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The head of the European Central Bank said Wednesday that policymakers stand ready to hike interest rates even if an expected jump in euro zone inflation proves temporary.
The former chief of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service has said Iran has the upper hand in its war with Israel and the US.
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Gulf states’ representatives have told the United Nations Human Rights Council that Iranian attacks on their territories amount to a gross violation of state sovereignty, as the UN’s rights chief warned that the Middle East is nearing an “unmitigated catastrophe” as the US-Israel war on Iran approaches the one-month…
The former chief of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service has said Iran has the upper hand in its war with Israel and the US.
The UN Human Rights Council has condemned Iran’s attacks on its Gulf neighbours and called for full and swift “reparations” for victims, according to a resolution adopted on Wednesday.
Iran will not accept a ceasefire offer from the United States, Iranian state media reported Wednesday.
Iran said Wednesday that it had fired cruise missiles in the direction of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, hours after Tehran’s military dismissed any talk of an agreement to end the war with the US.
Los precios de la gasolina en una gasolinera en Chicago el 24 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Erin Hooley)
With the US in retreat, nations committed to economic integration are moving forward through partnerships like the CPTPP
A man unloads humanitarian aid supplied by the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, at a school in Beirut used as a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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An Iranian security analyst has warned that Tehran is ready to capture the coastlines of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, in an interview aired on Iranian national TV.
Turkey has stepped up diplomatic efforts to prevent Gulf Arab states from joining the Israeli-US war on Iran, as fears grow of a wider regional escalation, Bloomberg reported.
From cryptocurrency-based online platforms to oil futures and the United States S&P 500 stock benchmark, traders have made bets worth hundreds of millions of dollars since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran with suspiciously well-timed trades that suggest knowledge of key White House decision-making.
Portugal’s central bank has sharply lowered its 2026 growth forecast, warning that the war in Iran and recent storm damage will weigh on economic activity.
Businesses contend with soaring energy, raw material and freight costs, while Chinese consumers queue at petrol stations amid price hike fears.
An Iranian security analyst has warned that Tehran is ready to capture the coastlines of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, in an interview aired on Iranian national TV.
First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)
Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe
The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring at the King Saud University Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, file)
Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the Covid pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggered by the Iran war.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week pushed back when asked whether stagflation posed a threat to the U.S. economy. His successor may face a tougher challenge, as Wall Street forecasters raise their expectations of recession, brought on in part by the Iran war and potential for higher prices.
El sol se pone tras los edificios del distrito bancario de Fráncofrt, Alemania, la tarde del martes 24 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Michael Probst)
Even though Donald Trump has postponed his trip to China, an academic forum heard that both sides still hoped to keep things on an even keel
WASHINGTON — President Trump gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the business” in the past, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz revealed to “Pod Force One.”
The United Nations has warned that strikes near nuclear facilities in Iran and Israel risk triggering a catastrophic escalation, as the Israeli-US war on Iran enters its fourth week.
U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply on Wednesday as investors weighed reports that a potential plan to end the Middle East conflict could be in sight.
The sun has set behind the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, late Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A billboard of Pakistan’s premier domestic T20 the Pakistan Super League, which will take place in empty stadiums due to the recent spike in oil prices, is displayed at a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Arrests came after police said they were investigating an online claim of responsibility by a little-known Islamist group with links to Iran
Ships carrying Iranian oil are using secret codes to bypass Tehran’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a stunning report.
Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation programming adviser Toufic Maatouk shares why the Iran war doesn’t worry him. But not everyone agrees
SEOUL — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko began on Wednesday his first official visit to North Korea, with the two countries united by Western sanctions, closeness to Russia and accusations of rights violations.
An American-Israeli air strike has wounded 18 people in Alborz province, west of Tehran, after hitting a residential building early this morning, local authorities said.
China’s Cosco Shipping Lines has also reopened Middle East bookings, signalling a tentative return while warning instability may still disrupt services
Long lines of motorcycles and cars were growing in front of petrol stations in Kinshasa this week, with fear of shortages and price hikes, as the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo began to feel the effects of Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
The United Nations’ top human rights official has warned that the war involving Iran risks spiralling beyond the region, urging urgent action to halt the fighting.
Masrat Mukhtar touched the gold earrings her father gave her on her last birthday. She wore them on the second day of Eid al-Fitr, walked through Budgam in central Kashmir, and placed them on the donation table.
United States President Donald Trump has said that Washington is engaged in “productive” talks with Iran. Publicly, Iranian officials have rejected Trump’s claims, calling them fake news designed to ease oil prices.
American foreign policy has long rested on a simple premise: Impose enough economic pain, and adversaries will eventually give in. This approach often works when leaders conclude that their survival depends on compromise. But it fails in societies where, to paraphrase an old Arabic adage, honor matters more than bre…
ISINYA, Kenia (AP) — La industria florícola de Kenia ha reportado pérdidas semanales de hasta 1,4 millones de dólares desde que comenzó la guerra con Irán, y los productores atribuyen las pérdidas a una caída de la demanda y a interrupciones en los envíos.
Farmers in the northern hemisphere are heading into the crucial spring months, during which major fieldwork must begin. Their peers in the south, meanwhile, are busy harvesting crops before the winter sets in.
Russia and Ukraine have targeted each other’s energy facilities in tit-for-tat attacks, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power, officials from both countries said, as the world’s attention has shifted to the US-Israel war on Iran.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has sent gift packages worth about 5 million won ($3,500) to around 500 employees stationed in the Middle East, as regional tensions following the Iran conflict continue to weigh on expatriate staff, the company said Wednesday.
ISINYA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s flower industry has reported weekly losses of up to $1.4 million since the Iran war began, with growers attributing the losses to a decline in demand and shipping disruptions.
