US officials are temporarily lifting sanctions on Iranian oil to ease a worsening global energy crisis. This move is urgent. The Trump administration has already released strategic reserves and eased some Russian oil sanctions. Yet prices continue to rise sharply. Brent crude recently hit $112 per barrel, near a three-and-a-half-year high. US gas prices now […]
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical sea lane for global oil and gas trade, following joint strikes by the U.S. and Israel that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders. This move has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, as nearly a third of the world’s liquefied petroleum […]
US investigators say a missile strike that hit a school in Minab may have resulted from a targeting error. The preliminary inquiry links the attack to US military planning. The strike occurred on February 28. It destroyed the Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School. Iranian officials say the blast killed at least 175 people. Most of the […]
US forces killed six men during a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The operation happened on Sunday. The strike forms part of a wider campaign against drug traffickers at sea. The campaign began in early September under the administration of Donald Trump. Since then, military operations have caused at […]
US embassy alerts Americans in Mexico to shelter in place. Officials issued the warning as unrest continues. The guidance follows security operations and regional violence. The alert came after a Mexican military operation on Sunday, Feb. 22. During that operation, authorities confirmed the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. He was also known as El Mencho. […]
US forces carried out three airstrikes on vessels linked to alleged narco-trafficking operations, according to U.S. Southern Command. The strikes occurred late on Feb. 16. U.S. Southern Command said the vessels were operated by designated terrorist organizations. Officials also said the boats were moving along known drug routes. As a result, 11 men were killed. […]
US on Friday urged Caribbean countries to explore alternatives to Cuba’s health brigade programme. In a post on the US Embassy in Barbados Facebook page, officials criticized Cuba’s medical missions. They said these programmes involve forced labour. “Foreign governments participating in these programmes become complicit in the abuses of Cuban workers,” the statement said. The […]
US Congressional Black Caucus leaders are demanding an immediate reversal of a green card suspension. The pause affects immigrant visa processing from 75 countries. It took effect on January 21. US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke heads the caucus. Her parents are Jamaican. On Friday, the caucus issued a strong statement. It warned of serious economic and […]
US forces struck Venezuela early Saturday and captured President Nicolás Maduro. Immediately, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez demanded the United States release him. She called Maduro the country’s rightful leader. Meanwhile, the legal authority for the strike remained unclear. The Trump administration promoted the operation as a way to reduce drug flows into the US. […]
US plans to run Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, President Donald Trump said, hours after a military operation removed President Nicolas Maduro from power. Trump said the United States would run the country at least temporarily and sell large amounts of oil to other nations. The action followed an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign […]
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