Iran has mounted attacks on Gulf states and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed after the United States conducted its third round of strikes in a week, in a serious escalation as the ongoing conflict spirals. Tehran on Sunday claimed attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar and Oman, calling themContinue Reading
The leader of the far-right, anti-immigration Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, has resigned from his seat in parliament and plans to stand again for his constituency amid allegations that he received and failed to declare millions of dollars in donations. The surprise announcement came on Tuesday as Farage faced theContinue Reading
On July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time. Published On 8 Jul 20268 Jul 2026 Because of Earth’s tilt and the timing of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, about 99 percent of the world’s population – some 8.2 billion peopleContinue Reading
The United States says it has come up with a spending plan for unfrozen Iranian assets, as negotiations to reach a final deal to end the war in the Middle East continue. President Donald Trump’s administration insists that the unfrozen money will be used to buy US agricultural products, whichContinue Reading
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Iran will not be permitted to charge tolls or fees for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz under any final agreement with Washingtonexposing one of the biggest points of friction in negotiations aimed at ending months of conflict across the Middle East.Continue Reading
Ethiopia will head to the polls on June 1 for its first nationwide elections since the formal end of the Tigray war, a devastating two-year conflict from 2020 to 2022 that concluded with a peace agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). With aContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Polanda surprise move that has deepened uncertainty about Washington’s military posture in Europe. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump linked the decision directly to his relationship with Poland’sContinue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have signed a joint declaration following their meeting in Beijing, focusing on building a “multipolar world and a new type of international relations”. The two countries also announced that they had signed a large package of deals solidifying bilateral cooperationContinue Reading
Waving a big Catla fish in his hands, Sharadwat Mukherjee went door to door canvassing for votes before Thursday’s election to the state legislature in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Mukherjee is a candidate from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which rules nationally but hasContinue Reading
Oil prices have dominated headlines and political discussions since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran. In the six weeks since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, crude prices have risen sharply, driving up fuel costs and placing strain on households across the globe. Recommended StoriesContinue Reading
