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There’s no doubt the US military has the capability to mount a blockade of vessels moving in and out of the Gulf. The question is: to what end? “I do think it’s doable,” retired US Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery told the BBC this morning. “And it’s certainly less risky than the alternative, which would have […]

A former Nigerian oil minister accused of being treated to luxury home stays and lavish spending sprees in the UK in exchange for granting government contracts has denied asking for or taking bribes. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, told Southwark Crown Court on Monday that she had “tried to push back on corruption” in a country plagued […]

A US blockade of Iran’s ports has began on Monday after peace talks between the two countries ended without a deal over the weekend. In a social media post, US President Donald Trump warned that any Iranian “fast attack ships” caught trying to approach the blockade “will be immediately ELIMINATED”. But what will the blockade […]

The BBC’s Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega joins paramedics on duty in Nabatieh, Lebanon – a city that was once vibrant, but is now abandoned. In Lebanon, one in five individuals have been forced to leave their homes since fighting renewed in March. At one ruined ambulance station, a paramedic shows where a colleague was […]

Péter Magyar has remarked he has already spoken to 10 European leaders, a day after his landslide victory brought an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16-year continuous rule in Hungary. But he stated he would not be calling Vladimir Putin, a close partner of Orbán, even though he would speak to him if the Russian leader […]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, has been charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation, according to a court ruling. Gómez is accused of using her relationship to advance her private career through a position at Madrid’s Complutense University. She is also accused of using public resources to advance private interests. She […]

The Philippines has accused Chinese fishermen of dumping cyanide in waters around the Spratly Islands, a fiercely contested area in the South China Sea. Manila described the alleged poisoning as an act of “sabotage” on Monday, intended to “kill local fish populations” and deprive Filipino troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal of a crucial food […]

States like California, Novel Mexico, Updated York, Oklahoma, and Washington, have dozens of tribally-owned petrol stations, including some in busy travel corridors. These territories are exempt from state fuel taxes and can trade gas for much less than competing stations nearby. Iranians form human chains at bridges and power plants Tehran had urged the public […]