Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia Thursday for an unannounced visit, as the war in Iran spurs interest among Gulf countries in Ukrainian arms technology. The two countries are set to sign an agreement on “security...
Iran has responded through unnamed intermediaries to a 15-point US plan to end the war, news agency Tasnim reported on Thursday, and is now waiting for Washington’s reply. The exact contents of the US plan, conveyed to Iran via Pakistan...
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who is back in court in New York, could face further charges. Maduro has pleaded not guilty to charges including “narco-terrorism” conspiracy, cocaine...
Washington’s envoy to the UK said Thursday it would be a “big mistake” to cancel King Charles III’s planned state visit to the US, following calls to abandon the trip over the Middle East war. It has been rumoured for months...
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that taking control of Iran’s oil was an “option,” comparing it to the deal Washington made with Venezuela after toppling Nicolas Maduro. “It’s an option,” Trump told...
Iran’s security forces are recruiting children as young as 12 to man checkpoints and perform other duties during the war in the capital, a Revolutionary Guards official told state TV on Thursday. Checkpoints have sprung up all around Tehran...
The United States put pressure on France to disinvite the South African president to the G7 summit in the French town of Evian in June, the South African presidency told AFP Thursday. It marks the latest episode after months of fractured ties over a...
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to get serious about talks to end the Middle East war “before it is too late”, as Iranian state media said Tehran had already responded to Washington’s overture and was awaiting a...
Oil prices jumped and equities slid Thursday as hopes for a peace deal between the US and Iran wavered after Tehran rejected Washington’s bid to wind down the nearly four-week war. Markets had been buoyed at the start of this week by US...
Japan said it had started to release another part of its strategic oil reserves Thursday as it looks to temper the impact on the resource-poor nation from the surge in prices caused by the Middle East war. Iran has virtually closed the vital Strait...
Singapore will defer charging a levy on the use of green jet fuel to adjust to price rises caused by the Middle East war, regulators said Wednesday. The city-state had planned to require departing flights to use the more expensive Sustainable...
The NBA Board of Governors voted on Wednesday to authorize the league to explore potential expansion teams for Las Vegas and Seattle that would bring the league to 32 clubs. The move is the first step in a lengthy process that could lead to a new...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his country’s forces were expanding a “buffer zone” in southern Lebanon as the military pressed ahead with its campaign against Hezbollah. “We have created a...
State media in Iran said Wednesday that Tehran had rejected a US plan to end fighting, as the head of the United Nations warned that the Middle East war was spiralling out of control. In a first public acknowledgement of US efforts to discuss peace...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into “another Gaza.” Guterres cited increased “bellicose rhetoric” from both sides as they engage in nearly...
