Oil prices jump after ships attacked near Strait of Hormuz
Experts have warned that a prolonged conflict could push global energy prices even higher.
Continue ReadingExperts have warned that a prolonged conflict could push global energy prices even higher.
Continue ReadingGrowing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa.
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump warned “there will likely be more” US casualties during operations in Iran in a statement posted on Truth Social. This comes as US Central Command (Centcom) said three US service members have been killed in action and five “seriously wounded”. In Israel, nine people have been killed after a missile strike […]
Continue ReadingRyu, who served as a diplomat before defecting in 2019, says the North Korean legal code, created by the Kim family, requires the country to be run by a person of the Paektu bloodline – in other words, a direct descendant of the country’s founder Kim Il Sung.
Continue ReadingBut if the regime survives, and it may well, then Washington’s triple demands of Tehran will come back into focus, namely: a curb on Iran’s suspect nuclear programme, including a return to inspections; an end to Iran’s ballistic missile programme; and an end to Iran’s support for proxy militias around the region, such as the […]
Continue ReadingJamie Doran played the photographer, who has died aged 61, in the 2018 movie A Private War.
Continue ReadingIran’s surviving leaders are in crisis mode, battling to project security as US and Israel strikes continue.
Continue ReadingTwo people were killed and 17 injured, with the suspected gunman also shot dead on the scene.
Continue ReadingA piece of crucial intelligence arrived just hours before the attack on a compound in central Tehran.
Continue ReadingFalling debris from intercepted Iranian drones and missiles cause widespread damage across the Gulf.
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