Category: 3. Middle East

As petrol prices rise, new survey suggests economic confidence in the US is at -45, the worst since 2022.

Only 16 percent of Americans view the economy in the United States as “good” or “excellent”, a new…

ZURICH, May 22 (Reuters) – Switzerland expanded its sanctions lists against Russia and Belarus on Friday, adopting parts of the European Union’s latest package of measures over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, the government said on Friday.

The Federal…

By John Irish

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) – France has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution on setting up an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz and could submit it if conditions are right, the foreign ministry said…

By Imad Creidi

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia, May 22 (Reuters) – Iran’s publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners trapped on ships in the Gulf.

More than…

May 22 (Reuters) – The Royal International Air Tattoo, one of the world’s largest defence shows, has been cancelled due to military operations linked to the Iran war, it said on Friday.

RIAT had been scheduled for July 17-19 at RAF Fairford, an…

A Ukrainian strike collapsed a five-storey college dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk, killing four people and injuring at least 39 others. Rescue operations continue as more people are believed to be trapped under the…

Ireland joined a push within the European Union on Friday to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as anger mounted across Europe over Israel’s treatment of international activists detained for taking part in a flotilla bound for Gaza.

US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a surprise move that has deepened uncertainty about Washington’s military posture in Europe.

In a post on his Truth Social platform on…

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India on Saturday for a three-day visit taking in Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi.

He will discuss energy security, trade and defence cooperation with senior Indian officials, US…

ROME, May 22 (Reuters) – Israel must halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and curb growing settler violence, seven major Western nations said on Friday, accusing the Israeli government of aggravating tensions in the West Bank.

“Over…