US President Donald Trump told NBC News on Thursday he was “very optimistic” about a peace deal with Iran after their ceasefire, and that Israel was “scaling back” strikes in Lebanon. Trump told the US broadcaster in a...
The Mexican government has unveiled a plan to tap into the country’s natural gas reserves through fracking, a method slammed by environmental groups, in order to reduce its reliance on imports from the United States. President Claudia...
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs urged an appeals court Thursday to overturn the US hip-hop mogul’s prison term of more than four years for prostitution-related crimes. Combs, 56, was sentenced in October after a salacious trial that...
It is “critical” to start building up European gas reserves “as early as possible”, the continent’s network transmission operator ENTSOG said Thursday. “Europe enters the summer injection season from a much lower...
The first non-Iranian oil tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday since a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States was announced, according to the MarineTraffic monitor. The MSG, a Gabon-flagged oil tanker passed went...
China has banned for 40 days civil aviation from a large airspace off Shanghai without specifying the reasons, according to a notice to aviators published by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aviation notice (NOTAM) announcing the...
Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief said Thursday they “appreciated the restraint demonstrated by all sides”, before Islamabad is expected to host talks between Iran and the United States. “The two leaders expressed...
Hungary is purchasing crude oil worth $500 million from the United States to “diversify supply sources”, a government official said on Thursday, following the visit of US Vice President JD Vance. Vance visited Budapest this week to throw...
Lebanon wants a ceasefire before starting any negotiations with Israel, a Lebanese government official told AFP on Thursday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered his cabinet to begin direct talks with Beirut...
US President Donald Trump’s Republicans on Thursday blocked an attempt by the opposition Democrats to curb his authority to wage war in Iran, amid mounting frustration in Congress over his handling of the Middle East conflict. House Minority...
Oil prices climbed and stocks fell Thursday on fears over the nascent US-Iran ceasefire after Tehran threatened to resume hostilities after Israel launched a major bombardment of Lebanon. Equity markets across the globe soared and crude plunged...
The European Union will not be able to compete in the global artificial intelligence race by hurting companies in other countries, US envoy to the EU Andrew Puzder told AFP on Thursday. The EU will next month unveil plans to boost Europe’s...
An animal welfare charity has revealed it rescued more than 250 dogs from one UK home, with a photo of the scene prompting “disbelief” and false claims that the image was generated by artificial intelligence. The Royal Society for the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he ordered his cabinet to open direct talks with Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah and establish “peace relations” between the two countries. “In light of Lebanon’s repeated...
The International Monetary Fund expects to have to provide up to $50 billion in immediate financial assistance to countries affected by the Middle East war, its managing director said on Thursday, with the crisis likely to have lasting economic...
