US Republicans back Trump on Iran strikes, block bid to rein in war powers
WASHINGTON, March 4 – U.S. Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and…
Blackout hits most of Cuba amid US oil chokehold
HAVANA, March 4 – A power outage struck most of Cuba including Havana, the state electric utility said on Wednesday, as the communist-run government grapples with increased pressure from the…
US Interior Secretary meets with Rodriguez, mining companies in Venezuela visit
March 4 – U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum met with Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Wednesday afternoon after arriving in the South American country earlier in the day, in…
Gulf shipping crisis deepens as tankers stranded for fifth day, US sinks Iranian warship
March 4 – The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has paralysed shipping through the Strait…
Hungary foreign minister says Russia will free two ethnic Hungarian prisoners of war
BUDAPEST, March 4 – Two ethnic Hungarian prisoners of war will be freed by Russia, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday in a statement after meeting with Russian…
Russian LNG tanker sinks in Mediterranean, Moscow blames Ukrainian drones
MOSCOW, March 4 – A Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) sank in the Mediterranean on Wednesday after what Moscow described as an attack by Ukrainian drones launched from…
Gulf shipping crisis deepens as tankers stranded for fifth day, US sinks Iranian warship
March 4 – The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has paralysed shipping through the Strait…
At least five hurt in Russian strikes on railway infrastructure in southern Ukraine
KYIV, March 4 – At least five people were injured on Wednesday in two Russian attacks targeting railway infrastructure in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said. Read More
Tunisia jails tycoon Mabrouk for corruption
TUNIS, March 3 – A Tunisian court on Tuesday jailed the country’s richest businessman, Marouan Mabrouk, for corruption while giving prison terms to a former prime minister and several other…
Iran war breaks UN Charter, strike on school shocking, UN probe says
GENEVA, March 4 – An independent United Nations probe investigating rights violations in Iran condemned on Wednesday attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran as well as Tehran’s…