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Trump seeks global backing to secure vital Gulf oil route
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked...
Trump says other countries ‘must take care’ of Hormuz
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Saturday said countries that rely on oil carried through the...
‘Normal, but not really’: Iraqis try to carry on as missiles fly
Baghdad (AFP) - Hours before strikes hit Iraq's capital, crowds milled in central Baghdad to the sound not of missiles...
Trump urges world powers to secure Iran shipping lane
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked...
Israel says Iran war entering ‘decisive phase’
Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel said the war against Iran was entering its "decisive phase" on Saturday, as explosions rocked cities...
US embassy in Iraq hit as Mideast War enters third week
Baghdad (AFP) - Explosions rocked cities across the Middle East on Saturday as the US embassy in Baghdad was hit...
Middle East turmoil revives Norway push for Arctic drilling
Oslo (AFP) - Already the continent's biggest single supplier of natural gas since Russia invaded Ukraine, Norway is hoping to...
Iran, US threaten attacks on oil facilities
Tehran (AFP) - Iran threatened Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to "a pile of ashes" as the two-week-old Middle...
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Saturday:- Kharg Island bombed,...
Trump ‘has fun’ buying shoes for cabinet members
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that he had bought several members of his cabinet...
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