aWashington has downplayed reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran about United States targets across the Middle East amid the burgeoning US-Israel war on Iran, first reported by The Washington…
USA: Texas Congressman Admits to Affair with Late Aide Amid Ethics Probe
UVALDE, TX — U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-TX) has publicly admitted to an extramarital affair with a staff member, reversing his previous denials as he faces a federal ethics investigation…
MIDDLE EAST: US lands bomber at UK air base after warning of surge in strikes on Iran
A US bomber capable of carrying 24 cruise missiles has landed in the UK after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer approved “defensive” US action against Iranian missile sites from UK…
EUROPE: Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine has developed into a high-tech conflict. Swarms of spy and killer drones have set the skies of Ukraine abuzz,…
MIDDLE EAST: Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran as Putin speaks with Iran’s president
US President Donald Trump has demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as the American and Israeli military continued to launch strikes. Trump said the US and allies would make Iran “economically bigger,…
MIDDLE EAST: Oil price jumps after Qatar warns all Gulf production could stop within days
aOil prices have jumped after Qatar’s energy minister warned he expects all oil and gas exporters in the Gulf to stop production within days. Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times…
UK: Failed asylum seeker families to be offered up to £40k to leave the country
Families of failed asylum seekers will be offered up to £40,000 to leave the UK under a trial scheme announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Mahmood said the government would…
USA: Economy unexpectedly sheds 92,000 jobs in February
The number of jobs in the US economy fell last month, an unexpected contraction that has renewed questions about whether the labour market in the US might be starting to…
HUNGARY: Authorities confirm holding seven Ukrainian bank workers and $80m
Hungary’s tax authority has said it has arrested seven Ukrainians and two cash-transport vehicles on suspicion of money-laundering after Ukraine’s foreign minister accused Budapest of taking them hostage. “The reasons…
EUROPE: Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking seven people hostage
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has accused Hungarian authorities of taking hostage seven employees of Ukraine’s state savings bank, Oschadbank. Writing on X, Sybiha said: “Today in Budapest, Hungarian authorities…