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This video ranks the top 15 countries in the world by military spending per year from 1830 to 2022. Spending is calculated in US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation. * * * Source: ourworldindata, SIPRI Music: Hearts of Iron IV

Money spent by foreign tourists in each country for the given period of time. Countries with the highest income: United States Italy France Spain United Kingdom Germany Austria Hong Kong China Switzerland Australia Thailand Canada Singapore Poland Mexico Greece Netherlands South Korea Turkey Japan Malaysia Macau India UAE Portugal Data Source: Statista I use Alien…

Israelis living along the northern border with Lebanon were ordered to find shelter on Wednesday amid a false alarm that attack drones might have crossed the border. WSJ Correspondent Dion Nissenbaum was with Israeli troops in the area when the warnings came in. Photo: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images 0:00 Israel-Lebanon border 0:55 Air raid sirens 2:07…

Ukraine’s military has liberated less than 0.37% of the territory that Russia occupied in June, despite breaches of Russian defenses near Robotyne. The counteroffensive up to this point has been disappointing for Kyiv and the West. Retired Brigadier Gen. Mark Kimmit and WSJ Ukraine correspondent James Marson explain Ukraine’s evolving counteroffensive military strategy and what…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to arrive in Israel on Thursday as Israeli airstrikes continue on Gaza, triggering fears of a humanitarian crisis. The Israeli army said it regained full control of communities from Hamas near the Gaza border. As the Israeli soldiers positioned themselves for a potential ground invasion of Gaza, the…

Watch live coverage of remarks from President Biden on the Israel-Hamas conflict. #Biden #Israel #WSJ

Over 250 people were killed at the Tribe of Nova Festival in Re’im, Israel on Saturday – one of the deadliest sites of Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel. The festival took place just three miles from the Gaza Strip. Many attendees were also taken hostage and brought back to Gaza. WSJ breaks down how the…

Louisiana’s Steve Scalise and Ohio’s Jim Jordan are vying to be the next Speaker of the House. Jordan is known for being a fiery attack dog in his committees and being a frequent voice on Fox News. Scalise spends less time in the spotlight and is popular among the GOP for building consensus among members….

Tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Hamas as the militant group threatened to execute hostages if the Israeli military strikes civilian homes in the Gaza Strip without warning. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/Zuma Press #Israel #Hamas #WSJ

WSJ Correspondent Dion Nissenbaum reports from the southern Israeli city of Sderot as a number of rockets fired from Gaza land nearby. Israeli tanks and troops are surging towards the south, as 100,000 Israeli reservists mass in preparation for a broad offensive against Hamas. Photo: Dion Nissenbaum #Israel #Gaza #WSJ

UAW union members have been striking at plants owned by GM, Ford and Stellantis over job security and pay as automakers push forward in developing EV’s, which could require fewer workers and cost more in raw materials. WSJ’s George Downs takes a look at what America’s EV ambitions mean for the future of auto workers…

Nestled under the Alps and the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Base Tunnel is poised to be the longest underground railway connection in the world. The $11 billion megaproject, which has been floated around for centuries, is both a wild engineering feat and a critical project in the EU’s effort to connect itself, known as the…

More than 1,100 people have died after the Hamas militant group launched a surprise attack on Israel over the weekend. Iranian officials helped Hamas plan the attack, giving a green-light to the assault at a meeting in Beirut on Monday, according to senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah. Photo: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images #israel #palestine #wsj

Israel has carried out dozens of retaliatory strikes on targets in Gaza, after an unprecedented Hamas attack left around 300 Israelis dead and 1,864 wounded. At least 256 Palestinians have been killed so far and more than 1,788 injured in Israeli counterstrikes on Gaza. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Image #israel #palestine #wsj

HelloFresh, Home Chef, Blue Apron and other prominent meal kit companies are struggling to retain customers. In 2022, about 90% of customers at the five major meal delivery services canceled their subscriptions by the end of the year. WSJ examines how these food delivery companies, big and small, are competing to find and keep customers…

Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and mortars. It’s blocked thousands of missiles since 2011, including those launched by Hamas during this past weekend’s attack. Here’s how it works. Photo: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images #wsj #israel #irondome

Hamas militants breached Israeli checkpoint locations along the border with Gaza, neutralizing Israeli forces, and allowing Hamas to spread into nearby towns. With hundreds killed, the attack is the largest and deadliest in years, prompting an Israeli declaration of war. WSJ breaks down how the coordinated attack on Israel, by land, air and sea, unfolded….

Chinese made drones have dominated the market for quad copters for over a decade. They’re used by university researchers, firefighters, and police around the world. But growing geopolitical concerns, and the use of drones as weapons of war in Ukraine, and by Hamas during attacks on Israel, have made some critics concerned about U.S. dependence…

Hybrid work has meant fewer riders on New York City’s subway and a drop in fare revenue for the system’s operator the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/EOWeZ7ZFU0c

Pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, is now Europe’s most valuable company, worth more than its home country, Denmark’s total economy. That wasn’t always the case, and only recently, through its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, is it witnessing unprecedented financial success. For a century, the company predominantly focused on insulin and treating those…

Drivers headed to downtown Manhattan will face a new toll beginning in spring 2024. The final fee, which is still up for debate, is expected to be between $9 and $23 dollars per day for passenger vehicles. Commercial vehicles will be charged upon each entry and exit to the zone. Regional planners believe the toll…

Solar-powered electric yachts have hit the superyacht market. Austrian-based Silent Yachts and Polish-based Sunreef Yachts are two companies working on developing this technology. Allied Market Research predicts the solar boat industry will grow 14 percent by 2031 to $2.4 billion. CNBC headed to the Cannes Yachting Festival to get an inside look at the companies…

Major American cities such as New York and San Francisco face serious problems — mass migration, empty offices and declining tax revenues. These trends have had a direct impact on cities, which rely on tax revenues for funding, a significant portion from commercial real estate. Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh has defined this cycle of spillover effects…

Global prices of olive oil surged to $8,900 per ton in September, driven by “extremely dry weather” in the Mediterranean, according to the USDA.