Blast rocks oil refinery in Texas (VIDEOS)
Footage from the scene shows fire and thick black smoke rising from the Valero facility in Port Arthur An incident at Valero’s refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, triggered an emergency…
March 2026
Marine Le Pen’s party wins small town votes in French municipal elections
The National Rally has secured seats in nearly 70 cities, leader Jordan Bardella has said Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally (RN) party has won votes in dozens of small…
Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon
Hundreds of square kilometers of territory up to the Litani River should be seized, Bezalel Smotrich has said Israel should seize vast swathes of land in southern Lebanon as part…
Trump backs down from strikes on Iran’s power network: What we know so far
Tehran has denied any communication with the US, threatening to target regional energy infrastructure if the attacks resume US President Donald Trump has ordered a five‑day delay in planned strikes…
Trump bet on Israeli coup scheme in Iran – NYT
The plan failed as Tehran has continued to fight despite the deaths of many of its top officials and officers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced US President Donald Trump…
Trump claims he could jointly control the Strait of Hormuz with Iran’s supreme leader as Tehran denies any talks (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
US president has announced that he believes he and “the next Ayatollah” could control the passage of a fifth of global oil production flows through the Gulf The Strait of…
Between fatwa and the bomb: Is Iran rethinking its nuclear doctrine?
As Mojtaba Khamenei steps in, Tehran weighs whether to uphold a religious ban or embrace nuclear deterrence amid rising threats Iran’s Foreign Ministry has recently issued a statement urging people…
Hungarian foreign minister wiretapped by EU spies – Orban
Viktor Orban has accused his political opponents of working hand in hand with the EU to spy on his government Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ordered an investigation into…
Right-wing AfD hits new milestone in regional vote
The party gained unprecedented support in an election in a former West German state The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has reached an electoral milestone outside of its traditional political…
EU ‘at end of queue’ for Russian energy – Putin envoy
Kirill Dmitriev has pointed to Moscow’s deals with other countries as the Iran war tightens global oil and gas supplies The EU risks becoming the last in line among buyers…