#middle-east-tensions

#middle-east-tensions

The anticipated increase reflects renewed pressure on household budgets driven by surging oil and fuel costs, which economists say are increasingly being shaped by the fallout from the conflict involving US-Israeli and Iranian forces.

KLM has cancelled more than 150 European flights as soaring jet fuel costs linked to Middle East tensions begin to hit airline operations. The Dutch carrier said it will suspend 80 return services from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport over the next month, citing a sharp rise in kerosene prices that has rendered some routes 'no longer financially viable.'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its global economic growth forecast as tensions between the United States and Iran have driven up energy and food costs globally. The IMF expected the global economy to grow by 3.1 percent this year, a slowdown from its earlier forecast of 3.3 percent.

Canada prepared 50-litre gasoline rationing stamps in 1979 amid the oil crisis, though ultimately did not circulate them. A national rationing system would have allowed essential services like ambulances and farmers to get priority access to gas.

"What we are seeing is not just delays - it's systemic volatility. Flight schedules are becoming fluid, and that has a direct impact on the entire travel chain."

The Israeli military will not allow harm to come to Druze in Syria and will continue to act for their protection. This statement underscores Israel's commitment to safeguarding the Druze community amidst ongoing violence in the region.

Sometimes I feel like I'm going to get, like, heart attacks. You feel like how am I gonna survive? What should I do? Should I put more hours [in]? Should I work, like, 14, 15 hours? It's a very hard decision. Singh, who already works seven days a week, estimates he's shelling out an extra $150 to $200 monthly to be on the road in downtown Vancouver.

Trump, in a White House meeting with Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin on St. Patrick's Day, said NATO is making a "very foolish mistake" by not helping out with escorting tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. "We don't need them but they should've been there," Trump said, reiterating what he said in his earlier Truth Social post.