Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held direct talks with a senior Hamas member during the deadly 2014 war in Gaza, according to Israeli media. The dialogue was said to have been arranged “behind the backs of the establishment.” Reported by the...
The Canadian government has responded with retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of US goods after Washington slapped major duties on Canadian products. The new tariffs imposed by Ottawa will target the American steel industry, farm equipment, and dairy goods,...
The Iranian government has allowed a number of foreign vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, with some reports stating that a one-month permit had been granted to certain ships. Once a conduit for much of the world’s oil supply, the strait was...
The UK government is allowing American forces to use British air bases for attacks on Iran, with officials saying the bases could now be used for operations in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. On Friday, Downing Street said officials had “approved an expansion of the...
A planned meeting between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will be delayed by “five or six weeks,” the US leader said. His trip to China’s capital was set to occur later this month, but was called off amid ongoing hostilities with Iran....
The US Treasury Department has relaxed its sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector, allowing American companies to engage in certain transactions with the country’s state-owned energy firm. In a general license issued on Wednesday, the Treasury outlined broad exemptions...
President Donald Trump has said that Venezuela’s airspace will soon be reopened to commercial flights from the United States, claiming the country was under “very strong control” and that Americans would be safe to travel there. Trump announced the decision during a...
The US military has carried out at least 23 airstrikes on Somalia so far this month, part of a major surge in the Trump administration’s bombing campaign on the African nation. Last year saw a record number of strikes on Somalia, though data on civilian casualties is...
Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, has backed out of a planned oil shipment to Cuba, the country’s president appeared to confirm. The move comes after President Donald Trump insisted that “zero” oil would be sent to the island, and follows reports that Washington...
President Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% tariff on Canadian goods should Ottawa strike a new trade deal with Beijing, after Canada agreed to slash duties on Chinese electric vehicles earlier this month. Trump made the threat from his Truth Social account on...
