Saudi Arabia welcomed leaders and officials from across the Gulf on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the region triggered by the US-Israeli war against Iran. The talks in the coastal city of Jeddah come as the White House considers...
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US authorities detained a suspected Guatemalan drug kingpin with a $10 million bounty on his head, the Central American nation’s US embassy announced. Eugenio Molina-Lopez is accused of heading up a gang called Los Huistas, which allegedly...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States has no closer friend than Britain, as he welcomed King Charles III to the White House on a state visit shadowed by tensions over the Iran war. Speaking after a pomp-filled welcome on the...
US Marines on Tuesday boarded a commercial ship in the Arabian Sea that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade of Iranian ports, the US military said. The M/V Blue Star III was released by US forces “after conducting a search...
The German government plans to introduce a sugar tax as part of measures to address its growing budget deficit in the coming years, according to a draft bill seen by AFP on Tuesday. Under the scheme, which is expected to be included in the 2027...
Oil prices jumped on Tuesday, climbing back above $110 per barrel, amid a lack of progress in re-opening the key Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile tech stocks took a hit and investors turned their attention to corporate earnings and the outlook for...
A Bahrain court sentenced five people to life in prison on Tuesday for plotting “terrorist and hostile acts” with Iran, which bombarded the tiny Gulf kingdom during the Middle East war. Another 25 people were jailed for up to 10 years...
Meta is preparing to backtrack its acquisition of AI startup Manus, the Wall Street Journal reported late Monday, after China banned the transaction citing national security concerns. Facebook owner Meta announced in December it had agreed to...
North Korea dramatically increased executions during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for consuming South Korean dramas, K-pop and other foreign culture and political offences, a report published Tuesday showed. Pyongyang closed its borders in...
The head of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy agency’s “groundbreaking” operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence “from the heart of the enemy’s secrets.” “In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we...
Ukraine and Israel were on Tuesday locked in a diplomatic row over allegations Israel had accepted shipments of grain which Kyiv said Russia had “stolen” from parts of occupied Ukraine. One of the world’s largest grain producers...
The White House said it was examining Iran’s latest proposal to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran insisted on Tuesday that Washington was no longer in a position to “dictate” policy to others. Iran has blockaded the waterway...
A ship fully loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG) has passed through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the Middle East war virtually closed the route in early March, marine tracking firm Kpler said Monday. The LNG carrier Mubaraz...
For many amateur riders, motocross and dirt biking start as a fun hobby. Over time, though, that hobby can turn into a real passion. Riders begin to care not only about performance but also about how their bikes look on the track. A clean...
US cut-price jewellery seller Claire’s wrapped-up the closure of its last 154 stores in the UK and Ireland on Monday, leading to 1,300 job losses, the company’s administrator said. After arriving in the UK in 1991, the low-cost...