U.S. President Donald Trump has abandoned his proposal to impose a 20% transit fee on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, announcing instead that the United States will pursue trade and investment agreements with Gulf nations as compensation for Washington’s role in securing one of the world’s most strategically important maritime routes. The policy […]
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that it carried out missile and drone strikes against U.S. military facilities in Jordan, marking another significant escalation in the rapidly expanding confrontation between Tehran and Washington. According to the IRGC, the attack targeted facilities used by U.S. forces in Jordan as part of what it described […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the reinstatement of a U.S.-led naval blockade targeting Iran, marking a major escalation in the ongoing confrontation between Washington and Tehran and raising fresh concerns about stability in the Middle East and the global energy market. The announcement follows renewed military exchanges between U.S. and Iranian forces after the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will become the “guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington should take control of the strategic waterway and be compensated by allied nations for ensuring its security as tensions with Iran continue to escalate. Speaking during a television interview on Monday, Trump argued that […]
In a powerful stand for religious freedom, Members of the European Parliament (MEP) have issued an urgent call for Europe to intervene on behalf of Nigeria’s persecuted Christian population, as new data reveals the scale of suffering has reached catastrophic levels. On January 21, 2026, the European Parliament adopted its annual resolution on human rights […]
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has hailed the Trump administration’s intensified crackdown on fraud within the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, claiming the effort has already saved American taxpayers billions of dollars while promising further action against what he described as widespread abuse of federal healthcare funds. Speaking during a White House event focused on […]
Australia and India have signed a landmark uranium supply agreement that marks a significant step in their growing strategic partnership, reinforcing cooperation in clean energy, trade and regional security. The agreement will allow Australia to expand uranium exports for India’s civilian nuclear energy programme, supporting New Delhi’s ambitions to meet rising electricity demand while reducing […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has once again stirred international debate by reiterating that Greenland should be under American control, arguing that the Arctic island is critical to U.S. and global security. Speaking on the sidelines of the 2026 NATO Summit in Turkey, Trump said Greenland “should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark,” claiming […]
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has ordered an immediate cutoff of all U.S. trade with Spain, dramatically escalating tensions with one of Washington’s NATO allies during the alliance’s summit in Ankara, Türkiye. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump said he had instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt trade […]
The fragile truce between the United States and Iran has come under renewed strain after both countries launched fresh military strikes, while U.S. President Donald Trump met NATO leaders in Ankara seeking greater allied support as tensions across the Middle East intensified. The latest escalation follows Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of […]