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EU to Blacklist Record 1,600 Companies for Aiding Russia’s War
The proposed sanctions would mark a 50% jump in entities designated by the EU since the invasion, covering firms with $2...
US Intercepts Iranian Missiles, Strikes Militias with Saudi Arabia Amid Escalating Strait of Hormuz Conflict
US military says all missiles aimed at American forces downed; warns of further action if attacks on troops or Saudi ene...
Iran Weighed Missile Strike on Ukrainian Port After Ship Attack, Then De-escalated
Tehran considered a ballistic missile attack on a Black Sea port in retaliation for the fatal strike on an Iranian vesse...
Iran Considered Ballistic Missile Strike on Ukrainian Port Before Diplomacy Defused Crisis
Tehran weighed a symbolic low-yield ballistic missile strike on a Black Sea port after an attack killed an Iranian sailo...
Oil Prices Slide $3 as US-Iran Talks Raise Hopes for Strait of Hormuz Reopening
Crude futures fell for a third session Tuesday, shedding $3 a barrel, as optimism over a potential US-Iran diplomatic th...
EU Readies Record Sanctions Package Targeting 1,600 Firms Linked to Russia's War Machine
The European Union plans its largest ever sanctions package by entity count, targeting over 1,600 companies suspected of...
Trump Signals 'Good' Iran Talks But Warns of Attack on Nuclear Site; Oil Slides
Trump described delicate diplomacy but threatened to demolish Iran's underground 'Pickaxe' facility if no deal is reache...
Trump Threatens Strike on Iran's Mountain Nuclear Facility If Deal Not Reached
President Trump warned the US will destroy Iran's underground Pikaks nuclear site unless a diplomatic deal is struck, ci...
Kremlin Warns of 'Extremely Dangerous' Escalation After Reported Ukrainian Strikes in the Caspian Sea
Russia's spokesman brands Ukrainian attacks on Caspian vessels as a dangerous new escalation, while Iran reports one dea...
Global Stocks Rally as Oil Tumbles on US-Iran Truce, Tech Earnings Loom
Equities and bonds surge after oil drops 6% on halt in Middle East strikes, shifting focus to megacap tech results and F...
European Gas Prices Fall Below $700 as Mideast Tensions Ease
TTF benchmark drops over 8% amid reports Trump delayed Iran military plans; oil also down sharply. The move offers a rep...
India’s Sensex Jumps 530 Points as Crude Oil Retreat and Iran Tensions Ease
A sharp Brent crude drop and Iran de-escalation triggered a 530-point Sensex rally on Monday. IndiGo and Tata Consumer l...
Pentagon Recategorizes Iran War Casualties as Oil Drops 5%, US Strikes Halt, and Regional Tensions Persist
The US Defense Department removed four soldier deaths from its official Iran conflict tally, creating a separate 'Overse...
Gold Jumps 1.4% as US-Iran Pause Cools Oil and Dollar; Fed Test Ahead
Spot gold surged above $4,100 as a halt in US-Iran hostilities dragged oil and the dollar lower, lifting the metal. Atte...
Oil Slides 7% as Iran Pledges to Halt Attacks If U.S. Truce Holds
Brent crude fell over 7% to a low of $90.9 a barrel after Iran told Reuters it would stop its own strikes as long as Was...
War on Iran Puts Egypt’s Energy Pricing Overhaul Back on Front Burner, Think Tank Says
The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies warns that geopolitical shocks could hit Egypt’s budget hard unless it adopts t...
Ukraine Strikes Iranian Ship in Caspian, Revealing Russia's Satellite Aid to Tehran
Zelensky says the strike targeted military supplies; experts warn of a widening conflict as Ukraine's drone reach entang...
Cuba’s Leader Accuses US of ‘Political Genocide’ as Sanctions and Fuel Crisis Deepen
President Diaz-Canel used the Revolution Day anniversary to blame tightened US sanctions for Cuba's worst economic crisi...
China's Belt and Road Green Energy Deals Hit $20.1 Billion Record in H1 2026
Driven by cheaper renewables and fallout from the U.S.-Iran conflict, China's flagship infrastructure initiative is pour...
Iran Halts Retaliatory Strikes as US Pauses, Easing Strait of Hormuz Tensions
A fragile halt in US-Iran hostilities revives shipping through Hormuz, but Houthi attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities and...
Trilateral Naval Drills in South China Sea Underscore Deepening Alliance Against Beijing’s Claims
The Philippines, Japan and the US concluded five days of joint exercises near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, prompting ...
US Strikes on Southern Iran Hollow Out Civilian Infrastructure and Threaten Regime Control
A new phase of US-Iran hostilities concentrates on the Strait of Hormuz region, systematically dismantling bridges, powe...
Kirkenes: The Arctic Port Where Geopolitics Freezes Logistics Ambitions
Climate change opens a shortcut between Europe and Asia through the Arctic, but for the Norwegian town of Kirkenes, the ...
Russia Extends Fuel Export Ban Amid Escalating Refinery Attacks, While Raytheon Eyes Ukraine Missile Production
Moscow prolongs gasoline export ban through year-end and suspends diesel exports following Ukrainian strikes on refineri...
Iran Threatens U.S. Forces with 'One-Way Ticket to Hell' as Trump Weighs Deal or Escalation
A senior Iranian commander vows to kill one American soldier for every Iranian killed, while President Trump signals ope...
Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia After Riyadh's Raids on Hodeida, Raising Red Sea Shipping Fears
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim a missile attack on Jazan following Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Hodeida port facilitie...
Maps, Museums and Manoeuvres: The South China Sea’s Battle of Historical Narratives
As China, the Philippines and Vietnam dig deeper into ancestral claims, museums and schoolbooks become frontline weapons...
Iran Warns of Retaliation Against U.S. and Allies, Threatening Hormuz Oil Blockade
Tehran vows an 'eye for an eye' military response to any new American attacks, extending threats to countries that provi...
U.S. Refiners Push Diesel Output to Record July High as Global Supply Crunch Bites
American refiners are on track to produce the most diesel ever for a July, but low stockpiles and strong exports raise t...
US Stock Futures Fall on Semiconductor Weakness; Alphabet, Tesla Earnings in Focus
US index futures edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by declines in chipmakers and cautious positioning ahead of earning...