Russia jails former Kursk governor in Ukraine incursion-linked graft probe
Alexei Smirnov found guilty of taking bribes from firms contracted to build fortifications along Ukraine border.
Category: World
Trump’s Hormuz ultimatum nears – with little indication Iran is on board
The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday’s deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick
Trump threatens to take out Iran in ‘one night’ if no deal before deadline
The US president wants Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route, before his Tuesday deadline.
Trump threatens Iran with attacks on infrastructure unless deal is struck
Tweety McTreason has set a deadline of Tuesday night for Iran to make a deal, or face escalated attacks. “The entire country can be taken
Howard Lutnick to sit for questioning in House panel’s Epstein probe next month
The Epstein files released by the Justice Department showed that Trump’s commerce secretary had closer ties to the convicted sex offender than was previously known.
Trump says US could charge for Strait of Hormuz passage amid Iran war
US president says Washington, as the ‘winner’ of the war, has a ‘concept’ for charging a toll in the strategic waterway.
Why is Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant being attacked?
The WHO has warned of ‘catastrophic’ risks if radioactive release occurs.
Protesters swarm US embassy in Tel Aviv, demanding end of wars
Protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, calling for an end to the war with Iran and Lebanon.
Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings
The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.
US Supreme Court paves way for dismissal of Steve Bannon conviction
The order allows a lower court to consider dismissing the former Trump strategist’s indictment.
‘We’re sinking deeper’: Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears
Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president’s threat to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.