Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island’s position for US and European security. Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trump threatened to»»»

The FBI said on Wednesday it has arrested a Saudi national employed as an engineer at OpenAI on suspicions that he had bugged a conference room at the company's San Francisco office with a "sophisticated recording device". A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that a Russian ballistic missile struck a Kyiv power plant without advance warning from Western allies, killing at least two people and wounding around 20. The attack came days after US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between »»»

Trump announces major resource exploration plans in Greenland US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, without giving details of prospective American involvement. "Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is ge»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has announced that preparations are underway for large-scale oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland, claiming the Arctic island possesses vast and easily accessible energy resources as global prices remain elevated. “Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral »»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump posted disturbing footage on his Truth Social account Tuesday of a man being fatally mauled by a tiger in Britain, sparking backlash on social media. The 41-second clip of the UK man being attacked Saturday in a wildlife park was also later share»»»

US President Donald Trump issued another threat against Iran while speaking at a campaign rally in Alaska, promising unspecified further action against Tehran. “Wait till you see what we do to Iran. We’re going to do a number. Wait till you see,” Trump told the crowd.The US president went on to say»»»

Houthi media reported an ​attack ‌by Saudi Arabia on ⁠the ‌Yemen Oil Company ⁠in Sanaa on Tuesday, which came ‌shortly after the ‌Saudi-led coalition ​ordered the evacuation of the ​facility ​ahead of ​a military ​operation. The Iran-backed rebels had warned that they would target Riyadh's air»»»

US President Donald Trump's administration has asked his ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, the White House said Tuesday, amid allegations that she sought money from a Trump supporter and accepted lavish hospitality from wealthy Greek businessmen. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports »»»

Zelensky criticises lack of early warning from Western allies in Kyiv attack A Russian ballistic missile struck a power plant in Kyiv on Tuesday evening without Ukraine receiving advance warning from its Western allies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukraine relies heavily on Western, particula»»»

Strait of Hormuz dispute: Implications for UAE and Gulf oil exports The US-Iran conflict enters another tense day on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. US President Donald Trump is ruling out major new US attacks before America’s November 3 midterm elections, the naval blockade of Iranian ports continues, w»»»

Rubio's visit aims to enhance commercial and energy cooperation abroad US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will this week lead a large business delegation to Uzbekistan and join a ministerial meeting with five Central Asian nations, before traveling to India, the State Department said Tuesday. Travel»»»

'Limited' Aramco building fire highlights escalating Saudi-Houthi tensions Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday (Oct. 14, 2026) that an attack on an Aramco building in the kingdom's east sparked a "limited fire" and that debris from intercepted Houthi missiles wounded four people in the capital Riyadh. I»»»

RIYADH: Four people were injured by falling debris in Riyadh after air defenses knocked down Houthi missiles in the Saudi capital. Loud explosions were heard in Riyadh just before midnight on Tuesday as Saudi air defenses engaged hostile targets above the city. Shrapnel from two intercepted cruise »»»

MIAMI: The Trump administration is cutting the time refugees have to contest the termination of their status, a move critics say could put tens of thousands of people who fled persecution and wars in their home countries on a path to deportation. The new policy, which goes into effect Wednesday, re»»»

Oil flow through Strait of Hormuz highlights US role amid Iranian threats The US military has rejected an Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval commander’s claim that Tehran controls the Strait of Hormuz, escalating the war of words over one of the world’s most important routes for oil shipments. In a »»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Valdemar Osted, partner and head of technology at Danish digital consultancy Common Consultancy. Can the fear of disinformation become as dangerous to democracy as disinformation itself? Osted challenges widely circulated claims that attacks on R»»»

MOSCOW — Russia said on Monday that it had sold European countries more than $320 billion worth of hydrocarbons since 2022, despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine."For the period from 2022 to today, this figure amounts to $320.7 billion. This is the volume of energy resource deliveries t»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has removed US Ambassador to Greece Kimberley Guilfoyle following allegations that she sought political donations in exchange for access to the administration and pressured Greek officials over purchases of American liquefied natural gas (LNG). White Hou»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Petros Konstantinidis, a financial journalist for Greece's leading daily newspaper TA NEA. The current controversy surrounding the US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, has all the makings of a reality TV show or a telenovela, or both. "This is diplomacy»»»

WARSAW: A Polish court will decide on Wednesday whether to keep in custody a man suspected of planning an attack on the prime minister and defense minister after improvised explosive materials were found in his apartment, prosecutors said. The 66-year-old man, identified only as Krzysztof N. under »»»

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about trillionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The high court is intervening for a second time in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s case, which see»»»

PARIS: France’s foreign minister on Tuesday accused the billionaire tycoon and owner of the X social media platform Elon Musk of “online harassment” of European leaders, as he sounded the alarm over the risks of interference in the French 2027 presidential election. Jean-Noel Barrot warned that ahe»»»

Western governments have shown blatant bias in favor of Saudi Arabia in its conflict with Yemen’s Houthi movement, partly because Riyadh spends billions of dollars on Western weapons, former British diplomat Craig Murray has argued. Murray discussed the prolonged conflict and its ties to the arms i»»»

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is deliberately prolonging the conflict with Russia to avoid being held accountable for his policies and rampant corruption within his inner circle, Polish MEP Ewa Zajaczkowska-Hernik has said. Zajaczkowska-Hernik’s remarks came after Zelensky demanded a 60-day “total tr»»»

The Warsaw Security Forum has long been a soapbox for Eastern Europe’s most belligerent elites to air their fantasies of inflicting a military defeat upon Russia. This year, with nuclear weapons on the table, the forum has taken on a dangerous new dimension. Running from Monday to Tuesday in the Po»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The results of the phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump stunned those advocating escalation, and the diesel fuel deal is working to bring them to their senses, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday. "Of»»»

Donald Trump’s plan to import Russian diesel despite Western sanctions has sparked fierce criticism in Washington, including from Republicans, as high fuel prices and the upcoming midterm elections put pressure on his administration. His approach to the Ukraine war has also drawn controversy, with »»»

THE HAGUE: Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urged the United States on Tuesday to resume its traditional role of defender of human rights and freedom for the rest of the world as Washington campaigns to undermine the International Criminal Court. “My message is: ‘You have to get back to playing»»»

Russia hammered Ukrainian cities and transport links overnight into Tuesday, killing at least four people in the city of Kharkiv, while appearing to spare energy facilities for the first time since US President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" at the weekend. It was not clear wheth»»»

WASHINGTON: Trump appointee Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece, has been asked to resign from her post after coming under severe criticism over allegations she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens, new Trump press secretary Katie Z»»»

The US recently pressurizing Volodymyr Zelensky shows that America still holds complete power over Ukraine and what it does regarding military command and control, plus financial, economic, and military support, veteran geopolitical analyst and former Marine Brian Berletic told Sputnik. Berletic st»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin is more eager than Vladimir Zelensky to reach a deal to end the Ukraine conflict, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump’s comments came after he suggested it is time for Ukraine to get a “new president.” Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump claimed both Moscow»»»

WARSAW: The top diplomats of Britain and Germany pressed on Tuesday for more sanctions on Moscow over its war in Ukraine, after President Donald Trump announced an easing of US sanctions on Russian diesel. “I would say this is not the time to lower the sanctions regime but to strengthen this,” Germ»»»

KYIV: Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday in a post on X. Zelensky characterized the barrage on the capital as “particularly vile,” and emph»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev could have spoken directly with Russian President Putin on his Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov about the latest drone attacks on merchant vessels off the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, former Foreign Minister and now MP of GERB-UDF Georg Georgiev said here Tuesday. He was speak»»»

US federal agents have raided the home of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused of immigration fraud. Omar, a Somali-born naturalized US citizen, is a vocal critic of Trump’s policies and a supporter of Palestinian rights. Agents were filmed searchin»»»

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has poured more than $276 million into Republican political groups since early July, becoming the largest known donor ahead of next month’s crucial US midterm elections, the New York Times reported on Monday. The contributions come just weeks before the November 3 vote, w»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. "A telephone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan," the Kremlin sa»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he does not believe that China and Russia are helping Iran, adding that they have "too much to lose." Trump has faced pressure over reports that Chinese and Russian entities have supplied Iran with intelligence for attacks on »»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is more eager than Vladimir Zelensky to reach a deal to end the Ukraine conflict. Trump’s comments came after he suggested it is time for Ukraine to get a “new president.” Speaking to reporters on Monday, T»»»

By Staff, Agencies British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced that the United Kingdom was sending air defense systems and a Voyager aircraft to Saudi Arabia to support aerial refueling operations amid the ongoing Saudi aggression on Yemen. Riyadh has been relentlessly bombarding Yemen, martyring»»»

US authorities raided the Washington, DC, home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged immigration fraud, according to reports. The probe reportedly includes immigration paperwork completed by her late father when she was a child. Omar accu»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The agreement between Moscow and Washington on diesel fuel meets the interests of the United States, global energy markets and Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "In fact, this is a very mutually beneficial element of Russian-US cooperation. And this is in t»»»

European countries should expand their own arms production because American factories will largely be occupied with supplying the US military, Washington’s envoy to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, has said. US defense spending could reach $1–1.5 trillion in 2026, leaving limited manufacturing capacity for »»»

The House speaker stood before Donald Trump during his first term at the White House and pointed a finger declaring that with this president, "All roads lead to Putin." The stark assessment years ago from Nancy Pelosi echoed anew after Trump's surprise announcement last week that he struck a deal w»»»

Russia said on Monday that European Union countries had bought $320.7 billion worth of its energy resources since 2022, despite sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The figure fuelled tensions as European officials criticised a US deal to import Russian diesel, while Stockholm called for the bloc to »»»

By Staff, Agencies The International Monetary Fund has warned that the global economy “could soon test the limits of resilience”, as emergency oil stocks run low and government budgets become overstretched. In its twice-yearly World Economic Outlook, the IMF said global growth had withstood the Mid»»»

DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said Yemen’s Houthis were “misbehaving very badly” as the group stepped up missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, but did not outline any specific US response. “Well, the Houthis are misbehaving very badly. No good,” Trump told reporters late on Monday as he dep»»»

Flight, fuel, shipping risks remain as crisis over Strait of Hormuz, Yemen deepens Amid attacks on civilian sites and the war of narratives, the US-Iran standoff is now intertwined with three pressure points: Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, attacks on commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz, »»»