Israel’s military said Thursday it had struck checkpoints set up in Tehran by the Basij paramilitary force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as part of efforts to undermine control by the authorities. “Over the past day, the Israeli...
The EU plans to ban retail sale of large canisters of nitrous oxide — also known as “laughing gas” and increasingly used as a recreational drug — in 2027, Brussels said Thursday. Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas used for...
Iranian authorities have arrested nearly 200 people nationwide on charges related to the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic, a US-based rights group said on Thursday. The charges relate to accusations including over activity on social...
An unidentified assailant exchanged gunfire with security at a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, on Thursday, police said, adding that there was no immediate confirmation of any injuries. “At least one individual came to the...
A subsidiary of Tesla, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker, has won approval to supply UK households and businesses with electricity, Britain’s energy regulator said Thursday. The company applied to become an electricity supplier in...
European countries have stepped up domestic security since US-Israeli strikes on Iran sparked the Middle East war, with fears Tehran could be plotting “terrorist” attacks as part of its retaliation. The Islamic republic has been accused...
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, lacks the authority of his father and is leading “a hereditary monarchy” reliant on the backing of the powerful Revolutionary Guards, an exiled opposition group said on Thursday. Ali...
TotalEnergies said Thursday it had shut down 15 percent of its total oil and gas production due to the war in the Middle East. “Production has been shut down or is in the process of shutting down in Qatar, Iraq and UAE offshore, representing...
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who is yet to appear in public, vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths since the start of the war with the US and Israel, in a statement read out by a presenter on state TV. “A limited amount...
World War II leader Winston Churchill is to be dropped from the UK £5 banknote in favour of a nature scene, sparking outrage from some lawmakers who said he should not be replaced by an otter or badger. Novelist Jane Austen, artist J. M. W. Turner...
The United States has struck around 6,000 targets since the start of the war against Iran late last month, the US military said on Thursday. Among the targets hit were more than 90 Iranian vessels — around 60 ships and 30 minelayers — US...
Top economic officials from the United States and China are set to convene in Paris, the Treasury Department said Thursday, ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in April. US Treasury Secretary Scott...
Iran has allowed ships from some countries to cross the Strait of Hormuz, deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said on Thursday, as the waterway remained effectively closed during the war with the US and Israel. “Some countries have...
Ukraine and Romania on Thursday signed a statement of intent to produce drones together in the NATO member country during a visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Bucharest aimed at deepening defence cooperation. The project would be...
Two people were injured and the gunman is dead following a shooting on Thursday at Old Dominion University in the southern US state of Virginia, the school said. The gunman opened fire in a building on the campus in Norfolk, injuring two people, the...
