Category: World
Iran captain latest footballer to drop asylum bid, Iranian state media says
Five of the seven members of the women’s football delegation who originally sought to stay in Australia have now chosen to return home.
Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship
The skipper of the Sea Owl One is suspected of producing forged documents when it was boarded by coast guard.
How Iranians are evading internet blocks to contact family abroad
Iranians are finding tech-savvy ways to get through the regime’s restrictions on phone and internet connections.
IPC president disappointed with Ukraine, suggests team shifted focus to politics at Milan-Cortina Paralympics
The president of the International Paralympic Committee was disappointed with the complaints made by Ukraine’s National Paralympic Committee during the Milan-Cortina Games, saying they appeared
Jamal Rayyan, the first face of Al Jazeera, dies at 73
The Palestinian presenter delivered the network’s first-ever bulletin when it went on air in 1996.
Strategic oil release may calm markets but cannot fix Hormuz disruption
Record oil release steadies markets, but war-driven disruption in the Strait of Hormuz keeps energy supplies uncertain.
Trump calls for naval coalition to open Strait of Hormuz: Can it work?
Analysts say US president’s solution to secure the strait is fraught with problems.
French police detain brothers over ‘lethal and antisemitic’ plot
A loaded gun, hydrochloric acid and an Islamic State flag were found in their car, prosecutors say.
Severe flooding kills 66 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue
Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.
Energy secretary: Strait of Hormuz not safe for shipping
Energy Secretary Chris Wright tells Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press” that the Strait of Hormuz is not currently safe for commercial shipping, but the
Thomas Friedman explains Iran’s ‘strategy of out-crazy’ against the U.S.: Full interview
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman discusses why the “morning after the morning after” in Iran will
France offers to broker Lebanon-Israel talks: What do we know?
Diplomatic efforts come amid threat of an Israeli ground invasion in southern Lebanon and sustained air raids.
ICC judge says US sanctions left her without bank cards and Google accounts
An ICC judge says sanctions imposed by the Trump administration are punishing her for carrying out her judicial duties.