The increase from 0.75% took Japan’s policy rate to its highest level since 1995, reflecting the central bank’s effort to respond to price pressures while avoiding a sharper economic slowdown.
U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States has kept control of the Strait of Hormuz and helped escort 125 million barrels of oil through Operation Project Freedom, underscoring how central the route remains in a regional crisis.
On 2026-06-11, available reporting documented kuwait's military had earlier reported air defences were engaging ‘hostile aerial targets’ Kuwait reopened its airspace to commercial traffic on Thursday after the latest volley of Iranian attacks caused a brief shutdown, its civil av
Reports said Imam Khomeini International Airport had restarted operations after halting inbound services following missile exchanges between Iran and Israel.
CENTCOM says it intercepted Iranian missiles and drones aimed toward Gulf targets while Tehran said it was answering earlier U.S. strikes, deepening pressure on the fragile truce and the talks over the Strait of Hormuz.
Emergency Lawyers said dozens more were wounded in Abu Zaeima, while no party claimed responsibility for the strike amid intensifying aerial warfare in Sudan.
The northern facility is intended to become Lebanon’s second international airport, with passenger operations planned after rehabilitation, approvals and a pilot phase.