US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies disrupted by the Mideast war. Trump, who has said the United States will soon start escorting tankers through the strait, posted on Truth Soci»»»

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Saturday on a visit to Beirut that diplomatic channels remained open to end the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah and urged the international community to support Lebanon. "There is no military solution, only diplomacy, dialogue and full implementation of t»»»

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies disrupted by the Mideast war. Trump, who has said the United States will soon start escorting tankers through the strait, posted on Truth Soci»»»

The file of negotiations with Lebanon has made some progress, with the U.S. administration asking Israel to positively respond to Lebanon's negotiations overture and to explore the Lebanese proposal for halting the war, LBCI's correspondent in Israel, Amal Shehadeh, said on Saturday. Shehadeh added»»»

Several more states have moved to take part in the Gaza genocide case at the UN’s top court, deepening international divisions over Israel’s military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, according to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The case, brought by South Africa in December 2023 amid a»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies disrupted by the Mideast war. Trump, who has said the United States will soon start escorting tankers through the s»»»

Several central stations on Athens Metro Line 2 will close earlier than usual during nighttime hours as of Sunday to allow rail replacement works and the installation of a 5G network, the system’s operator said. According to STASY, Omonia, Panepistimio, Syntagma and Acropolis stations will close at»»»

Oslo:Already the continent's biggest single supplier of natural gas since Russia invaded Ukraine, Norway is hoping to use the Middle East war to get European Union blessing to drill in the Arctic. The European Commission is revising its Arctic strategy, which has since 2021 committed the EU to work»»»

Tunis, March 14 (TAP) - Foreign currency reserves exceeded TND 25.4 billion on March 13, covering 107 days of import, against TND 23.2 billion (102 days of import) same period last year, monetary and financial data published Friday by the Central...»»»

Some observers of the current EU ‘elites’, including this author, used to believe that their defining feature – apart from things such as complicity in genocide and wars of aggression with Israel and the US, bigoted xenophobia about Russia and China, and, of course, pervasive corruption – was an ab»»»

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has confirmed that officials in Havana are holding talks with the administration of US President Donald Trump, as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis and widespread blackouts. The contacts come amid mounting economic pressure on the Caribbean nation,»»»

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The launch of US-Israeli airstrikes against Iran on 28 February led to a response by the Islamic Republic that has drawn in more than a dozen countries. Less than a week into the conflict, Azerbaijan became one of them. Iran and Azerbaijan share a border, and Azerbaijan has good relations with the »»»

Abu Dhabi: Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, stressed that Iran’s attempts to target Gulf countries in response to American and Israeli strikes reflect the military weakness, moral bankruptcy and growing political isolation. Also Read: Anwar Gargash: UAE acting in self-defe»»»

Israeli settlers injured five Palestinians, including two with gunshot wounds, in a fresh attack against a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said Saturday, while the military reported a 'violent confrontation' in the area. Palestinian news agency WAFA said a group of settler»»»

Drivers buy gas at a Shell station in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday. AAA said U.S. gasoline prices have risen by 23% in reaction to the war in Iran. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo March 14 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces "totally obliterated" every military tar»»»

Kharg Island Terminal is the beating heart of Iran’s oil export system, strategically located in the Persian Gulf. For decades, it has been essential in connecting Iran’s vast oil reserves with the global market. Also Read: Strait of Hormuz tensions: Impact on global oil prices amid Iran-US standof»»»

Canadian, German and Norwegian leaders on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to Arctic security, which has come under strain, while visiting troops at a large NATO exercise. "We are fully prepared, individually and collectively, to defend the Arctic and the High North," Canadian Prime Minister Mark»»»

The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a range of the president's import taxes. Recovering that lost revenue, which the White House was counting on to»»»

During a working visit to Issyk-Kul region, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev inspected the construction and reconstruction projects of several roads in the region. The Cabinet Chairman inspected the construction of Karakol — Enilchek road. According to the recon»»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the unprovoked terrorist drone attack that targeted the UAE Consulate General in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for the second time in a week. The attack resulted in injuries to two security personnel and damage to the consulate»»»

Quito: The United States and Ecuador have agreed to reduce tariff rates between the two nations, officials said, as countries seek to navigate US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff campaign. The agreement was signed on Friday in Washington by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Ecuador»»»

The exiled son of Iran's last shah who was ousted by the 1979 revolution said on Saturday he was ready to lead a transition "as soon as the Islamic Republic falls". In a message on his social media channels, US-based Reza Pahlavi said he had already been working to select individuals both inside an»»»

Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight, killing four people and causing damage across five regions of the country, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. The main target was energy infrastructure outside the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that residentia»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met withRaffaele Chiulli, President of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), on March 14. The presidential press service reported. At the meeting, the parties discussed developing cooperation in powerboating and the possibility of holding competitions un»»»

Mavlyuda Kalberdieva will take the parliamentary seat previously held by Shairbek Tashiev, sources told 24.kg news agency. According to them, during the 2025 parliamentary elections in constituency No. 11 she took the fourth place. In accordance with the order of succession, the deputy mandate will»»»

Already the continent's biggest single supplier of natural gas since Russia invaded Ukraine, Norway is hoping to use the Middle East war to get European Union blessing to drill in the Arctic. The European Commission is revising its Arctic strategy, which has since 2021 committed the EU to work towa»»»

Hezbollah suffered heavy losses in a war with Israel more than a year ago, but the Iran-backed group has now regrouped only to end up fighting what it has called an "existential battle" and which some warn could be its last. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when the militant gro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, on Saturday recommended that the European Union's leaders study a video by US economist Jeffrey Sachs to recognize their »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Gas reserves in European underground storage facilities (UGS) have reached their lowest level since the start of the withdrawal season at 29.1%, Russian gas giant Gazprom stated on Saturday. "Gas withdrawal from European underground storage facilities continues, according to Gas »»»

Dubai: Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) travel regularly between the Philippines and the Middle East to return to their jobs. However, flight cancellations can disrupt these journeys, especially during unprecedented circumstances. According to flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL), these cancellat»»»

Kaley would look at Instagram until she fell asleep. She would wake up in the middle of the night to check her notifications. She would open the app as soon as she woke up. One day, she spent 16 hours on Instagram. "I stopped engaging with my family because I was spending all my time on social medi»»»

The Palestinian armed group Hamas has called on Iran to stop its attacks on Gulf states, in a rare appeal to its key ally. In a statement, the Tehran-backed group urged its "brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries", saying all regional nations should co-operate "to preserve the b»»»

Donald Trump has said the US military has bombed a small island off the coast of Iran - home to a major oil terminal that is considered the country's economic lifeline. The US president said Kharg Island's military facilities were "totally obliterated" but that it had held off targeting its oil inf»»»

Bulgaria is in a better position compared with other European countries regarding gas and oil supplies, as it relies far less on petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz, with the main deliveries coming via the Black Sea, said caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky on Darik Radio, comme»»»

Israel is planning to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, aiming to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials told U.S. news portal Axios. This could be the largest Israeli ground invasion of Leban»»»

Doha, Qatar: UAE air defenses intercepted 9 ballistic missiles and 33 drones today, March 14, 2026. The UAE Ministry of Defence stated this adding that since the start of the Iranian aggression, the country has dealt with 294 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,600 drones. These attacks h»»»

The government is behaving not as a caretaker government, but as one elected with a full majority, said GERB leader Boyko Borissov, who reviewed the construction of the Vetrino–Rupcha section of the Vertical Gas Corridor on Saturday. He emphasized that the cabinet allows itself to dismiss people ac»»»

The City Court extended the detention of Temirlan Sultanbekov, Kadyrbek Atambayev, Ermek Ermatov and other defendants in the case. They will remain in a pretrial detention center until May 17, relatives of the detainees said. It is noted that Temirlan Sultanbekov filed three complaints over the all»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s air defence systems intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones on 14 March 2026, which authorities said were launched from Iran, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence. The ministry said that since the start of the Iranian attacks, the country’s air defenc»»»

Israeli shells hit a United Nations peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel and Hezbollah fought their latest war. "Israeli shells fell inside the headquarters of UNIFIL forces' Nepalese battalion, in the town of Mays al-Jabal," Lebanon's state-run National »»»

Iran threatened Saturday to reduce U.S.-linked oil facilities to "a pile of ashes" as the two-week-old Middle East war spilled over into a global oil price crisis. Iranian armed forces issued the warning after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may decide to "wipe out" Iran's largest oil export hu»»»

The man accused of ramming his pickup truck into a synagogue and setting it ablaze in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, died from a "self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head," an FBI official told reporters Friday. The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, was originally born in Le»»»

Cuba's communist authorities on Friday began a prisoner release negotiated with the Vatican and confirmed that talks were underway with the United States amid intense pressure from President Donald Trump. The Justicia 11J rights group said it had been able to confirm the release of two people jaile»»»

One of Libya’s two main public entities’ oversight arm, the Administrative Control Authority (ACA), announced last Thursday (12 March) that it is continuing to receive complaints and reports from citizens and residents through its Raqeeb whistleblowing website. The site receives reports of violatio»»»

Mellitah Oil and Gas announced yesterday that as part of the National Oil Corporation’s “Think About Tomorrow” initiative, and following a coordination meeting with the Sustainable Development Department, a tree planting campaign was launched at the El Feel oil field. It said this initiative aims t»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said Lebanon was ready to engage in "direct talks" with Israel and offered to host negotiations in Paris. "The Lebanese government has signaled its willingness to engage in direct talks with Israel," he said on X. "France is ready to facilitate these tal»»»

The Egyptian banking sector witnessed a turbulent close to the trading week as the US Dollar surged to unprecedented heights against the Egyptian Pound. By the end of Thursday’s sessions, the greenback had gained between LE 2.17 and LE 2.45 across ten major lenders compared to the previous week, si»»»

Dubai: Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has temporarily suspended several flights connecting Manila with major Middle East destinations including Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha until March 28. In its advisory, PAL has noted that the move is a precautionary measure amid the evolving geopolitical situ»»»

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