Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said on Sunday, raising hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.
“Technical talks are...
Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said that the death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela Wednesday has risen to 1,450. After the two powerful magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes, Venezuela has recorded 430 light to moderate aftershocks, Rodriguez said in the latest government update on the...
Russia is grinding its way into Kostiantynivka, a key stronghold in Ukraine’s eastern “fortress belt” long coveted by the Kremlin, even as its gains across the rest of the 1,200-km front line have largely stalled.
Fighting has begun to seep into the city itself. Small groups of Russian soldiers are...
The Israeli military has destroyed underground infrastructure used by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in a village in southern Lebanon, according to a joint statement by the Israeli prime minister and defense minister on Sunday.
The U.S. was informed ahead of the attack, which targeted a 200-meter (656-ft)-long tunnel in the...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a US-mediated framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon aimed at achieving lasting peace and security. The proposed deal includes a ceasefire, contingent on Hezbollah halting all attacks and withdrawing from southern Lebanon.
In a post on social media, the US Department of State...
Major US stock indices settled lower yesterday. The Nasdaq Composite index dropped 0.24 per cent to close at 25,298. The index registered its fifth consecutive losing session as investors rotated out of key technology stocks and into more defensive areas of the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has stressed that the vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz must use only the routes officially designated and announced by Iranian authorities.
It made the remarks in a statement published on the IRGC’s official news outlet Sepah News while warning that ships’ movement...
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has paused its efforts to evacuate stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman yesterday. The move came after the British military reported the strike, hours after Iran warned ships against using...
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of FA-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft training and related equipment to Australia for an estimated cost of 250 million US dollars.
The State Department said the proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the...
