Behind the protests and brutal government crackdown in Iran
Elon Musk says he has formed a new political party amid his ongoing feud with President Donald Trump. Musk asked his 221.7 million X followers to vote in a poll deciding whether he should form the new “America Party” on Friday. The tech mogul first threatened to form a party earlier this week if Congress…
On Wednesday night, Meretz was placed just below the threshold of 3.25%, and the Likud led with 32 seats. Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu will with near certainty be Israel’s next prime minister after approximately 90% of the votes counted, the Central Election Committee’s data shows. At press time on Wednesday, the Netanyahu coalition will…
Qatar “strongly condemns” the Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it “cowardly.” Saying that the strike “targeted residential buildings housing several members of the Political Bureau of Hamas,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari says that the “criminal assault constitutes a blatant violation of all international laws and norms, and poses a serious…
A massive oil tanker laden with Venezuelan crude made a hasty return to Venezuelan waters on Tuesday, following a series of U.S. interceptions of vessels in the Caribbean. According to maritime tracking service TankerTrackers.com, as reported by Reuters, the Panama-flagged vessel Kelly had set sail from Venezuela last week alongside another tanker, the Centuries. Both…
Exxon Mobil is suing the European Union in an attempt to force the bloc to scrap its new windfall tax on oil companies, according to reports on Wednesday. The US oil giant argues Brussels has gone beyond its legal authority by imposing the levy. Oil companies posted record profits this year, benefiting from soaring energy…
JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fellow War Cabinet members staunchly opposed to his proposed new conscription law. By the end of the…