Gas prices have spiked and stock markets indexes tumbled after an Iranian official said his country would “set fire” to anyone trying to pass through the key Strait of Hormuz…
MIDDLE EAST: US nationals urged to leave Middle East as conflict spreads
The US has urged its nationals to immediately leave most of the Middle East due to “serious safety risks”, as the US-Israeli war against Iran widens. On Monday, the US…
UK: Starmer at odds with Trump in biggest disagreement yet
For the best part of 48 hours, first the defence secretary and then the foreign secretary were struggling to cogently articulate in public what the government made of the US…
CHINA: Beijing removes three retired generals from national advisory body
China has removed three retired military generals, including a former commander of the People’s Liberation Army ground force, from a top political advisory body just days before its largest annual…
INDIA: Top court angry after junior judge cites fake AI-generated orders
India’s Supreme Court has threatened legal consequences after a judge was found to have adjudicated on a property dispute using fake judgements generated by artificial intelligence. The top court, which…
FRANCE: Paris to boost nuclear arsenal and extend deterrence to European allies
France is to boost its nuclear arsenal and extend the deterrent to cover other European countries, in a major development of its nuclear defence policy. In a speech in Brittany,…
KUWAITI: US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base
Six American soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike against a military facility in Kuwait on Sunday, the US has confirmed. US Central Command originally said three soldiers died in…
USA: Man found guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida
Ryan Routh has been found guilty of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in September last year. A jury found Routh, 59, guilty of all…
USA: Kyiv can win all of Ukraine back from Russia, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has said Kyiv can “win all of Ukraine back in its original form”, marking a major shift in his position on the war with Russia. In…
Canada, Australia, Portugal join UK in recognising Palestinian statehood
Canada, Australia, and Portugal have joined the United Kingdom in formally recognising Palestinian statehood as Israel plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and intensifies its war on…