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American warplanes pounded targets across southern Iran again on Thursday while Tehran fired drones and missiles at United States bases and allies in the Gulf, driving the reignited war over the Strait of Hormuz into a punishing sixth day and reviving fears of a fresh global oil shock. The US military said it launched…
The United States will continue negotiations with Iran despite a total breakdown of their fragile maritime truce. President Donald Trump announced that Washington has accepted an explicit request from Tehran to sustain diplomatic channels. However, the American leader stressed that a critical June 17 ceasefire agreement has officially expired. Washington will not tolerate further attacks…
Global crude prices surged to $74 per barrel following an official declaration by US President Donald Trump that the temporary ceasefire with Iran has ended. The sudden market reaction snapped a multi-week downward trend that had previously dragged benchmarks toward the $70 floor. Energy traders immediately adjusted their risk premiums in response to the renewed…
United States President Donald Trump touched down in Ankara on Tuesday for a NATO summit shadowed by his open frustration with European allies, as leaders across the alliance moved to placate him with fresh pledges and arms contracts worth billions of dollars. According to an AFP correspondent, the US leader landed at 1:51 pm…
Football’s governing body is facing one of its most awkward credibility tests in years, and the man raising the loudest alarm is one who once sat in its highest office. Former FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter waded into the storm on Monday over the decision to lift United States forward Folarin Balogun’s red card…
Folarin Balogun will lead the line for the United States against Belgium in Seattle on Monday night, days after a red card had seemed certain to keep him out, following an intervention that has drawn FIFA into an unusual and contested episode at the 2026 World Cup. The forward’s reinstatement, confirmed by FIFA on…
United States forward Folarin Balogun, a player Nigeria once courted for its own national team, has been cleared to feature in Monday’s World Cup Round of 16 tie against Belgium after football’s governing body suspended the red card that had ruled him out, a ruling that drew swift and public praise from President Donald Trump….
A Republican congresswoman from South Carolina, Nancy Mace, has announced plans to introduce legislation that would bar immigration from Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, framing the three African nations as security threats in a move that deepens an already sweeping crackdown on travellers from the continent. Mace disclosed the proposal on June 25, 2026,…
The United States and Iran have formally signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending months of war, but President Donald Trump made clear that military action remains on the table should Tehran fail to honour the terms. Both Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the agreement on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, with…
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end their war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, though the two sides offered little clarity on the thorny question of Tehran’s nuclear programme. Washington and Islamabad said the agreement would be signed on Friday in Switzerland, signalling a…
