Oil prices drop 13%, Dow soars more than 1,000 points after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices fell by 13%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is fully open.
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Procurement: North Korea Builds Destroyers Faster Than The USN

North Korea launched two destroyers in 2025, with two more coming in succeeding years. By 2030 North Korea will have twelve of these ships in service. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy builds 1.6 Burke ...

Microsoft fixes Remote Desktop phishing issue with latest Windows 11 update

Microsoft has rolled out its April 2026 security update for Windows 11, addressing a Remote Desktop phishing issue that has ...

Windows 11’s early April Insider updates bring 7 meaningful changes you’ll actually notice

Microsoft tests various refinements for Windows 11 in the first two weeks of April, and here's all you need to know.

Japan is a pacifist nation, and now a hint of change is drawing rare protests

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made revising the constitution a priority amid rising security threats in Asia, but any ...

Rattled by Trump, US allies eye Japan's biggest arms opening since WW2

(Corrects Mitsubishi sales forecast in paragraph 26 after company clarification, updates with Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

Japan Bets $16 Billion to Propel Rapidus in Global AI Chip Race

Japan approved ¥631.5 billion ($4 billion) in additional subsidies to quicken Rapidus Corp.’s entry into the high-stakes AI ...