Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have authorised the IDF to take control of additional strategic positions in southern Lebanon to create a buffer zone following attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah amid escalating regional tensions. Israel's Defence Mi»»»

France has deployed Rafale jets over the United Arab Emirates to protect its bases after a drone hit a French facility, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. The announcement comes as regional tensions continue to escalate following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. France has deployed Rafale fight»»»

Israel launched simultaneous air strikes Tuesday on Tehran and Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs following a wave of missiles launched overnight from Iran. The Israeli army announced earlier in the day that ground troops had been deployed along the border with Lebanon as mounting h»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 3: Papers discuss the new war in the Middle East and what it could mean for Russia's war in Ukraine. Also: Russian independent paper Meduza analyses the narrative of Russian state TV. Finally, did Jim Carrey attend the César Awards... or was it his clone?  In»»»

The deputy director of the European Council on Foreign Relations' Paris office has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how European nations are already being sucked into the war in Iran. Camille Lons pointed out that although any direct help for the US or Israel has been labelled as only defensive, attacks o»»»

US President Donald Trump's administration offered conflicting responses to questions over the attack on Iran and how to bring an end to the conflict even as joint US-Israeli air strikes over the weekend morphed into a larger regional war.   US President Donald Trump on Monday addressed m»»»

Beijing has strongly condemned the joint US-Israeli attacks targeting Iran’s leadership and its infrastructure. As the main buyer of Iranian oil and a key strategic partner, China must now secure its own energy supply while avoiding becoming embroiled in a regional conflagration.   China’»»»

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa Noboa said the planned curfew in four provinces aims to protect communities affected by drug trafficking, illegal mining and gang violence. File Photo by Jose Jacome/EPA March 3 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced a nightly curfew in four provinces»»»

AFP journalists in Kabul heard multiple explosions and gunfire on Tuesday as Afghan and Pakistani troops continued border clashes. Blasts echoed across the capital alongside anti-aircraft fire, while Afghanistan’s defence ministry said fighting with Pakistani forces was ongoing. An AFP reporter in »»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Police said on Tuesday that the sounds heard in various parts of the emirate were the result of successful air defence interceptions. In a statement, RAK competent authorities confirmed that the noises were linked to ongoing defensive operations and that the situation»»»

By Wade SheridanIranians inspect the damage and destruction done in the capital of Tehran after airstrikes by the United States and Israel on Tuesday. According to the Iranian Red Crescent, 555 people across Iran have been killed in the U.S. and Israeli strikes. Several senior Iranian officials, in»»»

Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore until 6am on Wednesday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rain, possibly thundery at times, and relatively cold, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of thundery rain and strong winds over most areas. Offshore conditions wi»»»

A full blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the halt of Qatari LNG exports have triggered sharp gas price spikes, exposing Europe’s depleted storage levels and raising the prospect that the EU may be pushed into a new energy crisis like the one it suffered in 2022. »»»

India is scrambling to secure oil and gas supplies as fighting in the Gulf has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery that carries around a fifth of global oil and LNG trade and underpins the country’s energy security. »»»

A full blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the halt of Qatari LNG exports have triggered sharp gas price spikes, exposing Europe’s depleted storage levels and raising the prospect that the EU may be pushed into a new energy crisis like the one it suffered in 2022. »»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»

China may import more oil from Iran than the US, but it is less exposed to a global oil disruption than the US thanks to its low use intensity. Following the lock down of the Straits by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp»»»

A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz would hit China’s energy security hard, threatening to sever roughly half of its crude imports and a significant share of its LNG supply. WHAT: China could lose access to about h»»»

US Senator Lindsey Graham has predicted Cuba's communist government will collapse imminently, suggesting the island could become Washington's next target following joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. »»»

US Senator Lindsey Graham has predicted Cuba's communist government will collapse imminently, suggesting the island could become Washington's next target following joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. »»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»

Following the decapitation of the Islamic Republic and the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, the Islamic Republic has activated its so-called Decentralised Mosaic Defence (DMD) doctrine, a core element of »»»

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz will impact the global fertilizers market as more fertilizers traverse the straits on the way to the international market than hydrocarbons do. The straits were closed by the Iranian Rev»»»

China may import more oil from Iran than the US, but it is less exposed to a global oil disruption than the US thanks to its low use intensity. Following the lock down of the Straits by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp»»»

Following the decapitation of the Islamic Republic and the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, the Islamic Republic has activated its so-called Decentralised Mosaic Defence (DMD) doctrine, a core element of »»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»

China may import more oil from Iran than the US, but it is less exposed to a global oil disruption than the US thanks to its low use intensity. Following the lock down of the Straits by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp»»»

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz will impact the global fertilizers market as more fertilizers traverse the straits on the way to the international market than hydrocarbons do. The straits were closed by the Iranian Rev»»»

Following the decapitation of the Islamic Republic and the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, the Islamic Republic has activated its so-called Decentralised Mosaic Defence (DMD) doctrine, a core element of »»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz will impact the global fertilizers market as more fertilizers traverse the straits on the way to the international market than hydrocarbons do. The straits were closed by the Iranian Rev»»»

China may import more oil from Iran than the US, but it is less exposed to a global oil disruption than the US thanks to its low use intensity. Following the lock down of the Straits by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp»»»

Following the decapitation of the Islamic Republic and the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, the Islamic Republic has activated its so-called Decentralised Mosaic Defence (DMD) doctrine, a core element of »»»

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz will impact the global fertilizers market as more fertilizers traverse the straits on the way to the international market than hydrocarbons do. The straits were closed by the Iranian Rev»»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»

China may import more oil from Iran than the US, but it is less exposed to a global oil disruption than the US thanks to its low use intensity. Following the lock down of the Straits by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp»»»

Following the decapitation of the Islamic Republic and the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, the Islamic Republic has activated its so-called Decentralised Mosaic Defence (DMD) doctrine, a core element of »»»

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz will impact the global fertilizers market as more fertilizers traverse the straits on the way to the international market than hydrocarbons do. The straits were closed by the Iranian Rev»»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»

China may import more oil from Iran than the US, but it is less exposed to a global oil disruption than the US thanks to its low use intensity. Following the lock down of the Straits by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp»»»

Following the decapitation of the Islamic Republic and the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, the Islamic Republic has activated its so-called Decentralised Mosaic Defence (DMD) doctrine, a core element of »»»

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz will impact the global fertilizers market as more fertilizers traverse the straits on the way to the international market than hydrocarbons do. The straits were closed by the Iranian Rev»»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»

China may import more oil from Iran than the US, but it is less exposed to a global oil disruption than the US thanks to its low use intensity. Following the lock down of the Straits by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp»»»

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz will impact the global fertilizers market as more fertilizers traverse the straits on the way to the international market than hydrocarbons do. The straits were closed by the Iranian Rev»»»

Following the decapitation of the Islamic Republic and the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, the Islamic Republic has activated its so-called Decentralised Mosaic Defence (DMD) doctrine, a core element of »»»

China may import more oil from Iran than the US, but it is less exposed to a global oil disruption than the US thanks to its low use intensity. Following the lock down of the Straits by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp»»»

A Chinese satellite picture of US fighter jets standing on the runway Prince Sultan Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has shaken the military analyst community. Released by Hangzhou-based startup MizarVision, t»»»