The Trump administration has imposed new sanctions on nine Cuban state-owned firms in the construction, mining and metals sectors, while tightening restrictions on US citizens doing business with Cuban state entities.
The latest measures follow Havana’s rejection of the curbs after several American citizens returning from events associated with Fidel...
The USS Abraham Lincoln has begun its return voyage after more than nine months of deployment in the Middle East during the Iran conflict, amid growing concerns over crew fatigue, mental well-being and reported food shortages, according to a US official cited by CBS News.
The San Diego-based aircraft carrier...
US President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping new economic warfare against Iran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iran was given several opportunities to reach a deal with the United States but failed to do so. He said Washington will now launch an unprecedented campaign of...
India has called for urgent reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying its structure and decision-making process must reflect present-day global realities and provide greater representation to developing countries.
Speaking at a UNSC Open Debate on Working Methods, India’s Charge d’Affaires to the UN Yojna Patel said the...
Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Ali Abdollahi, has warned that countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf should not assist or facilitate US military forces.
The chief said, Tehran is closely monitoring military activity at regional bases. He also alleged that the presence of military...
Ukraine and Russia exchanged missiles and drones today, with attacks killing at least 11 people on both sides.
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war, killing six people.
Five people were killed in Russia’s southwestern Rostov region after drone attacks targeted...
Wildfires continue to spread across parts of Europe as countries battle one of the hottest and driest summers on record. In Belgium, one of the country’s largest wildfires continued to burn in the eastern High Fens, near the German border, despite cooler weather and overnight rain. King Philippe visited...
US President Donald Trump today warned Oman against getting involved in a deal with Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to bomb it if Muscat interferes with Washington’s position on the strategic waterway.
Talking to a reporter over the phone, President Trump discussed the West Asia situation...
The Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, the recently appointed head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had “total control” of the strategic waterway.
Hossein Taeb said the U.S. had sought to disrupt what...
Two vessels of the United Arab Emirates were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last evening. In a statement posted on social media, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Iranian attacks, stressing the necessity for Iran to cease attacks.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that this...
