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Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) Market Gains USD 29.49 in 2025 Driving 20.17% CAGR
Ottawa, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) market size reached approximately USD 29.49 Billion in 2025, with project–tions suggesting it will climb to USD 161.76 Billion in 2034, according to a report from...

Performance Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
ATHENS, Greece, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) (“we” or the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, today reported net income of $9.1 million and net income...

US Expands Sanctions on Iran
(MENAFN) The United States has introduced extensive new restrictions against Iran’s global maritime operations, accusing the network of unlawfully channeling tens of billions of dollars in oil profits to Tehran. The penalties, disclosed on...

Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025; Declares Cash Dividend of $0.01 Per Common Share for the Second Quarter 2025
ATHENS, Greece, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today reported net income of $4.5 million and...

US Senate Dismisses Halting Arms Shipment to Israel
(MENAFN) The United States Senate dismissed two measures put forward by Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday, which aimed to stop weapons shipments to Israel in light of severe hunger in the Gaza Strip. The first initiative, known as S.J. Res. 41,...

U.S. Senate Dismisses Sanders’ Bid to Ban Weapons Sales to Israel
(MENAFN) The US Senate decisively turned down two resolutions Wednesday proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders aimed at blocking arms shipments to Israel during the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In a 27-70 vote, the Senate dismissed the effort...

UN Warns: Deaths Surge in Gaza Despite Israeli Temporary Pause
(MENAFN) Casualties among Palestinians seeking aid and some humanitarian workers in Gaza keep climbing even as Israel enforces a temporary military pause, according to UN humanitarian officials on Wednesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of...

Iranian, Russian naval forces begin joint army exercise
(MENAFN) Iranian and Russian naval forces have commenced a joint military exercise in the Caspian Sea, according to reports. The three-day operation, named CASAREX2025, is organized by Iran’s Northern Fleet and features participation from warships...

Israel Targets Houthi Port in Yemen with Airstrikes
(MENAFN) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on Monday targeting Houthi military assets in the port city of Hodeidah, located in northwestern Yemen, the military said in a statement. According to the IDF, the operation aimed to...

Humanitarian Aid Convoy Reaches Syria’s Suwayda
(MENAFN) A fourth humanitarian convoy reached Syria’s southern Suwayda province on Tuesday, according to official state media. Media reported that the convoy, comprising 22 trucks, entered the region via the Busra al-Sham crossing in eastern...

First group of Syrians returns home under government-backed repatriation plan
(MENAFN) More than 120 Syrian refugees crossed back into Syria from Lebanon on Tuesday through the Masnaa border point, marking the initial phase of a government-supported repatriation initiative. Earlier in the day, the refugees gathered at a...

Israel Launches Attacks on Houthi Positions
(MENAFN) The Israeli military initiated a new series of air raids on Monday, targeting Houthi-controlled facilities at the Port of Al Hudaydah in western Yemen. According to Defense Minister Israel Katz, the operation was undertaken to obstruct...

2 Australian activists from Gaza assistance vessel freed from Israeli captivity
(MENAFN) Two Australian citizens detained by Israeli forces aboard a Gaza-bound aid vessel have been released, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced on Wednesday. The ship, Handala, carrying humanitarian supplies such as baby formula, food, and...

Erdogan states ‘decades of injustice” against Turkish Cypriots must end
(MENAFN) Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Sunday for increased diplomatic, political, and economic cooperation with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), emphasizing that the “decades of injustice” faced by Turkish...

Intelligent Bio Solutions Secures Major Drug Testing Tender with Leading London Transport Operator
NEW YORK, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: INBS) ("INBS" or the "Company"), a medical technology company delivering intelligent, rapid, non-invasive testing solutions, today announced it has secured a major...

Iran’s gas explosion harms eighteen civilians
(MENAFN) A gas explosion at a commercial building in the northern Iranian city of Rasht left at least 18 people injured on Sunday, according to reports from state media. The blast occurred on Bahonar Street and destroyed three commercial units,...

Iran Reports 18 Wounded in Gas Blast
(MENAFN) At least 18 people were injured in a powerful gas explosion that tore through a commercial building in the northern Iranian city of Rasht on Sunday, media reported. The blast occurred on Bahonar Street and destroyed three commercial...

Syria’s Suwayda Declares Ceasefire
(MENAFN) Syrian internal security forces have effectively implemented a ceasefire in Suwayda, setting the stage for a prisoner swap and a gradual return to peace in the southern region, as reported by the interior minister on Sunday. According to...

Data Entry Services for Logistics and Transportation by IBN Technologies
IBN Technologies offers expert data entry services for logistics and transportation, covering data conversion and record management for fast,accurate processing MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES, July 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As global trade...

INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors with Losses on their Investment in Lockheed Martin Corporation of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadlines – LMT
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LMT). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at...