Category: 4. World

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebel group says it has carried out its first “military operation” targeting Israel, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles, in what it says is a display of solidarity for ongoing Israeli aggression against Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine.

Yemen’s Houthis launched a ballistic missile attack at southern Israel on Saturday morning, triggering sirens in Beersheba and surrounding areas, in the first offensive from the Iran-aligned group since the start of the war with Iran.

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Since the Iran war began, the surge in oil prices has stirred memories of the dramatic oil shocks of 1973 and 1979.   

In 1973, oil-producing Arab countries imposed an embargo against Western nations to punish them for supporting Israel…

Yesterday morning, my nine-year-old daughter asked me if I knew they have terror drills at her (Jewish) school. She explained, calmly, the…

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Lagos taxi driver Adegbola Isaac went to the gas station twice last weekend. Each time, the price in the Nigerian city had climbed further and hit 1,350 naira ($0.99) per liter, a…

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Nepal’s former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, was arrested ​on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in ‌failing to prevent dozens of deaths during Gen Z…

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Nepal’s former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, was arrested ​on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in ‌failing to prevent dozens of deaths during Gen Z…

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Police in Nepal arrested former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli early Saturday over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September that toppled the government and resulted in new elections.

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A crisis is looming on European farms as the war on Iran threatens fertiliser supplies and sends fuel prices soaring. But some are more shielded than others.