Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month US-Iran conflict have entered a new stage, with American and Iranian officials communicating separately through Qatari mediators as both sides examine a proposed seven-day ceasefire plan. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has presented a proposal that would link a halt in hostilities and economic concessions to the reopening of…
Saudi Arabia is seeking air-defense assistance from France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt as its supply of missile interceptors comes under pressure from renewed Houthi attacks from Yemen. The kingdom is particularly concerned about protecting military facilities, government buildings and oil infrastructure as the Houthis expand their activity along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Saudi officials have…
The Houthi capture of Mocha port in Yemen has created a new threat to international shipping as the Iran-backed group pushes closer to the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The development comes as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz crisis continue to disrupt energy markets. Together, the two flashpoints are raising concerns about what could happen…
The US Canada trade war 2026 has entered a more serious phase after Canada imposed new retaliatory tariffs on about $19.9 billion worth of American goods. The measures took effect on September 8 and target products including steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, electronics and other manufactured goods. The tariffs range from 15% to 50%, depending…
Ukraine is being pushed into a new phase of the war as Russia Ukraine drone attacks become faster, more frequent and harder to stop. Ukrainian officials say Russia launched more than 2,800 jet-powered Shahed drones during August, while Kyiv and Odesa have faced almost daily strikes. The latest assault on Tuesday killed at least 12…
The war in Ukraine is once again forcing the world to confront a difficult question: should war ever reach places where ordinary people live, shop and go about their daily lives? At least 15 people were killed and more than 130 injured after Russian drones struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of…
North Korea has fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, adding fresh tension to the Korean Peninsula just days after US President Donald Trump signalled that he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again this year. South Korea’s military said the missiles were launched from the Pyongyang area towards North…
The latest escalation between Iran and the United States is creating a new problem for Gulf countries: staying out of the war may no longer be enough to keep them safe. Iranian armed forces have warned Gulf states against providing any assistance to the US military, saying that allowing American forces to use their territory,…
Six months into the war between Iran and the US-Israel alliance, Tehran is presenting the conflict as a victory, but the claim says more about Iran’s political strategy than it proves about the battlefield. Major General Ahmad Vahidi, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Iran had defeated what he described as the…
For years, the public conversation around P-Square’s family feud has been driven by interviews, social media posts and competing narratives. That may be changing. Former P-Square manager Jude Okoye has responded to fresh financial allegations from his younger brother, Peter Okoye (Mr P), by releasing documents, emails and financial records that he says contradict Peter’s…
