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Crude prices rise above $90 per barrel on US-Iran strikes

Oil prices jumped more than two percent Monday, with the Brent international benchmark rising above $90 a barrel after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war. Meanwhile, stocks on Wall Street dipped and were mixed elsewhere as investors continued to react to hawkish comments from Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh. After a run lower for most of last […]

President says more war not in Iran’s interest after fighting flares

Iran’s president said Monday that more war with the United States was not in his country’s interest after the two sides traded fire for the first time in over a month. Tehran attacked US military targets in the Middle East in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears […]

Putin, Xi, Iran’s Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan for summit

The leaders of Russia, China, Turkey, India and Iran were in Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which seeks to be a counterbalance to the West. The regional SCO bloc — which brings together Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, four central Asian countries and Belarus — is celebrating its 25-year […]

Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through ‘unimaginable’ disaster

Rescuers struggled on Monday through mud and debris for a sixth day, as the number of missing people soared to nearly 5,000 since tsunami-like glacial floods roared down from the China-Nepal border, creating an “unimaginable” disaster. The latest confirmed death toll surged above 900, and the number of those unaccounted for is also climbing — […]

Swollen rivers, washed-out roads hamper Nepal rescue effort

Nepali rescue teams battled difficult terrain, an unpredictable river and treacherous marshland on Monday, the sixth day in their search for survivors and victims of devastating floods. The catastrophic flooding has killed more than 900 people, while the number of people unaccounted for has also risen, reaching more than 4,793 on Monday.”There are too many […]

China’s Xi and Iran’s Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan, Putin expected

China’s Xi Jinping and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian were in Kyrgyzstan for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, with Russia’s Vladimir Putin expected later on Monday for the two-day event that will involve over a dozen other leaders. The regional SCO bloc — which seeks to be a counterinfluence to the West — is celebrating […]

Rescuers hunt for missing after deadly N.Cyprus ferry accident

Rescuers were on Monday still hunting for survivors a day after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus, leaving eight dead and more than a dozen missing, authorities said. The ferry left the northern port of Girne around midday (0900 GMT) on Sunday en route for the Turkish mainland but capsized shortly afterwards, sparking a major […]

Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month

Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region. Six months into the conflict, the two sides remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping […]

South Korea court gives Unification Church leader 2 years prison

A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then president’s wife. Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former first lady Kim Keon Hee while her husband, Yoon […]