The Gaza Strip is in ruins. Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history, has killed more than 41,000 people, a little over half of them women and children, according to local health officials. “Whoever sees Gaza ... It will make them cry.”
Strait of Hormuz tensions are driving development of alternative trade routes, with Iraq's $24 billion Development Road project advancing "with discipline," analyst says....