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President Trump continues to press allies to join efforts to secure the strategic
“straight-of-home moves, but his impurity-pashiver-home reports so far no other countries”
have publicly committed to helping." Trump says, "Numerous countries have told him they're on the way to help the U.S. police the straight-of-home moves, but he didn't specify which countries, despite the President insisting that U.S. attacks on Iran have been successful so far, the straight still poses a concern. "Literally, a single terrorist can put something in the water or shoot something or shoot
a missile, a small missile, and it's fairly close range because it is a tight area, which
is one of the reasons they've always used that as a weapon."
Iran's ability to threaten slow-moving oil tankers in the straight has become a headache for the Trump administration. 20% of the world's oil supply relies on the passage and prices have increased since the war began. Deepish Iveram and PR News, the White House. "Lite-outs press secretary Caroline Levitz, as President Trump is looking forward to visiting
China, but she says the trip may be delayed because of the Iran war."
“"I don't think the meeting is in jeopardy, but it's quite possible the meeting could”
be delayed. These are a leader to leader conversations that are currently taking place, and if the trip is delayed, then of course we will provide those dates very soon." Levitz speaking to Fox News, Trump is scheduled to leave for China at the end of the month,
but at the White House on Monday, Trump told reporters that the administration has requested
a delay. China, as among the nations, has called on to help ship safely transit the straight-of-port moves. China has not directly responded to the request. U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has come under attack again, video taken by witnesses appears
to show a projectile being intercepted over the embassy early today. The Iraqi government says the iconic Rashid hotel and an oil field were attacked by suspected Iran-backed Iraqi militants. Airline passengers across the country continue to experience longer wait times as T.S.A. staffing challenges worsened.
Some have had to miss their flights as agents continue to work without pay during the partial government shutdown from Member Station W.A.B.E. Marlon Hyde reports. Exhausted faces and tired legs, wait for hours, with hopes of making their flights. Staff shortages, mixed with the storm, have created a recipe for disaster at the world's busiest airport, Hartzfield Jackson, Atlanta, International Airport.
Erin Barker, President of A.F.G.E. Local 5.5.4, representing Georgia T.S.A. workers, says
officers have now missed their second paycheck.
"There has been an uptick in officers trying to find out the way to make their ends meet. But whether it's Uber, Instacard, NIF, or whatever that may be." Barker says workers are struggling to afford necessities like groceries and medical bills. The White House said on Friday that 300 T.S.A. workers have recently resigned. This is in PR.
Cuba has hit by an earthquake over night the U.S. Geological Survey says the Quake had a magnitude of 5.8. The Quake struck as millions of Cubans are without power, the third major blackout over the past few months, Cuban officials blame the country's struggles on the Trump administration's energy blockade.
Kenya says Russia has agreed to stop recruiting Kenya Nationals to fight in the war with Ukraine. This comes after talks in Moscow between Kenya's foreign minister and his Russian counterparts Sergei Lavrov from Nairobi of A.A.G.E.C.E. reports. Kenya's foreign minister Musal Yamudavadi said the two countries have agreed that Kenyans
would no longer be enlisted through Russia's Ministry of Defense. The move follows public protests by families who say many recruits were led with promises of civilian jobs before being pushed into military service. Kenyans' intelligence agencies told Parliament last month that more than 1,000 Kenyans had either voluntarily joined or received into joining the Russian Army and believed to have
been deployed to the front lines in Ukraine. Kenyans' intelligence and listments of voluntary and legal, Kenyans' officials say consulate assistance will be provided to citizens in Russia who need help. For MPI News, Ami Manoligunza in Nairobi, Kenya. "Tox in New York City, between the WMBA and its players, Union are ongoing, they entered
a seventh consecutive day, Monday afternoon, both sides reporting progress, but say there is still more work to be done to get a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.
“The key sticking points are player housing and revenue sharing.”
I'm Jail Snyder, in PR News." As the war in Iran continues, get the latest in just a few minutes every weekday. From MPR's State of the World podcast, we have reporters throughout the Middle East giving you the facts on the ground. MPR News, Dubai, Bay Route, Tel Aviv, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, on the Turkish Iranian
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