4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (795+ words) Ongoing attacks in the widening Middle East war could send energy prices even higher. Published Sep 13, 2026, 10:26 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 12:03 PM ADEN/DUBAI - Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept…...

19+ hour, 29+ min ago   (896+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026, 09:16 PM WASHINGTON, Sept 12 - A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for U.S. President Donald Trump as his war with Iran…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (341+ words) The Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Sept 7 (left) and the aftermath of an Israeli demolition on Sept 10 which triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor. Published Sep 12, 2026, 03:25 PM BEIRUT - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the country’s south on Sept 12, in a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1002+ words) Field notes from Istanbul Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana'a, Yemen, on Sept 10. Published Sep 12, 2026, 10:00 AM Widely believed to have been severely degraded or neutered by the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (742+ words) Houthi fighters campaigning to mobilise more fighters, in Sana'a, Yemen, on Sept 10. Published Sep 11, 2026, 05:26 AM CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI - Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Sept 10 and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands,…...

3+ day, 28+ min ago   (159+ words) In these zero-sum times, the sunny optimism of the post-Cold War phrase seems a quaint and distant memory. Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law (left), shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) during a meeting at the Kremlin…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (306+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9. Published Sep 09, 2026, 11:08 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 11:10 PM Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9 that Iran’s Islamic…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (582+ words) Members of the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah attend the funeral of their members, who were killed in an airstrike that targeted a Hashd al‑Shaabi headquarters near the western al‑Qaim district on the Syrian border, amid the U....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (564+ words) The United States and Iran have been exchanging a barrage of missiles and drones in recent days. Published Sep 09, 2026, 03:48 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 04:26 PM LONDON – The price of Brent North Sea oil, the international benchmark, topped US$100 a barrel on Sept…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (481+ words) Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett (above) said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “cannot continue to serve in his position for even one more minute”. Published Sep 08, 2026, 04:01 PM Updated Sep 08, 2026, 06:24 PM Jerusalem – Israeli opposition leaders on Sept 8 called Prime Minister Benjamin…...