report that the morning rain was black and oily.

Still little to no oil tanker (or other) traffic at Hormuz. Some vessels, such as this one, showing bizarre speed data, for instance 70 knots! Not sure if AIS signals are also being impacted by jamming and interference. Snapshot at 0600 UTC Sunday morning. Makano ৻ꪆ Takeko

We are profoundly saddened to confirm that a Pakistani national lost his life yesterday in Dubai's Al Barsha area due to falling debris following the interception of an incoming missile. Our Consulate General in Dubai is in direct contact with local authorities to assist the

BREAKING: An Iranian drone attack caused “material damage” to a desalination plant, Bahrain said. It is the first time an Arab country has reported Iran striking a desalination plant. Follow live updates. apnews.com/live/iran-war-…

⚠️ Update: It's Sunday morning in #Iran where the internet blackout continues into its second week, with the incident entering its ninth day at hour 192. Though technical infrastructure remains operational, only a heavily controlled domestic intranet is available to residents.

Update from Tehran: Thick black smoke still in the air over pretty much the entire city. We drove around town just now. The rain has stopped, but breathing the air feels quite toxic. CNN CNN International

Viele Augenzeugen berichten dem WDR, dass über Teile von NRW ein großer, heller Leuchtköper gesehen wurde. Er bewegte sich quer über den Himmel und wurde in Köln und auch im Ruhrgebiet gesehen. Bislang ist unklar, um was es sich gehandelt hat, viele vermuten einen Meteoriten.

NATO has again intercepted a missile heading to Türkiye. NATO stands firm in its readiness to defend all Allies against any threat

.Richard Blumenthal remarks after Iran briefing: "I emerged from this briefing dissatisfied and angry frankly that I have for any past briefing in my 15 years in the Senate.. We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran."

WTI and other indices drop, precipitously, tankers remain at anchor both sides of Hormuz. Something murky here.

The documentary emphasizes that young men are being sold the familiar fantasy of "having it all" — having a family but still getting to pick up girls, being rich but not having to work, and above all being an alpha male while still fundamentally positioning yourself as a victim.

Yes these reports come every 5 years or so… Mike Pries

❄️🇳🇴 Welcome to the High North! Today, Mark Carney, Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz, Jonas Gahr Støre and defence ministers of Norway, Germany and Canada visited the exercise Cold Response in Norway. 14 nations and 32,500 soldiers are training together to operate in demanding Arctic conditions.

Happy Valley-Goose Bay welcomes federal investment at 5 Wing Goose Bay ntv.ca/news/happy-val…

Your local price of #gas after another increase last night #nltraffic #CornerBrook #Newfoundland #nlpoli #gasnl #nlgas