Oil prices extended gains Monday as Israel and Iran pounded each other with missiles for a fourth day and threatened further attacks, stoking fears of a lengthy conflict that could reignite inflation. Gold prices also rose back towards a record high thanks to a rush into safe havens, but while most equity markets dropped further…
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the flagrant Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran in blatant violation of the country’s sovereignty and security and of international law and norms. The General Secretariat called on the international community and the Security Council to assume their responsibilities in respect…
Israeli forces launched a renewed attack on Tabriz, the northwestern city of Iran. The city is currently under “severe attack” by Israel, according to Iranian media reports. The attack took place at 12:30 pm local time on Friday. Images released in the social networks show thick plumes of smoke rising into the sky from the…
The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is saying that it has established through communication with Iranian officials that the nuclear site in the city of Isfahan has not been impacted by the Israeli attacks. A fuel enrichment plant in Fordow had also not been affected as of yet, it said. Israeli fighter jets reportedly…
Firefighters work at the site of a building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 7, 2025. — Reuters Overnight missile and bomb strikes by Russia on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv left at least three people dead and 22 hurt, while a Ukrainian drone attack in…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit to the BAE Systems’ Govan facility, in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, June 2, 2025. — Reuters Britain on Monday announced that it would build 12 new attack submarines as it launched a major defence review to move the country to “war-fighting readiness” in the face…
Russian delegation, led by presidential adviser, Vladimir Medinsky, Chief of the Turkish General Staff, Metin Gurak, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalin, Ukrainian delegation led by Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, attend a meeting at Ciragan Palace on the day of the second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine,…
A woman sits at the terrace of a closed ice-cream shop following a major electricity outage, during the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France May 24, 2025 — Reuters French police were investigating a possible arson attack as being the main cause for a power outage which hit the Alpes-Maritimes region in southern France…
Police officers gather at Hamburg’s main train station, after several people were injured in a knife attack, in Hamburg, Germany, May 23, 2025. — Reuters Six people with life-threatening injuries, says official. Suspect injured several people with knife at train station: police. Investigation into attack handed over to federal prosecutors. BERLIN: A knife attack at…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025 — Reuters TEHRAN: Iran warned it would hold the United States responsible for any Israeli attack on its atomic facilities, on the eve of a new round of nuclear talks between Washington…
