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The Iranian military shuts down passage through the Strait of Hormuz again - citing Washington's 'piracy' under the guise of a so-called blockade. Donald Trump threatens to take Iran's enriched uranium by force if the country refuses to hand it over willingly. That's despite claiming to have destroyed all of Tehran's nuclear facilities during the 12-day war. Iranian officials insist the nuclear fuel won't leave the Islamic Republic's…

The EU Commission president cannot be voted out, unlike Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Alice Weidel has said · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference at the end of the European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2026. · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen can ignore voters’ opinions as she essentially cannot be voted out like recently defeated Hungarian…

Iran's top diplomat announces the Strait of Hormuz is open to all commercial vessels while the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel holds. That's as Donald Trump insists the US naval blockade remains in place. Disturbing images ahead. Four Lebanese paramedics are killed by Israeli fire ahead of the ceasefire's announcement. The head of the local ambulance service calls the triple-tap attack on first-responders deliberate. Moscow…

The prime minister has refused to step down, claiming he was unaware Peter Mandelson, a friend of the convicted sex trafficker, had failed his security vetting · UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking to the media. © Getty Images / Alastair Grant · UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing new calls to resign after it was confirmed that disgraced former British Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson had been appointed…

The US president again slammed the military bloc for not aiding Washington during the war on Iran · ©  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images · US President Donald Trump has again lashed out against NATO, stressing that he does not need its help in the Strait of Hormuz, and saying that the military bloc was “useless when needed” during the war on Iran. · On Friday afternoon, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that…

Prime Minister Robert Fico says the bloc abused its power by seeking to force the country to stop buying energy from Moscow · The European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium, on March 24, 2026. ©  JPix / NurPhoto / Getty Images · Slovakia will file a lawsuit with the EU’s Court of Justice challenging the bloc’s decision to ban imports of Russian gas, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. · In January, the EU…

Tehran has announced the complete reopening of the waterway for the entire duration of the ceasefire in Lebanon · A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz. © Getty Images / Gallo Images;  Orbital Horizon;  Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025 · Passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is now completely open, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared…

Court affirms injured patients’ right to access manufacturer data, forcing disclosure. · Jon Fleetwood · In a major procedural victory for vaccine-injured plaintiffs, a German court has ordered BioNTech to turn over internal data on its Comirnaty mRNA COVID-19 vaccine—affirming that individuals claiming harm have the right to access the manufacturer’s own records to challenge its safety claims and pursue damages. · The Regional Court…

The US wrestles for power in the Hormuz Strait, at least verbally, claiming it's the one who rules the waterway. But the Iranian ambassador to Indonesia says America is just spinning a narrative and its not based in reality. Iranian trains are back on track as the nation has managed to rapidly reconstruct its railway network following US and Israeli attacks. While Israeli and Lebanese leaders are expected to speak this Thursday…

An overnight Ukrainian drone raid killed two minors in the Russian Black Sea port city of Tuapse · FILE PHOTO. © Sputnik / Sergey Bobylev · The Russian armed forces carried out mass strikes on Ukrainian military and energy sites on Thursday in response to a drone attack that killed two children in the country’s Krasnodar Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. · Russian strikes hit facilities involved in the…