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United Airlines ends pursuit of rival American after merger approach rebuffed

United Airlines said Monday it had ended its pursuit of a merger with American Airlines after the rival carrier declined to engage following an initial approach. “I was hoping to pitch that story to American, but they declined to engage and instead responded by publicly closing the door,” United CEO Scott Kirby said. Kirby raised the…

What is Article 5, and can a country ever be suspended from NATO?

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO allies, accusing them of being cowards for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway, which carries a fifth of all global oil supplies, has been weaponised by the Iranian regime and remains shut with severe ramifications for the…