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Global energy markets were upended on Monday as Brent crude prices jumped 8% to top $103 a barrel. The spike follows President Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports. Prices surged past the psychologically critical $100 mark shortly after ceasefire talks in Islamabad collapsed over the weekend. US Central Command confirmed the…
Vladimir Putin has stepped into the diplomatic void left by the collapsed US-Iran peace talks. In a Sunday phone call to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the Russian leader offered to mediate a “just and lasting peace” for the Middle East. The Kremlin confirmed Putin’s readiness to facilitate a diplomatic settlement just as the American delegation…
A high-stakes diplomatic effort to end the war between the United States and Iran has collapsed in Islamabad without a deal. The failure of the summit, mediated by Pakistan, leaves the Middle East in a state of precarious ceasefire. Following hours of negotiations, US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that no agreement was reached. He…
Pope Leo XIV has declared a “moral obligation” to shield Lebanese civilians as diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East war falter. His appeal follows a collapsed summit between Iran and the United States in Pakistan. The 70-year-old pontiff spoke to crowds at St Peter’s Square during a period of escalating regional bloodshed. He insisted…
International students in Canada no longer require a separate work permit to participate in mandatory internships or co-op placements. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced the reform on 1 April 2026 to eliminate the administrative burden of holding two distinct documents for a single educational programme. Under the new rules, a standard study permit…
President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric against NATO, declaring the alliance has “failed” during the ongoing war involving Iran. Following a tense, two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House, the President accused European allies of abandoning the United States in a moment of crisis. The friction stems from the refusal of…
Escalating violence across the Middle East has forced more than four million people from their homes and crippled the regional healthcare infrastructure. The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on 9 April that the humanitarian crisis is deepening as medical facilities face deliberate strikes. Iran and Lebanon bear the brunt of the displacement, with 3.2 million…
Pope Leo XIV departs Rome on Monday for an 11-day, 18,000-kilometre tour of Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. The trip marks the American-born pontiff’s first major foreign mission since his election in May 2025 and comes at a moment of acute global instability. Over the course of the four-nation visit, the 70-year-old head of…
Tehran has designated alternative shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the presence of sea mines as it begins a tentative two-week reopening of the world’s most vital energy artery. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued the directive on Thursday, instructing vessels to follow specific entry and exit paths to avoid “maritime safety hazards.”…
The fragile two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran will not extend to the Lebanese front, according to the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu clarified on Wednesday that while Israel supports the American effort to neutralise the Iranian nuclear and missile threat, its own military campaign against Hezbollah continues unabated. This distinction sets Jerusalem at odds…
