Oil prices jump as Iran warns Strait of Hormuz ‘cannot be the same’
Oil prices rebounded Tuesday and US gas prices rose as Iran intensified its attacks on energy infrastructure across the Middle East and a senior regime figure suggested that the crucial…
US warship believed to be carrying additional Marines to Middle East tracked off Singapore
A US Navy warship believed to be carrying Marines and sailors to the Middle East is nearing the Malacca Strait off Singapore as it makes its way to the region,…
National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan to visit China, deepening energy co-op likely in focus
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay a goodwill visit to China…
US official rejects FT report, says any delay in Trump’s China visit not tied to request for China to help reopen Hormuz
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday rejected a Financial Times report that Trump threatened to delay his China visit if Beijing does not assist the Strait of Hormuz escort…
State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80%
The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship. After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to…
Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital. Islamabad denies claim
Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation…