Vatican aid convoy to southern Lebanese town forced back by bombardment
Bombardment in southern Lebanon on Tuesday forced a convoy of humanitarian aid organized by the Vatican’s embassy for a besieged Christian town to turn back, a priest in the ...
China and Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping
China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and the U.S. ambassador to ...
Israeli military issues warning for vessels in a maritime area in Lebanon
The Israeli military issued on Tuesday a warning for all vessels anchoring or sailing in the maritime area between Lebanon’s Tyre and Ras Naqoura, signalling a likely imminent attack.
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Fuel prices could keep rising for months after Hormuz reopens
Fuel prices could keep rising for months even after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday, deviating from President Donald Trump’s assurances ...
Vance says EU is meddling in Hungary’s election as he backs Orban in Budapest
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as Iran showed no sign of accepting his ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday ...
Russia supplies Iran with cyber support, spy imagery to hone attacks, Ukraine says
Russian satellites have made dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to help Iran strike U.S. forces and other targets, according ...
Gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul leaves one attacker dead
One attacker was killed and two others were wounded in an extended gun battle with police outside the tower building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday.
Footage showed ...
‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’ says Trump as Iran defies looming deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as Iran showed no sign of complying with his ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by ...
World is lining up for Russian energy, the Kremlin says
The Kremlin said on Tuesday there were a huge number of requests for Russian energy from a range of different places amid a grave global energy crisis that was shaking ...
Australia’s most decorated soldier charged with war crimes
Australia’s most decorated soldier was arrested on Tuesday and charged with five counts of war crimes relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while on deployment in Afghanistan.
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Western banks and tech firms in Saudi capital shift to remote work
Some Western and Saudi firms in Riyadh have extended work-from-home advisories this week, five people familiar with the matter said, amid concern over a looming US-imposed deadline for Iran to ...
Middle East war prompts UK to cap student loan rates to shield graduates
Britain said on Tuesday it would cap interest rates on millions of student loans at 6 per cent from September 2026, saying conflict in the Middle East risked pushing up inflation and ...
Iran talks continuing, but strikes on Saudi Arabia may derail effort
Talks between the United States and Iran were at risk of being derailed following Tehran’s attacks on Saudi Arabian industrial facilities, two Pakistani sources with knowledge of the discussions ...
Vance visits Hungary to boost Orban ahead of pivotal election
U.S. Vice President JD Vance lashed out on Tuesday at what he called “disgraceful” interference from the European Union in an election in Hungary, as he lauded Prime Minister ...
Eurozone private sector growth weakens sharply as Middle East war hits
The eurozone’s private sector expansion weakened sharply in March as the Middle East war drove up energy costs and disrupted supply chains, with overall demand – a key gauge for ...
French high speed train crashes into military truck, killing driver
A French high-speed train crashed on Tuesday morning into a truck carrying military equipment at a level crossing near Calais, killing the train driver, a spokesperson for the local prefecture ...
Head of IEA says current oil and gas crisis worse than 1973, 1979 and 2022 together
The current oil and gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones in 1973, 1979 and 2022 together”, Fatih Birol, the head of the ...
Doctors in England begin six-day strike after rejecting government’s pay, workforce deal
Resident doctors in England started a six-day walkout on Tuesday after rejecting an offer the government said would not get better, with the British Medical Association saying it failed to ...
Russia assisting Iran in war against US and Israel with cyber support and spy imagery
Russian satellites have made dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to help Iran strike U.S. forces and other targets, according ...
Oil prices climb as Hormuz stays shut ahead of Trump deadline
Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as a U.S.-imposed deadline loomed for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or be “taken out”, with U.S. President Donald ...
Iran defies US deadline, fighting with Israel intensifies
Iran and Israel traded attacks on Tuesday as Tehran defiantly refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and accept a ceasefire deal on the eve of a deadline set by ...
Artemis II moon crew flies farther than humans have ever gone before
The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed ...
Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out’ on Tuesday, Hegseth says major strikes to come
US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, “and that night might be tomorrow night,” warning Tehran it had to make ...
Israeli airstrike kills at least ten near Gaza school as ceasefire strains
An Israeli airstrike killed at least ten people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, in the latest violence overshadowing the fragile ...