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Trump launches the next phase of his trade wars with new investigations of key partners Trade War

Trump launches the next phase of his trade wars with new investigations of key partners

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will launch a wave of tariff-related investigations into more than a dozen U.S. trade partners, the next phase in President Donald Trump's sweeping global trade wars. In a process that is likely to result in a fresh round of tariffs in the near…
bubmag
March 12, 2026
Attacks on Middle East Desalination Plants Highlight Risks of Near-Total Dependence on ‘Fossil Fuel Water’ Censored Internet

Attacks on Middle East Desalination Plants Highlight Risks of Near-Total Dependence on ‘Fossil Fuel Water’

Recent attacks in the Middle East on desalination plants, facilities that remove salt from seawater, raise the potential for a humanitarian crisis if the region’s freshwater production facilities are subjected to more widespread destruction. The attacks also underscore the region’s heavy reliance on an energy-intensive method of producing drinking water…
bubmag
March 11, 2026
Iran plots ‘infrastructure warfare’ against US tech giants Palantir

Iran plots ‘infrastructure warfare’ against US tech giants

Iran has reportedly designated Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, and Palantir facilities as legitimate targets of retaliatory strikes, according to an Al Jazeera report citing Iran’s state-affiliated Tasnim news agency. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has pinpointed 29 locations in Bahrain, Israel, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates…
bubmag
March 11, 2026
UAE AIR DEFENCES INTERCEPT SIX BALLISTIC MISSILES, SEVEN CRUISE MISSILES, 39 UAVs Drones

UAE AIR DEFENCES INTERCEPT SIX BALLISTIC MISSILES, SEVEN CRUISE MISSILES, 39 UAVs

WAM - The UAE air defiance systems on 11 March 2026 intercepted six ballistic missiles, seven cruise missiles and 39 drones, launched from Iran. Since the onset of the blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have intercepted 268 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,514 UAVs. These attacks have resulted…
bubmag
March 11, 2026