DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday on what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oct. 1, officials said. There was no immediate information on damage in the Islamic Republic. Israel’s military described the attack as “precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” without…
Amid the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, there is one notable casualty: the nuclear non-proliferation movement. Over the last few years, conflicts in both regions have been shaped by the fact that Russia and Israel possess nuclear weapons but their adversaries in the immediate neighbourhood do not. Russian President Vladimir Putin has used…
Oil rebounded after retreating on Wednesday as traders assessed tensions in the Middle East, and the outlook for market balances heading into 2025. Brent rose toward $76 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate traded near $72. In the Middle East, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Israeli forces have branded six Gaza-based journalists of Al Jazeera as “terrorists”, accusing them of being part of the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups. The Qatar-based media organization has trashed the allegations as “baseless” and “unfounded”. The accusations are the latest in Israel’s action against Al Jazeera, whose Ramallah office in the West Bank…
Aerial view of the construction site of a petroleum products storage facility belonging to Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited on Waidiao Island on August 8, 2022 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province of China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, recouping some of the more than 1% losses from the previous…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for the Brics nations to lead the “urgent” reform of the international financial architecture to better reflect the global economy. He told the bloc’s annual summit it should also drive reform of global governance and cooperate further in innovation and green development. The meeting in the Russian city…
Russia’s increased attacks on the Black Sea ports in Ukraine are delaying vital aid reaching Gaza and stopping crucial grain supplies from being delivered to the global south, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said late on Tuesday. “Russia’s indiscriminate strikes on ports in the Black Sea underscore that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is willing…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv Tuesday, pushing to increase humanitarian access to Palestinians and to end Israel’s war in Gaza and Lebanon. Washington is calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, and the enforcement of a U.N. resolution that ended the last major war between Israel…
Eliminated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar rejected an opportunity to survive and leave the Gaza Strip in exchange for allowing Egypt to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal in Hamas’s place, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing US, Arab and Hamas officials. Arab negotiators reportedly offered Sinwar the deal, which he refused – despite…
At the start of the countdown to the last quarter of Biden’s Presidency, it may seem early to assess the global legacy of his presidency. After all, the relentless momentum of his presidency is going to be unsparing till January 20, 2025. Yet, he has already been a lame-duck president for the past quarter after…