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The US-Israeli war on Iran has already been “terminated,” and the Trump administration believes it does not need an extension from Congress to continue the fighting, the Associated Press has reported, citing sources. The report comes as a deadline mandated by the 1973 War Powers Act rapidly approaches. The legislation limits any military action launched by the president without congressional authorization to 60 days. · The White House insists…

US President Donald Trump has announced 25% tariffs on EU-made cars and trucks, accusing the bloc of breaching a trade deal reached last summer but yet to be fully ratified by EU lawmakers. The move constitutes a 10% hike from current 15% levies on the automotive industry. Announcing the decision, Trump urged European car makers to move their manufacturing to the US, saying that such cars would not be subjected to increased tariffs. · “I am…

Three children are wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack, as Russian troops respond with multiple precision strikes against Kiev's forces. Turkish police reportedly detain at least 50 protesters trying to reach Istanbul's main square for a Labour Day demonstration. · A government ban prohibits gatherings at the central location. Mali holds a service commemorating its fallen defence minister, killed last weekend during a mass wave of violence by…

The loosely defined initiative will reportedly be pitched to foreign governments by the State Department · Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz with lines representing global shipping lanes. © Getty Images / Alones Creative · The US is set to pitch foreign governments on a new initiative for controlling the Strait of Hormuz, with participation explicitly excluding “adversaries” Russia and China, according to media reports. · The proposal…

The UK-led grouping will include the Netherlands, Nordic nations, and the Baltic states, according to the country’s first sea lord · FILE PHOTO: The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arriving at the Portsmouth harbour. © Getty Images / Andrew Matthews · Britain and other north European states will create a naval force outside of NATO to counter Russia, first sea lord and chief of naval staff in the UK, General Gwyn Jenkins, has…

Abu Dhabi’s break with the oil cartel is less about barrels than power – testing Riyadh, helping Trump, and redrawing Gulf alliances · By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow) · © Getty Images / Buena Vista Images · Although the United Arab Emirates has tried to present its upcoming exit from OPEC and the wider OPEC+ framework as part of its sovereign energy strategy and…

Vladimir Zelensky © Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto via Getty Images · The public was given a rare opportunity this week to see how the Ukrainian wartime economy, much praised by the media, actually operates. And everyone knows the saying about not knowing how the sausage is made. · Western media has hailed Ukraine for being highly innovative in fighting Russia, both in frontline tactics and the development of technologies, primarily drone warfare.…

The US president has for months been urging his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog to absolve the prime minister, who is facing corruption charges · US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the White House in Washington, DC. © Alex Wong / Getty Images · US President Donald Trump has called on his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing charges of bribery,…

RT composite. © Getty Images / Maksym Kishka / Frontliner; Kativ; Peter Dazeley; Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk; AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky · The Ukrainian Defense Ministry must cut its ties with a drone maker touted globally by Vladimir Zelensky and linked to fugitive businessman Timur Mindich, his longtime associate, the ministry’s Public Anti-Corruption Council has said. · The permanent advisory board issued a damning statement on the…

EU lawmakers have accused the Commission president of inconsistency in foreign policy and failing to curb soaring energy costs · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has come under fire again in the European Parliament, as lawmakers are accusing her of double standards in foreign policy and failing to shield EU citizens from soaring energy costs. · MEPs from multiple factions voiced their frustration during Wednesday’s debate on…