Disruptions are forcing shippers to use longer and costlier routes, analysts say Reduced water levels along the Panama Canal are disrupting global trade, forcing shippers to sail longer routes and pay higher freight costs, Reuters reported on Monday.
The US leader urged Congress to pass stalled “supplemental funds” for Kiev as he met with the Ukrainian president US President Joe Biden has promised another $200 million in emergency military aid for Ukraine. He made the pledge during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Tuesday.
Poland’s parliament quickly slapped the controversial politician with the highest financial penalty allowed A far-right lawmaker in Poland used a fire extinguisher to douse menorah candles during an official Hanukkah ceremony on Tuesday, calling the Jewish holiday a form of “satanic worship.” The stunt was later referred to prosecutors by Warsaw’s parliament speaker.