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Humanitarian groups warned of a crisis stemming from the escalating war in the Middle East. In a similar plight years in the making, North Dakota volunteers say frustrations have not ended for ...

Iran confirms Mojtaba Khamenei wounded amid US strikes; Saudi Arabia, UAE cut oil output. Live updates on Iran-US conflict, ...

Nearly 15 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude production, plus another 4.5 million bpd of refined fuels, remain effectively stranded in the Gulf, according to analysts, amid persistent warnings ...

Russia stands to both gain and lose from war in the Middle East, with the Kremlin boosted by rising oil prices and attention diverted from Ukraine, but facing a reputational hit for its inability to ...

The widening Iran war has upended oil production and shipping across the Middle East, straining energy supplies worldwide. Those disruptions caused oil to spike Monday, only for it to swiftly fall ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered that a shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold seized last week by Hungarian authorities be held in custody for up to 60 days while his country's tax ...

European Council President Antonio Costa speaks during a joint press conference with Ireland's Prime Minister, during his visit to the government office in Dublin on December 9, 2025. (Photo by Paul ...

Trump, who has previously said that the war could last for a month or longer, sought to downplay growing fears that it could be a long-term regional conflict, saying it was "going to be a short-term ...

Iran’s judiciary is warning its local media about what and how it reports as the war with Israel and the United States goes on. That was a comment made by judic ...

Australia’s ‌Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand said on Tuesday they are hiking fares due to the Middle East conflict, underscoring how global airlines are struggling to cope with the sudden and ...

Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel and Gulf states Tuesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed his country will keep striking the Islamic Republic, saying the aim of the campaign ...