The United Nations yesterday said it has documented dozens of civilian casualties in strikes on Afghanistan a day earlier, which Taliban officials blamed on neighbouring Pakistan.

Israeli strikes killed five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old boy, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said.

Efforts to end the Middle East war appeared at a standstill yesterday, with the US considering Tehran’s latest offer to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran saying Washington could no longer dictate terms.

The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from the OPEC and OPEC+ oil cartels to focus on “national interests”, it announced on Tuesday, causing fresh shockwaves as energy prices soar over the Middle East war.

Around 20 percent of global LNG trade normally transits the strait in peacetime

Trump has repeatedly lambasted Britain's Starmer over his Iran war opposition

US president posts on Truth Social

The loss of the UAE, a longstanding OPEC member, could create disarray and weaken the group, which has usually sought to show a united front despite internal disagreements over a range of issues from geopolitics to production quotas.

Tehran insists US can no longer 'dictate' policy to others

The country's GDP growth is projected to dip to 1.6 percent, the ministry said in a statement, down from 2.4 percent last year

Peace talks between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war and fully reopen the vital strait have so far proven inconclusive since a ceasefire came into force.

Traditional media companies around the world are in a battle for survival as readers increasingly consume their news on social media.

Seventy-three boys and 47 girls were killed in the February 28 strike on an Iranian elementary school in Minab, state broadcaster IRIB and local media reported.

The Jakarta Search and Rescue agency put the death toll at seven on Tuesday morning, with 85 people hospitalised.

Latest Iranian plan would set aside nuclear issue until after war ends, Iranian sources say

Speaking afterward to reporters, Iravani complained that countries only criticized Iran and not a naval blockade declared by the United States

There is no evidence that the Trump administration orchestrated Saturday's attack

Adamawa state is a hotspot for violence by jihadists and local criminal gangs known as bandits

Suspect Cole Allen could face life sentence if convicted

Reuters uncovered a broader‑than‑previously known Trump administration effort to gain federal control over elections, historically run locally, in at least eight states – using investigations, raids and demands for access to balloting systems and voter ID