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US Guided Missile Destroyer Enters Black Sea ‘To Promote Peace’

The USS Porter has entered the Black Sea in what the Sixth Fleet says is a routine deployment to help promote peace and stability. However, the US Navy destroyer has just been outfitted with a new missile system due to what the Navy called a “Russian threat.” RT reports: Turkish observers spotted the Porter sailing through the Bosporus on Monday, the first US Navy ship to enter the Black Sea this year.

Saudi Authorities Panic - Ban Speculation On Riyal Devaluation Amid Banking Crisis

Saudi Authorities Panic - Ban Speculation On Riyal Devaluation Amid Banking Crisis

With Saudi Riyal forwards plunging back above 3.81, dramatically weaker than the current peg, Bloomberg reports that Saudi authorities are cracking down on currency traders as speculation mounts that the world’s biggest oil exporter won’t be able to maintain the riyal’s peg to the dollar as revenue plunges.

For The First Time Since The Iraq War, US Launches Airstrikes From The Mediterranean

For The First Time Since The Iraq War, US Launches Airstrikes From The Mediterranean

The US aircraft carrier CVN-65, the USS Harry Truman, has begun striking at various Islamic State targets from the Mediterranean Sea on Friday. This is the first time a carrier group has launched airstrikes from the area since the 2003 invasion in Iraq. According to a statement by the US Naval Forces Europe-Africa, fighter jets conducted combat sorties from the aircraft carrier in support of Operation Inherent Resolve on Friday after transiting the Suez Canal the day before. 

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