Oil prices have risen - reaching $100 a barrel at one point - as three more cargo ships are attacked in the Gulf. read more
There are increasing indications El Nino is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack. read more
China's exports surged in the first two months of this year despite trade tensions with the US. read more
For decades the Chinese government has been accused of implementing repressive policies designed to subjugate ethnic minorities, forcing them to assimilate into the dominant Han culture. Now a new law set to be rubber-stamped through the country's annual parliamentary session later this week will solidify, expand and even speed up this process, further threatening the rights of minority groups and their way of life, academics and human rights activists say. read more
The rising threat of notably strong tornadoes has prompted the highest severe thunderstorm risk in months to be issued in parts of the Midwest. It's all part of a more widespread potential outbreak of powerful storms across the Central US on Tuesday as a new storm system develops and strengthens over the region. A Level 4 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms is in place for more than 2 million people in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, including Peoria and Bloomington, Illinois.
Keep in mind that once a ship uses it's interceptors it needs a dock/crane to reload
My bet is most of Israel's interceptors are land based. Iron Dome and all that. They've been living off the Pentagon's unlimited budget for decades.