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The United States will strike Iran with attacks "bigger, better, and more powerful than anyone has ever seen" if Tehran fails to fully comply with the "real agreement reached" and does not ensure open and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump wrote …
Global markets reacted to news of a two-week ceasefire in Iran with a sharp drop in oil and petroleum product prices. By the morning of Wednesday, April 8, Brent crude futures were hovering around $95 per barrel, having traded at approximately $110 the day before. According to …
The United States is suspending military strikes against Iran for two weeks, on the condition that free passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is guaranteed for the same period. US President Donald Trump announced the decision on Tuesday, April 7, on his Truth Social platform.In …
US President Donald Trump declared at a White House press conference on Monday that Iran could be "destroyed" in a single night — and that night "could" come on Tuesday evening. Joining Trump at the press briefing on the war with Iran were Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, …
Ibrahim Traoré calls on Africa to reject "murderous" Western democracy OUAGADOUGOU — In a recent landmark interview, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, transitional president of Burkina Faso, sharply criticized the Western model of democracy, calling on African peoples to "forget" about it. In the leader's view, the concept of …
French police arrested a man in the early hours of Saturday who was preparing to detonate a homemade explosive device outside a Bank of America branch on Rue de la Boétie in Paris's 8th arrondissement, just blocks from the Champs-Élysées. Officers spotted the suspect holding a lighter …
Following high-level Tajik-Uzbek talks on March 26, a new package of bilateral documents was signed. The agreements cover trade and investment, energy, transport, technology, agriculture, medicine, tourism and culture. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon stated that the two countries have built a solid legal and contractual framework for …
Trump threatens to destroy Iran power plants, Tehran promises retaliatory strikeUS President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum to Iran: if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, American forces will strike Iranian power plants, starting with the largest. Trump posted his warning …
Iran attacked southern Israel: nearly 90 injured, Trump issued an ultimatumIran launched missile strikes on the Israeli cities of Dimona and Arad in the south of the country. Around 90 people were injured, at least ten of them seriously, including a five-year-old child. The target of the …
