The VLCC Mobassa B (previously named Front Forth), one of the two tankers which the UAE defence ministry said was struck by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 18, 2024, in this picture obtained by Reuters on July 14, 2026. Edwin van Werd | via Reuters Oil prices…
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images The U.S. signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to develop a civilian nuclear program…
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). Eric Lee | Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Congressional Democrats are looking to close what they characterize as loopholes created by the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision that allow foreign entities to funnel money into U.S. elections. The bill, led by Rep….
PICKAXE MOUNTAIN NEAR NATANZ NUCLEAR FACILITY, IRAN — NOVEMBER 14, 2025: 12 — Vantor satellite image shows tunnel construction activities and a large spoil pile near the Natanz nuclear complex at Pickaxe Mountain. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor. Maxar | Maxar | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb an…
For the fifth day in a row activists with banners and flags protest against the resignation of Ukrainian Defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov during a rally near the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on July 20, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
A Syrian farmer looks at an Iranian missile that fell into an agricultural land in the area of Najha, in the countryside of the Syrian capital after being intercepted by Israeli air defense systems on June 8, 2026. Bakr Alkasem | Afp | Getty Images It’s been 10 days since U.S. President Donald Trump declared…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026. Ronen Zvulun | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “will not be arrested” when he visits New York in September, pushing back on a suggestion by Mayor Zohran Mamdani that such…
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order to drastically shrink two national monuments in Utah, paving the way for fossil fuel extraction and mining. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The United States is imposing additional 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods in response to alleged trade discrimination against…
KYIV, UKRAINE – JULY 19: A firefighter looks at the damage from a large-scale attack overnight that left at least one person dead and thirteen injured on July 19, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kyiv was hit with about 40 Iskander-M and hypersonic Zircon missiles. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Paula Bronstein | Getty Images News…
Andy Burnham speaks after being confirmed as the Labour Party’s new leader and the country’s next prime minister, during ‘Labour’s Special Conference’ in central London on July 17, 2026. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Football may not have come home this time, but…
