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The U.S. has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump told reporters in the American state of Maryland on Tuesday, adding that he had no trust in the Iranian leadership. Iran has yet to respond to the U.S. President. Earlier, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the waterway “would not” reopen while Washington persisted with its naval blockade.
The Zangezur Corridor is not only a transport route, but also a future platform for energy, telecommunications and wider regional integration, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has said in an interview with Azerbaijan State Television. The Zangezur Corridor would connect mainland Azerbaijan with its landlocked exclave of Nakhchivan via highways and railways, as well as electricity lines, fibre-optic cable and energy pipelines.
A fifth consecutive day of attacks on energy infrastructure in the western Libyan city of Zawiya has left large parts of the south of the city without power. Repeated attacks on the Zawiya power station had caused severe damage to the facility, Libya's General Electricity Company said. Strikes on the country's largest oil refinery, located in the city, in recent days have caused huge fires.
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in Middle East first
Lebanon has abolished the death penalty, in an historical first for the Middle East. The country’s Parliament voted to replace death sentences with life imprisonment. Lebanon has not carried out an execution since 2004, but courts have continued to hand down death sentences. International human rights organisations and the European Union praised the decision.
Taiwan has accused China of trying to assert control over areas surround the island, after Beijing announced plans to hold joint military drills with Indonesia near Taiwan's eastern waters later in August. China has said the drills are routine maritime exercises, but Taiwanese officials view them as a move aimed at strengthening Beijing's claim over nearby waters.
Iranian judicial authorities have shut a French language centre in Tehran linked to the French Embassy, accusing it of “illegal activities&rd...
Ankara and Washington are considering “creative ideas” to resolve U.S. sanctions imposed over Türkiye’s purchase of Russia&r...
Iran's military has threatened to launch sustained attacks on U.S. bases and interests across the Middle East if Washington resumes milita...
Houthi attacks target Riyadh amid concerns over Saudi oil supplies, as Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met and U.S. commitments are implemented, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday.
Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on the Gulf country.
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, along with related equipment and services, the department said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported at least 10 people had died in Russian attacks over the last 24 hours.
The death toll from an overnight Russian attack on the Kyiv region rose to four, including three children, Kyiv regional authorities said on Sunday. A mother and her two 3-year-old children were killed when a Russian drone strike hit a private home, the emergency service said.
Iran's military has threatened to launch sustained attacks on U.S. bases and interests across the Middle East if Washington resumes military action against Tehran.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is under preliminary investigation in France over a suspected conflict of interest linked to the 2024 sale of Ligue 1 broadcasting rights.
Overnight Russian strikes on the city of Sumy, northeast Ukraine, have killed one woman and injured a man, the country's State Emergency Service has said.
Russian parliamentary elections have delivered a comfortable win to the ruling United Russia party, which is closely aligned to President Vladimir Putin. With more than 95 per cent of ballots counted, United Russia has taken 57.83 per cent of the vote, up from the 49.8 per cent it won in 2021.
A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s Pacific coast on Monday, bringing torrential rain, strong winds and a heightened risk of landslides across the Kanto region, including Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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