US announces tightening sanctions against Iran oil sector
The United States announced Wednesday it is tightening sanctions against Iran’s oil industry as Tehran keeps up its closure of the Strait of Hormuz as...
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Hopes for Middle East peace grow as Israel discusses Lebanon ceasefire
Optimism grew on Thursday that the war in the Middle East may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and the...
Trump’s rift with Pope is playing out in public – it’s costing him valuable support
It is not unusual for President Trump to face criticism from Catholic leaders. His hardline immigration policies, promised in his campaign and cheered on by...
Four killed, 20 injured in school shooting in Turkey
A student opened fire indiscriminately in two classrooms at a school in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring 20 others, an official...
India power plant blast death toll climbs to 19
The death toll from a boiler blast at a power plant in central India has risen to 19, a police officer said on Wednesday, noting...
Brazil SC orders probe into Flavio Bolsonaro for ‘slander’ of Lula
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered a criminal investigation of Flavio Bolsonaro, the main rival of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in upcoming elections, over...
US Navy forces 8 Iran-linked oil tankers to turn back amid Iran blockade
US naval forces have forced eight Iran-linked oil tankers to turn back since Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Citing officials, WSJ...
Pakistan working to set second round of US, Iran talks: sources
Pakistan was working to bring Iran and the United States together for a second round of talks, senior Pakistani sources told AFP on Tuesday, with...
Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar’s Hungary election landslide
Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power is over and a system condemned as an “electoral autocracy” lies in tatters, defeated by a 45-year-old former party...
Israel seeks to declare Turkey ‘new enemy’
Israel “cannot live without an enemy” and its government is now trying to portray Turkey as one, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday....
‘If you fight, we will fight’, warns Iran
A chorus of top-ranking Iranian officials threatened retaliation. Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser and a former Revolutionary Guard Commander, wrote on X that the country’s...
UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation
Sir Keir Starmer is planning legislation to allow the UK to adopt new EU laws without Parliament having to hold a full vote each time....