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UN expected to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution today
NEW YORK, April 6 — The UN Security Council is expected to vote today on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, but in significantly watered-down […]
China’s Xi urges faster development of new energy system as Middle East war continues
BEIJING, April 7 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country’s energy security, weeks into the Iran […]
Trump reiterates desire for Greenland, slams Nato allies for lack of support in Iran conflict
WASHINGTON, April 7 — President Donald Trump lashed out yesterday at Nato allies who did not support the United States in the war in Iran and reiterated his desire to […]
Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘not good enough’, doubles down on threats to infrastructure
WASHINGTON, April 7 — Donald Trump doubled down yesterdayon his threat to wreck Iran’s civilian infrastructure, warning US forces could destroy every bridge and power plant in the country within […]
In El Salvador’s mass trials, ‘the innocent pay for the guilty’
SOYAPANGO (El Salvador), April 7 — Wearing white uniforms, their heads shaved, rows of bewildered-looking men are beamed by video link from prisons across El Salvador into a courtroom conducting a […]
Hungarians’ growing anger at living in EU’s ‘most corrupt state’
VIENNA, April 6 — Hungarian leader Viktor Orban’s officially declared wealth is fairly modest: some savings and a jointly owned villa in Budapest. But voters in what Transparency International deems […]
After Trump threats, EU chief says targeting civilian infrastructure ‘illegal’
BRUSSELS, April 6 — Striking civilian infrastructure installations during war is illegal, EU chief Antonio Costa said in a social media post today. The warning came after US President Donald […]
Kremlin: The whole Middle East is ‘on fire’
MOSCOW, April 6 — The Kremlin today said that the Iran war was escalating in both geography and economic impact, and that the whole Middle East region was “on fire” […]
Iran signals permanent restrictions on Strait of Hormuz amid US-Israel conflict
TEHRAN, April 6 — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they are completing preparations to enforce new operating conditions in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all but shut since the […]
Iran executes man accused of aiding US, Israel during anti-government protests
TEHRAN, April 6 — Iran today executed a man convicted of acting on behalf of Israel and the United States during a wave of anti-government protests earlier this year, […]