UAE says responding to ‘barrage of ballistic missiles’ The United Arab Emirates says its “air defences are currently dealing with a barrage of ballistic missiles coming from Iran”. In a…
USA: White House denies US military escorted tanker in Hormuz after deleted post
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has posted, then deleted, a claim that the United States military provided protection for an oil tanker travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway…
PALESTINE: Israel denies women in Gaza ‘conditions to live’: Amnesty
Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip have been “denied the conditions needed to live and to give life safely” by Israel amid its genocidal war on the enclave, according to Amnesty International,…
MIDDLE EAST: Around 140 US service members wounded in Iran war, Pentagon says
The United States has confirmed that around 140 of its service members have been wounded since the start of the war against Iran on February 28. The Pentagon said in a statement…
ITALY: Authorities buy rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m
The Italian state has bought a painting by 16-17th Century baroque master Caravaggio for €30m (£25.9m), one of the largest sums it has ever paid for an artwork. The country’s…
NORTH KOREA: Kim Yo Jong denounces ‘muscle-flexing’ US-South Korean military exercises
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has accused the United States and South Korea of “destroying the stability” of East Asia, as the two countries start…
PAKISTAN: Authorities orders sweeping austerity measures as Iran war triggers oil crisis
Pakistan has ordered sweeping emergency austerity and fuel conservation measures after a disruption in oil and gas supply caused by the United States-Israel war on Iran and an escalating Middle East…
USA: Some sanctions to be lifted on oil producers amid Iran war-Trump
United States President Donald Trump has said his administration will lift some sanctions on oil-producing countries to keep energy prices down amid the US and Israel’s war on Iran. Trump…
MIDDLE EAST: Israel launches new wave of attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon
aIsraeli forces have launched attacks across southern and eastern Lebanon, as Israel targets the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah amid the joint Israeli-United States war on Iran. Two Israeli air attacks…
EUROPE: Russia the only ‘winner’ of US-Israel war on Iran: EU Council president
European Council President Antonio Costa has said Russia is the only country benefitting from the US-Israeli war on Iran, as global energy prices soar and attention from Moscow’s four-year conflict with…