
U.S. downs missiles, destroys six boats in Strait of Hormuz
Two US destroyers and US-flagged merchant vessels passed safely through the strait under a layered defensive operation including ships, helicopters, aircraft…
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Two US destroyers and US-flagged merchant vessels passed safely through the strait under a layered defensive operation including ships, helicopters, aircraft…
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The ceasefire announcement comes amid slow Russian advances, as Kyiv gained roughly 120 sq km in April — the first net loss for Moscow since mid-2023.
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Global oil prices remain at levels that continue to exert upward pressure on domestic fuel and transport costs.
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A parallel I see is the way our own political playbook is repeated over and over again.
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The most likely near-term scenario is more of the same: the conditional ceasefire extended pending talks, with almost no shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,…
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It’s not only civilians who are caught in the crossfire in a war. Pets’ lives are also at risk.
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By blocking the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has choked off major flows of oil, gas and fertilizer to the world economy.
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Ukraine also hit several a cruise missile carrier and three shadow fleet tankers of Russia.
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The photo drop was no accident. It landed squarely in the middle of an escalating war of words between the two.
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There’s a new online challenge that people mistake for being easy but they get into trouble when they try it.
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If burden-sharing is the principle, then reciprocity, not only in defense, but in economic survivability, should follow.
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A total of 202 Filipinos, including overseas Filipino workers and their dependents, have returned to the Philippines from Kuwait and Abu Dhabi as part of the…
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On 19 April, a clash between government troops and New People’s Army fighters in Toboso, Negros Occidental, left 19 people dead.
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He asserted that the investigation into the Vice President’s alleged wrongdoing was not truly a pursuit of accountability.
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‘We Europeans must take greater responsibility for our security.’
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The US being the world’s largest economy, decisions by the Federal Reserve have significant spillover effects on other central banks. While the Fed and the…
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The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Friday welcomed the latest security alert issued by the United States Embassy in…
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The lack of foresight and initiative on the part of the national government could worsen the already negative effects of the Middle East conflict in the long…
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