Can the Houthis close the Red Sea after seizing the Yemen coast?
Some observers see a force that has improved impressively in the past years, but others doubt the Houthis can sustain…
Houthis take control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and key shipping route
Rapid advance of Iran-backed force threatens key alternative shipping route to Strait of Hormuz.
Russian attacks kill 7 in Ukraine as Kyiv targets gas plants deep in Arctic
Ukraine launches one of its deepest strikes to date, targeting natural gas plants in Russia's Arctic region.
Brent crude surpasses $100 a barrel as Iran, US escalate attacks
Benchmark Brent crude hits $100, shaking markets and fuelling concerns over rising inflation pressures worldwide.
Gambian leader pledges halt to rolling blackouts as protests turn violent
Barrow pledges new power infrastructure, including a 24-megawatt plant, to tackle the worsening electricity crisis.
US attacks 5 Iranian oil tankers, Iran retaliates with strikes on Jordan
US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.
‘Limit overshoot, peak, decline’: A new global goal for climate change?
The world agreed to limit temperature rises in 2015; that aim is proving impossible. Is it time for a course…
How South Korea finds itself trapped in the US-Iran war
Washington is pressuring a reluctant Seoul to support its naval blockade of Iran; Tehran is threatening consequences.
Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices spike to six-week highs as US-Iran strikes disrupt traffic in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Cuba says no negotiations with US despite ‘genocidal’ blockade
Cuba reports record losses from the US embargo as foreign minister describes months of punishing blackouts.