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Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies

Asian countries are burning more coal to keep power going as the war in the Middle East disrupts other fossil fuel supplies

The Independent UK

Favorable Brazil Crop Outlook Weighs on Coffee Prices

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Monday closed down -2.75 (-0.89%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed down -27 (-0.74%). Coffee prices settled lower on Monday due to favorable growing conditions in Brazil. On Monday, Climatempo said that Brazil's soil moisture remains beneficial, while the current dry conditions...

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Vietnam ruined Lyndon B. Johnson’s political career. Will Donald Trump face the same fate over Iran?

Is United States President Donald Trump lurching toward decline and fall? Will he and his MAGA movement reprise Lyndon B. Johnson’s story, when the quagmire of the Vietnam War took the Democratic president out of the 1968 election and gave Republican Richard Nixon the opening he needed to defeat the…

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The Iran war cripples Asia’s supplies of fertilizer and helium, threatening farms and chipmakers alike

Agriculture is the backbone of many ASEAN economies like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Fortune

‘Vile’ Trump condemned for gloating over Robert Mueller death

Outrage mounts after president posted on Truth Social he was ‘glad’ former FBI director and special counsel had died

The Guardian - US

'Detached from reality': Iran slams US over 'winning' claims, says 'same script' from Vietnam war

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi criticized U.S. messaging on the regional conflict, comparing it to discredited Vietnam War briefings. He cited discrepancies between U.S. claims of victory and events like an F-35 being downed and U.S. aircraft carriers repositioning, suggesting a detached-from-reality narrative.

The Times of India

Voices: Iran has figured out exactly how to play off President Trump against his allies

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The mullahs of Iran, like the North Vietnamese communists and the Taliban before them, know that they cannot beat a superpower in conventional warfare – and despite vast military losses, the regime’s economic onslaught has plunged the planet into crisis

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Supply Concerns Boost Coffee Prices

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Friday closed up +8.85 (+2.94%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed down -5 (-0.14%). Coffee prices on Friday extended this week's rally, with arabica posting a 1.5-month high and robusta a 1.5-week high. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted...

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Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they and their adversaries can do, when their confidence substitutes for comprehension, and when the last war is mistaken for the next one.

The Conversation

"Bringing the bass and drums down so you can't hear them makes the lead guitar sound fantastic. Jack White made a career out of it." The story of the ferocious classic that was inspired by Vietnam and set a template for punk

The Stooges' Search And Destroy began with James Williamson "goofing around making machine-gun sounds" but countless others adopted its combination of pounding rhythm and aggressive guitar

Louder

Coffee Prices Jump on Supply Disruptions

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Thursday closed up +8.00 (+2.73%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed up +90 (+2.51%). Coffee prices settled sharply higher on Thursday, with arabica posting a 1-month high and robusta posting a 1-week high. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted...

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Higher Shipping Costs Boost Coffee Prices

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) today is up +5.30 (+1.81%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) is up +68 (+1.90%). Coffee prices are climbing today, with robusta posting a 1-week high. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global shipping and is supportive of coffee prices. The...

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Information is a battlefield: 4 questions you can ask to judge the reliability of news reports and social posts about the US-Iran war

Historically, when the U.S. has undertaken military action against foreign governments, journalists have relied heavily on government sources and rallied “’round the flag,” often uncritically sharing official narratives about U.S involvement. This has been evident during periods of U.S. military engagements in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Conversation

Doctors missed Gia’s UTI after childbirth. The Vietnamese Australian woman’s death was preventable, coroner finds

Gia Lam should have been offered interpreter by medical team at Fairfield hospital, coroner’s court finds

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Arabica Coffee Closes Lower on a Bumper Brazil Crop and Abundant ICE Inventories

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Wednesday closed down by -1.85 (-0.63%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed up +52 (+1.47%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Wednesday. The outlook for a bumper Brazil coffee crop is weighing on arabica prices, after StoneX raised its Brazil 2026/27 coffee production...

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Arabica Coffee Slides on Prospects of a Bumper Brazil Coffee Crop

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) today is down by -3.10 (-1.05%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) is up +59 (+1.67%). Coffee prices are mixed today. The outlook for a bumper Brazil coffee crop is weighing on arabica prices, after StoneX raised its Brazil 2026/27 coffee production estimate to...

The Guardian - UK

European resistance to US foreign policy over the decades

As European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz, a look back at previous tensions between the western allies

The Independent UK

Trump ‘not afraid’ of Iran escalating into another Vietnam War

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The Independent UK

Trump shrugs off warnings Iran conflict could become another Vietnam War

Donald Trump has said that he is “not afraid” that the conflict in Iran could turn into another Vietnam War.

InsideEVs

VinFast Pushes Ahead With U.S. EV Plant Despite Industry Slowdown

The Vietnamese EV maker’s U.S. sales are a mystery. Despite that, it wants to resume construction on its North Carolina plant.

The Guardian - UK

Fuel rations and no air con: south-east Asian nations race to conserve energy

Governments in countries heavily reliant on Middle Eastern oil introduce measures to shield public from soaring costs

Barchart

Coffee Prices Push Higher on Concerns Over Supply Disruptions

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Tuesday closed up by +1.90 (+0.65%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed up +52 (+1.50%). Coffee prices settled higher for a second day on Tuesday, with arabica posting a 1-week high. Supply concerns are underpinning coffee prices as the closure of the...

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Concerns Over Supply Disruptions Support Coffee Prices

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) today is up by +5.10 (+1.74%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) is up +42 (+1.21%). Coffee prices are moving higher for a second day today, with arabica posting a 1-week high. Supply concerns are underpinning coffee prices as the closure of the Strait...

The Independent UK

Iran war pushes importers into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices

The escalating Iran war is pushing parts of the world into energy triage

Barchart

Coffee Prices Rebound on Concerns Over Supply Disruptions

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) today is up by +7.20 (+2.52%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) is up +16 (+0.46%). Coffee prices shook off early losses today and turned higher on supply concerns, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global shipping. The closure of...

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