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Sightseeing in Tokyo

🇺🇸 JUSTIN: Pentagon report flags serious flaws in the USS Ford aircraft carrier, deeper than the laundry room fire, raising doubts about its ability to operate under enemy attack, Bloomberg reports.

Ghana's first lithium mine will ship minerals to USA, making it Africa’s only US-bound lithium project.

🚨 BREAKING ​U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth: "Never in history has a country been defeated as Iran has... We wiped it off the face of the earth, and then it was defeated." ​We leave the response to you in the comments!

Technically, Iran has no legal basis to charge fees or close the Strait. Egypt's right to charge tolls for the Suez Canal is part of the 1888 Constantinople Convention, which also guarantees freedom of navigation for all nations. Egypt was granted ownership and sovereignty of the Suez Canal by the United Nations. The Strait of Hormuz is a natural international strait, not a man-made canal like the Suez. Under UN convention, all ships have an unconditional right of transit passage through the Strait. Most importantly, the Suez has an alternative - going around Africa, albeit a longer route. The Strait of Hormuz has limited alternatives, as we have quickly found out.

Technically, Iran has no legal basis to charge fees or close the Strait. Egypt's right to charge tolls for the Suez Canal is part of the 1888 Constantinople Convention, which also guarantees freedom of navigation for all nations. Egypt was granted ownership and sovereignty of the Suez Canal by the United Nations. The Strait of Hormuz is a natural international strait, not a man-made canal like the Suez. Under UN convention, all ships have an unconditional right of transit passage through the Strait. Most importantly, the Suez has an alternative - going around Africa, albeit a longer route. The Strait of Hormuz has limited alternatives, as we have quickly found out.

China’s solar power plant in Dunhuang uses around 12,000 mirrors to focus sunlight onto a central tower, heating molten salt to extreme temperatures. That heat is stored and used to generate electricity on demand, including after sunset.

Barely made my 7:30am flight, and I arrived at the airport at 2:20am. That TSA line in ATL is no joke.