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Fort Carson welcomes home soldiers from 12-month Middle East deployment - AOL
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (223+ words) (FORT CARSON, Colo.) " U. S. soldiers recently returned home after a 12-month deployment to the Middle East, as Fort Carson shared photos from the homecoming ceremony held on post. The soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, returned to…...
Japanese auto exports to Middle East plunge in April as war disrupts shipping - AOL
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (560+ words) TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japanese vehicle exports to the Middle East were nearly wiped out in April, government data showed on Thursday, as the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran disrupted shipping to a key region for global "automakers like Toyota and Nissan....
Thai Q1 GDP growth beats forecasts, but 2026 outlook unchanged amid Middle East war - AOL
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (588+ words) By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK, May 18 (Reuters) - Thailand's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of 2026, helped by higher exports, consumption and investment, official data showed on Monday, but the government has kept its outlook "for…...
HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission - AOL
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (480+ words) The Royal Navy is sending a warship to the Middle East where it could join an international mission to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. HMS Dragon, a type 45 destroyer, will "pre-position" in the region ahead of its "potential…...
Iranian people are not citizens, but "subjects" of the regime: Middle East expert - AOL
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (669+ words) Middle East Institute associate fellow Dr. Nazee Moinian discusses a harrowing report detailing abuse of anti-regime Iranian prisoners on "America Reports." The Securities and Exchange Commission, the nation's top regulator for publicly traded companies, issued a proposal Tuesday that would…...
Government needs to act on Middle East impact on retail, industry warns - AOL
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (482+ words) Retailers braced for the effects of the Middle East conflict have urged the Government to cut domestic costs to help them keep prices down for consumers. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said four in five people (80%) feared the Middle East…...
Middle East ceasefire on the brink as Iran strikes UAE and warns "we're just getting started'
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (835+ words) The fragile ceasefire in the Middle East was at risk of complete collapse on Tuesday after attacks on the UAE and exchanges of fire in the Gulf. US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth insisted the truce was "not over, despite…...
Dairy Queen pauses Middle East growth plans, takes on AI in drive-thrus
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (462+ words) OMAHA, Nebraska, May 4 (Reuters) - Middle East tensions including war in Iran have led Berkshire Hathaway-owned Dairy Queen to put expansion plans in the region on hold, as cautious "franchisees address supply-chain disruptions, the restaurant chain's chief executive said. Speaking during…...
Trump and Netanyahu's wars in the Middle East have elevated threat to British Jews, MI5 warns - AOL
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (154+ words) The UK terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe for the first time since 2021...
UK economy set for "35bn hit from Middle East energy crisis, think tank says
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (569+ words) The Middle East energy shock could wipe around "35 billion from the UK economy over the next two years in a "best-case" scenario, an economic think tank has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said that a…...