Ron Michael

Japanese fans cleaning up after the Japan vs England match at Wembley Stadium yesterday.

Palestinian report: at least four women were killed in Beit Uwa in the Hebron area by an Iranian missile.

The remaining Iranian players have been forced onto a plane back to Iran. Suffering, torture and possibly execution awaits them for defying the regime. And Australia allowed it. I have no words. This picture will live in infamy.

🚨🚨🚨 New footage shows Iranian women’s football team players flashing SOS signs on their phones through the windows of their bus at Sydney airport. At the moment, five women are granted Australian visas after anthem protest.

New York is cooked

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The gas in that pump was bought weeks ago. At much cheaper prices. They already paid for it. But they're charging you today's higher price, and calling it replacement cost accounting. Here's what that means: Philippine oil companies set pump prices based on what it costs to replace their inventory at current global rates (using historical weekly averages as the benchmark), not what they actually paid for the stock sitting in the tanks. But here’s where it becomes a one way street. When global prices spike (like now amid Middle East tensions) hikes hit fast, often staggered over days or a week to avoid one massive jump. When prices fall, the drops trickle down slowly, taking weeks to fully reflect due to inventory cycles and confirmation lags. This is the classic "rockets and feathers" effect: prices shoot up quickly on increases but fall like feathers on decreases. Same MOPS benchmark. Same replacement cost system. Across the major players, every time global volatility hits. This isn't "deregulation working as intended" to foster competition; it's deregulation weaponized as cover for a one-way street that always goes in the direction of profit over people.

France is preparing to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, Macron said Paris plans to gradually restore shipping together with its partners and organize escorts for commercial vessels. The mission may begin after the most acute phase of the Middle East conflict ends. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the key routes for global oil supplies. A significant share of shipments from the Persian Gulf passes through it. Meanwhile, the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has arrived near the coast of Cyprus