President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the U.S. will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon" but did not elaborate
April 11, 2026
Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, should create joint food reserves with fellow BRICS members and former Soviet neighbours to counter the risks
April 13, 2026
A diplomatic push is under way on a U.N.-led proposal to ensure safe passage for fertiliser shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.N. said on
April 13, 2026
OPEC on Monday lowered its forecast for world oil demand in the second quarter by 500,000 barrels per day, the producer group's monthly oil report showed in
April 13, 2026
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April 15, 2026
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Monday called on the Lebanese government to cancel a Tuesday meeting between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington, describing
April 14, 2026
ANZ said on Tuesday it expects Brent crude to trade above $90 per barrel in 2026 before ending the year at $88 due to a loss of supply from the Middle East conflict.
March 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran talks could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post.
April 14, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes rallied to close sharply higher on Monday as hopes for de-escalation in the Middle
April 14, 2026
Companies in Australia and New Zealand are beginning to signal the financial strain from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, as higher fuel prices stoke inflation, dent business and
April 14, 2026
The U.S. will not renew a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil at sea that expires this week, and quietly let a similar
April 14, 2026
The World Bank could mobilize $80 billion to $100 billion in funding over the next 15 months for countries hit hard by the war in the
April 15, 2026
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April 11, 2026
A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon
April 08, 2026
For years, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has relied on insult, ridicule, threat and contempt. But the scale of violence in his words during the first week of April 2026 was new – and had a purpose.
April 08, 2026
One crew member has been recued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House Wednesday about the war with Iran. He said the core strategic objectives are "nearing completion" as he projected another two to three weeks of involvement.
April 02, 2026
French president hits back after Trump mocks how his wife treats him
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump entered his war of choice against Iran without consulting global allies
April 01, 2026
The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war’s likely end and political consequences.
March 10, 2026
The State Department has drawn down personnel at more U.S. diplomatic missions in and around the Middle East as it comes under increasing but historically familiar criticism for not doing enough to prepare
March 10, 2026
President Donald Trump joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in Kuwait
March 07, 2026
Ukraine’s counter-drone expertise has been hard won. War in the Middle East may reveal its silver lining
March 07, 2026
Everything we know on the seventh day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 06, 2026
Between bombs and blackouts, Iranians are trapped in a deepening crisis
March 06, 2026
Governments around the world are rushing to organize the return of their citizens from the Middle East on Wednesday and air traffic seems to be picking up slightly as travel across the region remains heavily disrupted by the widening Iran war
March 04, 2026
Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home
March 05, 2026
For years, Iran’s theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it felt its existence was threatened
March 05, 2026
Canadian and Australian prime ministers have called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon
March 05, 2026
'They're giving up their lives for us'; Nonprofit supports troops with care packages amid Middle East conflict
March 05, 2026
Everything we know on day 4 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 03, 2026
World leaders have been responding cautiously amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, reports of its supreme leader's death and fears of a wider war
February 28, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine expected later this week may take place in Switzerland or Turkey if a planned meeting in Abu Dhabi is not possible due to the war in the Middle East
March 02, 2026
What we know about why the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran’s retaliation
February 28, 2026
Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Iran's armed proxies like Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023
March 01, 2026
An Israeli strike has killed at least two Palestinians and wounded five others east of Gaza City, according to Fadel Naeem, director of Al-Ahli Hospital, where the casualties arrived
February 26, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro may be the nation’s most prominent Jewish politician as antisemitism surges across America
February 23, 2026
President Donald Trump has warned that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat says Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the U.S. Trump's remarks Friday came a few hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said on MSNOW’s “Morning Joe” show that his country was planning to finalize a draft deal in “the next two to three days” to then send to Washington
February 20, 2026
At the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a “new and harmonious” Middle East rising from the ashes of war
February 20, 2026
Israel tightens grip on West Bank ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to US
February 08, 2026
Israel is marking the end of a painful chapter after the return of the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza
January 27, 2026
At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace overseeing next steps for Gaza
January 18, 2026
Trump is threatening to attack a country that produces three times more oil than Venezuela
January 15, 2026
The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs
January 14, 2026
Lebanon says first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah completed, but Netanyahu warns progress ‘far from sufficient’
January 08, 2026
As Venezuela buckles under Trump, Iran sees an uncomfortable parallel
January 07, 2026
Angelina Jolie visits Rafah Crossing as Gaza aid groups face Israeli suspension
January 02, 2026
No major change in troop levels after Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to defend Iranian protesters
January 02, 2026
French Open prize money up 10% to $72 million overall
US Interior Department to reduce staff through deferred resignation, early retirement
Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation by anti-graft watchdog
Trump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison
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