Somali pirate and Houthi alliance targets $1T oil trade route with revived hijack tactic
A surge in Somali piracy is fueling fears of a Red Sea "security vacuum" across the region as analysts warn...
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Cargo ship attacked by small craft near Strait of Hormuz, UK maritime agency says
A large cargo ship was attacked by multiple small craft while transiting near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, roughly...
Padres strike deal to sell to investor group led by private equity billionaire, vows World Series championship
The San Diego Padres are expected to come under new ownership soon.On Saturday, the MLB franchise reached an agreement to...
Trump’s ‘Economic Fury’ squeezes Iran — but can Tehran outlast the pressure?
As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against Iran through sanctions, naval pressure and financial enforcement, a central question is...
Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend became the site of the third failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump....
Rubio warns China after Panama ship detentions, calls hemisphere sovereignty ‘non-negotiable’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned China that "the sovereignty of our hemisphere is non-negotiable" after the U.S. and regional...
ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes
A seventeen-second video shows a dark-haired man rapping his pale knuckles gently below the tinted windows of a silver minivan....
US condemns Iran’s leadership role at UN nuclear conference as ‘beyond shameful’
The United States, joined by the United Arab Emirates and backed by concerns from key European powers, sharply condemned the...
Can King Charles save the ever-fracturing ‘special relationship’ after Trump anger at Starmer over Iran war?
As Britain publicly distances itself from President Donald Trump’s Iran pressure campaign, King Charles III’s upcoming visit is shaping up...
Hormuz crisis spurs $24B Iraq trade corridor as Gulf routes shift
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development...
Latin American leftists met in Spain, signaling push against US influence on continent
MEXICO CITY: The recent high-profile gathering of leftist leaders in Barcelona, convened by Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, is...
US targets Chinese refinery in sweeping Iran oil crackdown, sanctions ‘shadow fleet’ tankers
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of...
US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
Nuclear experts warn Iran’s uranium ‘right’ is a myth, say Trump is right to hold firm
Amid charged exchanges between President Trump and Iran’s fragmented leadership over the regime's insistence that it retain its nuclear enrichment...
Freed hostage Rom Braslavski details abuse, starvation during 738 days in Gaza captivity
EXCLUSIVE: Former hostage Rom Braslavski said he endured physical and emotional abuse while held above ground by Palestinian terrorists in...
