1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (231+ words) Global energy markets will take months to recover from the shock caused by the US'Israeli war on Iran, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned, noting that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is unlikely to have an immediate effect....

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (308+ words) South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has removed Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba and her deputy, Permena Awerial Aluong, according to a decree read in parliament on Tuesday. " Kiir appointed Joseph Ngere Paciko as the new speaker and Abuk Paiti Ayiik as…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (298+ words) Madagascar has declared a state of energy emergency for 15 days, citing a worsening fuel supply crisis and disrupted shipments caused by bad weather and the conflict in the Middle East. In a statement on Tuesday, Madagascar's cabinet said the southern…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (338+ words) Iran has thanked Pakistan for its mediation efforts following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the US and Israel." Pakistan has invited Iran and the US to its capital, Islamabad, on Friday to settle all disputes…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago  (267+ words) The US and EU are engaged in a political "proxy war" in Hungary, with Washington and Brussels backing rival sides ahead of the country's parliamentary elections, according to former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl. Kneissl made the remarks in an…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (343+ words) US President Donald Trump allegedly conceded in private that Canada is unlikely to become part of the US, despite previously hinting at annexing the neighboring country, a snippet from an upcoming book by British journalist Robert Hardman has indicated. Over…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago  (1624+ words) Dark rumor has long held that the Roman emperor Nero set Rome ablaze in search of inspiration for a song on the destruction of Troy. Judicious historians and classicists dismiss this account as apocryphal. Today, a powerful ruler, US President…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago  (341+ words) Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has claimed that "not a single cent" from Muammar Gaddafi's Libya found its way into his 2007 election campaign, at an appearance before a Paris appeals court on Tuesday. He is appealing a five-year prison sentence…...

20+ hour, 10+ min ago  (399+ words) Aliens have visited our planet traveling in an otherworldly craft and have made contact with humans, US Congressman Tim Burchett has claimed, citing unnamed government officials. In the US, interest in UFOs and related phenomena has grown in recent years,…...

17+ hour ago  (313+ words) Germany's military spending shot up by over 23% to "39 billion ($45 billion) last year, pushing the budget deficit to the highest level in four years, the Federal Statistical Office has reported. Following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, Berlin began a…...