Day 190: The Strait of Hormuz Is Closed, and the World Is Paying
WASHINGTON / DUBAI, Sept. 7 — The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively shut to commercial shipping for 190 days.…
Twin Explosions at Bolivian Military Base Kill at Least 10; Conflicting Casualty Figures Emerge Amid Rescue Chaos
LA PAZ, Sept. 5 — Twin explosions at a military barracks in Viacha, a municipality about 30 kilometres west of…
UN General Assembly Votes 164-1 to Endorse “Equal Earth” Map, Dealing Symbolic Blow to Mercator Projection
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 5 — The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Friday to adopt a resolution calling on…
WMO Confirms El Niño Has Formed, Warns of Super-Strong Event Extending Into 2027
GENEVA, Sept. 4 — The World Meteorological Organization confirmed that El Niño conditions have formed in the tropical Pacific and…
Central Banks Move Gold Out of New York as Questions Mount Over Dollar System
THE HAGUE, Sept. 4 — The Dutch central bank disclosed this week that it relocated approximately 86 tonnes of gold…
Jury acquits Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech over 2017 car-bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in…
Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says
The kingdom condemns the targeting of Sidr, which was reportedly hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on…
Nepal Glacier Disaster Toll Surpasses 1,250 as Rescue Teams Battle Composite Mudflows and Floods
KATHMANDU, Sept. 3 — The death toll from the catastrophic glacial lake outburst and subsequent mudflows in Nepal has climbed…
Trump Warns U.S. ‘Ready to Strike Again Any Time’ as Iran Condemns Wedding Hall Bombing
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 3 — President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the United States military is prepared to launch…
U.S. strikes Iran’s Larak Island, killing two; Trump threatens Kharg Island energy hub
U.S. strike on Larak Island in Strait of Hormuz kills two, marking first direct hit on Iranian territory since July.…