Oil prices jump following US strikes on Iran
Al Jazeera: Global oil prices climbed sharply in early trading today as US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities fuelled fears of potential disruptions to...
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Iran vows retaliation over US strikes; Trump hints at regime change
UNB: Tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate as Iran has vowed retaliation over US military strikes on its nuclear facilities while US President...
Thai PM seeks to fend off calls for resignation
Reuters : Thailand’s prime minister, seeking to fend off calls for her resignation, said on Sunday all coalition partners have pledged support for her government,...
You’re not done learning until you sleep
Marc N. Coutanche Ph.D. : One of sleep’s key functions is to stabilize and integrate new memories into our brain’s long-term memory systems, a process...
S Korea counts on shipbuilding to ease US tariff woes
AFP : Asia’s fourth largest economy South Korea is facing gruelling tariffs by US President Donald Trump, but its shipbuilding industry could prove a useful...
Tokyo’s local election seen as key test for ruling party
AFP : Voting kicked off Sunday for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly, a poll seen as a key barometer of public sentiment towards the central government,...
India will ‘never’ restore Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan
Al Jazeera : India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with neighbouring Pakistan, and the water flowing there will be diverted for internal use,...
Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace as US attack on Iran
Reuters : Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East on Sunday after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to flight tracking...
EU urges ‘all sides to step back’ after US strikes Iran
Agency : The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Sunday called for de-escalation and a return to negotiations after the United States joined Israel’s...
Iran says US strikes did not cause nuclear contamination
AP: Iran announced early Sunday that its nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Fordo, and Natanz showed “no signs of contamination” following U.S. military strikes on the...
Iran threatens ‘more devastating’ response to Israel’s attacks
AFP: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Saturday of a “more devastating” retaliation should Israel’s nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic republic would not halt...
UN chief warns of ‘Dangerous Escalation’ after US strikes on Iran
Al Jazeera: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has voiced deep concern over the U.S. military strikes on Iran, calling the development a “dangerous escalation” that threatens...