Iran gains leverage with Bab al-Mandab Strait under Houthi control
The waterway, which links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, is a busy transit point for crude oil, cars and other manufactured goods.
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland join in Celtic independence push
President Donald Trump said Saturday he would “love to see” Irish reunification.
Continue ReadingMacklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestine comments
Messina Touring Group, which promoted the tour, said that venues on the tour wouldn’t allow Macklemore to perform.
Continue ReadingPutin warns Europe of war if peacekeeping troops are deployed to Ukraine
The Russian leader lashed out at the West and said Russia posed no threat to Europe.
Continue ReadingKing Charles to host AI leaders as disaster warnings mount
The meeting, planned weeks ago, has taken on new urgency amid alarms being sounded from inside the industry.
Continue ReadingAs Iran proxies activate in Yemen and Iraq, Trump’s Mideast morass deepens
Two of the most important corridors for international energy shipments are blocked by Iran and its proxies, oil prices are up and the global economy is reeling.
Continue ReadingTrump, in Dublin, says he ‘would love to see’ Ireland reunified
Trump’s comments broke with longstanding U.S. neutrality on the question of reuniting the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland — a highly sensitive issue in the U.K.
Continue ReadingU.S.-Canada trade war set to hit hard in midterm battleground states
Republican candidates in some of the nation’s most competitive races are treading carefully as local industries brace for President Trump’s tariffs.
Continue ReadingBolsonaro’s son surges in run to free the former president
Flávio Bolsonaro is now polling evenly with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and prediction markets are favoring the challenger over the incumbent in the October election.
Continue ReadingU.K. Parliament rejects bill to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill
The defeat leaves Britain outside a growing list of European countries and 14 U.S. jurisdictions that allow some form of assisted suicide.
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