Major stock markets traded mixed in sparse summer trading Friday, with oil prices edging higher and the dollar slipping as investors assess the outlooks for U.S. interest rates and the war in the Middle East. Data this week showing cooler inflation in the U.S. has bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will not rush to … Read more
No injuries were reported in the attack, which the UAE called ‘piracy’ and a threat to global energy security. Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026 The United Arab Emirates has condemned Iran for attacking two ships linked to the UAE’s national oil company in the Strait of Hormuz. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company … Read more
Ukraine has damaged Russia’s grain export terminals in an attack on the Novorossiysk port, while Russia has struck grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region. Tit-for-tat attacks between the world’s major grain exporters threatens food security in import-dependent countries on the brink of famine. Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026 Click here to share on … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in its attacks, as another night of bombardment killed at least nine civilians and injured dozens of others. Zelenskyy said Russian forces used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea in their attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, where local officials said … Read more
The July report exposes rising threats, with more than 270 journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023, syndicate says. Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026 The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has documented 108 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against Palestinian journalists and media workers in the occupied West Bank last month. The syndicate’s Freedoms … Read more
Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency reported on Friday that Houthi rebels had launched fresh missile and drone attacks on the eastern Yemeni city of Marib, a day after a series of strikes on government military positions left dozens dead and wounded. Yemeni armed forces shot down several Houthi drones over Marib, according to the report. … Read more
Houthi attacks reportedly kill at least 30 Yemeni government forces bbc.com Iran war updates: Trump says war to end ‘pretty soon’, Hormuz deal nears aljazeera.com Houthi rebel attacks kill at least 30 Yemeni government forces, officials say NBC News Houthi Attacks on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War nytimes.com Houthi attacks kill at least 30 Yemeni government troops Reuters … Read more
Israel goes on the attack after the first soldiers are killed since ceasefire began two months ago. New Israeli air and artillery attacks have hit Lebanon after soldiers were killed for the first time since a fragile ceasefire began in June. The latest military assault comes despite Lebanese-Israeli talks in Rome, part of a US-brokered … Read more
The shipping industry is looking for new options after the recent declaration by the Iranian-backed Houthis that Saudi ships trying to reach the Indian Ocean would be targeted, according to analysts. A number of tankers are using the northern route out of the Red Sea through the Suez canal or loading oil at Sidi Kerir … Read more
07/23/2026July 23, 2026 Houthis ‘snookered’ into joining US-Iran conflict — Rubio Rubio accused Iran of violating previous deals with the US, saying Tehran would “pay the price for it”Image: Brendan Smialowski/Pool AFP/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he believed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels had been tricked into joining the conflict … Read more