Departure comes amid large drop in oil receipts, rampant inflation and shrinking economy Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts to the state. Mohsen Paknejad’s departure comes as Iran grapples with a dire ...
No10 insists UK military base RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombersNo10 insists UK military base RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers
US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week. ...
No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombersNo 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers
US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week. ...
What we know about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s legal action against policeWhat we know about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s legal action against police
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in February. ...
Twelve arrests after protest over migrant boat arrivalTwelve arrests after protest over migrant boat arrival
Flares were set off and there were a few scuffles with police during the stand-off in Gosport. ...
Washington has picked a side in Ethiopia’s new warWashington has picked a side in Ethiopia’s new war
There is new cause for alarm in the Horn of Africa. A week after a coalition of seven opposition groups announced an alliance to overthrow the government of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, fighting has broken out across several regions of the country of 130 million people. Led by the ...
Oil drops as Hormuz traffic reboundsOil drops as Hormuz traffic rebounds
Oil prices fell as new data showed crude exports from the Middle East surpassed prewar levels, though any respite may be short-lived as attacks on tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz increased. The rise in sales, according to data compiled by research firm Kpler, came alongside G7 nations releasing energy ...
US President Donald Trump pledges cash to retirees ahead of midtermsUS President Donald Trump pledges cash to retirees ahead of midterms
US President Donald Trump promised payments to retirees ahead of the midterm elections, which critics warn would worsen the deficit, stoke inflation and amount to bribery. The spending proposal — which comes after he pledged to pay all adult Americans $5,000 if the Republicans triumph — comes alongside Trump’s use ...
Spain’s PM calls snap election as housing price protests growSpain’s PM calls snap election as housing price protests grow
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election next month after parliament rejected his proposed plan to tame public anger about the country’s housing crisis. A temporary eviction of an 87-year-old pensioner from her Madrid home has galvanized demonstrations that have spread across Spain. Soaring property prices have upended ...
Brazil heads for election runoff with Bolsonaro in the leadBrazil heads for election runoff with Bolsonaro in the lead
Brazil’s presidential election will go to a runoff on Oct. 25, after conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro unexpectedly emerged as the favorite in the first-round vote. Polls seesawed in the runup to the election as both Bolsonaro — whose father was banned from running after having led a coup attempt — ...