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The supreme court appears poised to reject Trump’s attack on a foundation of US identity. We must hope it follows through American opponents of birthright citizenship – the right of all those born on the soil of a country to claim full legal rights and political representation in that nation ...

Oil prices surged to more than $108 a barrel after US President Donald Trump offered an unclear timeline for ending the war in Iran, and equivocated on whether reopening the Strait of Hormuz is a key US military objective. In his first prime-time televised address on the conflict, Trump reiterated ...

Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president’s displeasure with Iran war testimony Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran, according ...

Regime has long used the death penalty to suppress dissent but now appears to be withholding information on the killing of hundreds of prisoners, say rights groups It has been almost three months since Peyvand Naimi, 30, was arrested in connection with the mass street protests that spread across Iran ...

French president defends alliance after Trump threatened withdrawal, and says strait could only be secured in coordination with Iran after a ceasefire ‘We have all the cards’: Trump says US war on Iran ‘nearing completion’ Israel hits Iran with waves of attacks and says it killed top Hezbollah commander Trump ...

The Iran war and the consequent global surge in energy prices is having a ripple effect on the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw aid for Kyiv unless European allies helped reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times said; the move led some nations to ...

Energy giant Shell is in talks with Venezuela to develop gas fields off the country’s coast, the latest sign of increased investor appetite in the country. Venezuela’s oil production remains far below its 1990s peak despite having the world’s biggest crude reserves. Still, investors are feeling bullish as the country ...

Hungary goes to the polls next week, with the country deeply doubtful over the trustworthiness of the electoral process. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is seeking a fifth consecutive term, but a majority of voters believe the elections will be dishonest. Whereas people in most countries rank the economy as their ...

India began a yearlong effort to count the world’s (presumably) largest population. A 2011 headcount recorded 1.21 billion. COVID-19 delayed the 2021 edition, but estimates now place the figure at 1.47 billion. That probably isn’t too far off the mark, but any errors could starkly affect parliamentary seat allocations if ...

Nasa’s Artemis II has blasted off and is now orbiting Earth, before continuing on to circle the Moon. ...