Trump frames Strait of Hormuz efforts as test for Nato President Trump is framing efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a test of Nato allies. The president says…
MIDDLE EAST: European leaders reject military involvement in Strait of Hormuz
European leaders have rejected demands by United States President Donald Trump to help ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Joining an EU gathering in Brussels on Monday…
UKRAINE: A nation’s urgent fight on the financial frontline
For Ukraine the financial frontline is perhaps the unseen battlefield in the war with Russia. Keeping the economy on a level footing isn’t just about today, but central to the…
MIDDLE EAST: ‘We killed dogs’: Israeli troops kill two children, parents in West Bank
Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian couple and two of their children as they drove in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health authorities, with the Israeli military…
UKRAINE: Zelensky accuses EU allies of ‘blackmail’ in oil pipeline row
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European allies of seeking to “blackmail” Kyiv into reopening a pipeline transporting Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia. He said restoring the flow of…
LIVE UPDATES: IRAN WAR
US-Israel plan seems unclear as war on Iran appears to be escalating: Norway Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store says the war in Iran appears to be escalating, adding that…
ISRAEL: As hopes of regime change in Iran fade, Netanyahu faces political test
aThere is a new and concerted effort from Israel’s military and political leaders to frame the achievements of the Iran war as having changed the Middle East, even without the…
LIVE UPDATES: WAR IN IRAN
Germany says US wrong to ease Russian oil sanctions Germany has criticised the United States for easing some sanctions on Russian oil, warning the move could help finance Russia’s war…
MIDDLE EAST: Four crew members killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq
Four of six members of a US military refuelling aircraft’s crew have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says. Rescue efforts continue after…
LIVE UPATE: WAR IN IRAN
Trump says Iran can compete in World Cup, but he does not think it’s appropriate for their own safety US President Donald Trump says Iran’s football team is “welcome” to…