6+ min ago   (809+ words) New attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and on a Saudi oil pipeline escalate Middle East tensions, threatening global energy supplies and driving up oil prices. ADEN/DUBAI: Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (194+ words) DUBLIN: President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Canada was keen to reach a trade deal with the United States and that an agreement could come “fairly soon”, while repeating complaints that Canada had treated US farmers unfairly and should…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago   (230+ words) Chinese entities reportedly provided Iran with satellite images of a US base in Jordan before a deadly attack, potentially escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing. WASHINGTON: Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite images of a base in Jordan before and…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago   (288+ words) Iran and Gulf states will meet in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and regional issues, though no agreement is expected on the vital oil transit waterway. A meeting between Iran and Gulf states planned for Monday in Oman…...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago   (380+ words) SEOUL: North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Saturday. The missiles were launched from around 5:20 a.m. (2020 GMT on Friday) and…...

23+ hour, 7+ min ago   (198+ words) The U.S. has asked tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships travelling at night, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Washington has been offering…...

23+ hour, 23+ min ago   (440+ words) DUBLIN: U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Ireland’s leaders on Saturday before attending a golf tournament this weekend, a departure from his recent focus on the Iran war and his party’s effort to maintain power in November’s midterm elections. The meetings…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (531+ words) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump vowed Friday that the United States would never forget the September 11, 2001 attacks and suggested the country was continuing the “war on terror” 25 years later by fighting Iran. Speaking at the Pentagon after skipping the main 9/11 commemorations…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (201+ words) NEW DELHI: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that pressure on his country from the United States had reached a critical and dangerous stage. Speaking in India ahead of a BRICS summit, Pezeshkian suggested that “the world today is…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (462+ words) ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought assistance from President Donald Trump on Thursday to help fight Yemen’s Houthis, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, as the Houthis stepped up their threat to the Red…...