NATO allies said on Monday they would not get involved in US President Donald Trump's plan to blockade Iranian ports, ​proposing to intervene only once fighting ends, in a move likely to anger Trump and increase strains in the alliance. "We're not supporting the blockade," British Prime Minister Ke»»»

Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a "historic opportunity" but making clear that no breakthrough agr»»»

Ankara: A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old attacker fired randomly inside a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province. He later killed himself with the sa»»»

1 of 4 | Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a press conference Tuesday after weekly Senate caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 14 (UPI) -- A budget resolution to fund federal immigration enforcement could hit the Senate floor by»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, met with Senior Director of Market Access and Development for Starlink at SpaceX, Ryan Goodnight. The meeting took place in Washington on the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Ban»»»

Share: File : Masked Hezbollah fighters as they march through a suburb of Beirut in May 2008 , when the party occupied a large section of Beirut . and tried but failed to occupy Mount Lebanon. The majority of the Lebanese consider the heavily armed and Iran backed militia as the biggest threat to L»»»

On Andy Corriher's farm in North Carolina, planting and preparations are underway for his corn and soybean crops -- but fertiliser costs have surged on war in the Middle East, and orders he placed weeks ago have yet to arrive. The 47-year-old is among US farmers facing a double whammy of soaring fe»»»

France plans to nearly double annual electrification spending to €10 billion, or about $10.7 billion, by 2030, local media reported. For Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, the move marks a pivot from broad fuel subsidies and toward targetted investment in electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps and othe»»»

A drone struck an Iranian Kurdish group on Tuesday, killing a woman in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, a party official told AFP. It was the first such attack against Iranian Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan since a fragile ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran took effect in the region last week.»»»

The US‑Israeli war on Iran and the recently announced ceasefire have exposed a fundamental clash of political interests between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to former acting Israeli President Avraham Burg. In an exclusive interview with Afshin R»»»

Washington, April 14 (SANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Tuesday that the war in the Middle East has upended economic forecasts, slowing growth and pushing inflation higher amid disruptions to energy supplies and global trade. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF s»»»

TOKYO — The IMF on Tuesday lowered its forecast for Chinese economic growth this year to 4.4 per cent, despite reduced US tariffs and stimulus measures aimed at mitigating the impact of the Middle East conflict.The new projection, published in the International Monetary Fund's latest World Economic»»»

BusinessGermanyLufthansa pilots to strike again for 2 more daysMark HallamPilots at Germany's Lufthansa airline will strike again on Thursday and Friday, the Vereinigung Cockpit trade union said. https://p.dw.com/p/5CAqdHundreds of flights were canceled on Monday, with the major hubs of Frankfurt a»»»

April 14 (UPI) -- Brian Hooker, an American man released from police custody this week in the Bahamas after his wife went missing, said he won't stop looking for her. Brian Hooker, 58, said his wife Lynette Hooker, 55, fell overboard from the dinghy they were in on April 5, while holding the boat's»»»

People walk Monday among the wreckage of cars in Corniche el Mazraa, one of the areas hit during a massive wave of Israeli airstrikes last week in Beirut, Lebanon, Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 14 (UPI) -- Divisions among Lebanese over Iran, Hezbollah and state authority have inte»»»

Aksa Enerji (AKSEN) has obtained a $300mn six-year loan from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to finance its power plant investments on the African continent, AKSEN said on April 14. In 2025, the company obtained a $1»»»

Aksa Enerji (AKSEN) has obtained a $300mn six-year loan from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to finance its power plant investments on the African continent, AKSEN said on April 14. In 2025, the company obtained a $1»»»

Aksa Enerji (AKSEN) has obtained a $300mn six-year loan from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to finance its power plant investments on the African continent, AKSEN said on April 14. In 2025, the company obtained a $1»»»

Aksa Enerji (AKSEN) has obtained a $300mn six-year loan from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to finance its power plant investments on the African continent, AKSEN said on April 14. In 2025, the company obtained a $1»»»

Aksa Enerji (AKSEN) has obtained a $300mn six-year loan from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to finance its power plant investments on the African continent, AKSEN said on April 14. In 2025, the company obtained a $1»»»

Aksa Enerji (AKSEN) has obtained a $300mn six-year loan from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to finance its power plant investments on the African continent, AKSEN said on April 14. In 2025, the company obtained a $1»»»

Unnamed White House officials said U.S. and Iranian negotiators plan to return to talks after they failed to reach an agreement over the weekend. File Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/UPI | License Photo April 14 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran are considering another round of negotiations after talks»»»

Turkey has emerged as the country with the second-largest number of foreign military bases in the world after the United States, and is the only Muslim-majority nation with a global military base network of this scale. Acc»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

Iraq's Environment Minister Hallo Askari has announced that authorities have contained a pollution crisis in the Tigris river caused by sediment dislodged by water releases from rivers and dams, Al Sumaria News reported on April 14, citing the Iraqi state news agency WAA. »»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

For most of the first year of the Trump administration, America’s so-called western allies spent most of their time flattering, toadying and attempting to manipulate the US President’s ego in a vain effort to rescue the fast decaying transatlantic “special relation.” They even agreed to more than d»»»

Hungary’s incoming prime minister Peter Magyar may ease tensions with Brussels, but he says he won’t end imports of Russian oil and gas for now. Brussels will be happy to see the departure of former Hungarian Prime Ministe»»»

Hungary’s incoming prime minister Peter Magyar may ease tensions with Brussels, but he says he won’t end imports of Russian oil and gas for now. Brussels will be happy to see the departure of former Hungarian Prime Ministe»»»

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka has called on citizens to mobilise and put the economy first, warning that the country faces an unpredictable period and that the state will no longer prioritise public comfort over economic performance, Vzglyad reported on April 14. »»»

In 2023, 30,000 service workers joined in sympathy as about 30,000 teachers walked off the job in Los Angeles to begin an anticipated three-day strike in demand of higher wages. On Monday, the school district prevented another strike by making deals with three unions in the school district. File Ph»»»

US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous. The outrage added to widespread dismay among US Catholics over Trump’s unprecedented verbal assault on Pope Leo XIV, the first American to le»»»

Lebanese and Israeli envoys meet in Washington on Tuesday for the first face-to-face talks in decades between representatives of the two countries, mediated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has warned it will not abide by any agreements that may resul»»»

Share: WASHINGTON, DC- — Lebanon and Israel are holding on Tuesday their first direct diplomatic talks in more than 30 years. The talks are aimed at preparing negotiations to resolve Israel’s conflict with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran. The meeting — to be held at the Stat»»»

Dubai: The International Monetary Fund has lowered its global growth forecast for 2026, warning that the war in the Middle East has disrupted what had been a stronger economic recovery and could cause more serious damage if energy supplies from the Gulf are hit harder. In its latest World Economic »»»

BusinessIranTrump's naval blockade raises economic pressure on IranNik MartinA US naval blockade will cut off Iran's main source of hard currency by halting most of its oil exports. Will President Trump's pressure force Tehran back to negotiations or widen the conflict? https://p.dw.com/p/5C4oIThe »»»

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is throttling two strategic industries for American allies in Asia: chip fabrication and expansion of AI data centers. The blockage of this vital chokepoint for roughly a quarter of global oil shipments and 20% of LNG has caused energy prices to surge, with oil b»»»

The Iran war has stalled the world's economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared to 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. The IMF downgraded its forecast for global growth to 3.1% in 2026 from the 3.3% it had forecast back in January. The expected growth would »»»

Turkish police investigators work at the site of a shooting that took place in a school in Siverek district of Sanliurfa, Turkey, Tuesday. At least 16 people have been injured after a former student opened fire at the Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Siverek district.»»»

Dubai: Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has responded to online speculation about his health by appearing in public and demonstrating his fitness in front of the Malacañang press corps in Manila. The president has been seen performing a brief set of jumping jacks before walking briskly and»»»

A total of more than 150 migrants have been rescued in a day in waters off southern Crete or having just reached there after completing the long and dangerous Mediterranean Sea passage from northern Africa, authorities said Tuesday. The Coast Guard said the migrants crossed separately in three smal»»»