Fears that northern Ethiopia could be cut off from the outside world are growing as fighting intensifies between federal forces, fighters from the Tigray region and their allies. Telecommunications and internet services…
Iran is struggling to bring in enough petrol to cover a shortfall in domestic production because a US naval blockade is preventing…
US forces struck Iran for a fourth consecutive day as Washington reinstated a naval blockade aimed at stopping ships from entering or…
Washington moved quickly to reopen Iran’s sea lanes after President Donald Trump signed an agreement aimed at ending the Middle East war,…
Iranian oil began moving again through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, with the first tankers clearing the US blockade, according to…
Bamako, Mali’s sprawling capital and a West African commercial centre of more than three million people, is facing a tightening siege as…
With oil markets on edge and diplomacy stalled, US President Donald Trump has been weighing how to cushion the fallout from a…
Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz on a temporary basis after a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, fueling hopes that diplomacy could gain…
Thursday April 16, 2026 A tense standoff at one of the world’s most vital shipping corridors escalated sharply after weekend peace talks…
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran escalated its standoff with Washington on Wednesday, warning that it could sever commercial shipping through the Red Sea,…
The US military said it had brought Iran’s seaborne trade to a standstill, even as President Donald Trump signaled that diplomacy with…
