HONG KONG — Oil prices tumbled and stocks soared Monday after the United States and Iran said they had reached a deal to end their war that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sending a wave of relief through global markets. The two sides confirmed an announcement from mediator Pakistan, with a signing ceremony set […]
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran said they reached a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, but offered little indication on the thorny question of Tehran’s nuclear programme. Washington and Islamabad said the agreement was to be signed on Friday in […]
SINGAPORE — Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $3.58, or 4.10%, to $83.75 a barrel by 0004 […]
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran agreed a peace deal and an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, mediator Pakistan said, signaling the apparent end to more than three months of war in Middle East. Pakistani Prime Minister Shebhaz Sharif posted on X that a peace deal “has […]
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — US and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end months of fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition. President Donald Trump posted that the deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on […]
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran could finalise an agreement to end the Middle East war “within 24 hours”, key mediator Pakistan said Saturday, after both sides expressed optimism about the chances of concluding a deal. The foes and mediators of the conflict have claimed a long-awaited accord is in its final throes, despite […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a “great settlement” to end the war with Iran, saying he expected a deal to be signed in Europe as soon as this weekend. Trump — who is hosting a cage fight Sunday at the White House on his 80th birthday — said Vice President JD […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to take over Iran’s oil infrastructure hub Kharg Island but he was not sure Americans have the stomach for a major escalation in the war. “My preference has always been – take Kharg Island … my preference would be that. I don’t know that […]
CONGO — Misinformation is hampering efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as distrust spreads alongside the virus. ‘’There is no Ebola here, everyone is living their best life,” said a woman in a widely shared video, claiming to be in the DRC. “The only place there is Ebola […]
PARIS — The world’s largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life. It is also the deepest and oldest known whale graveyard on Earth, according to research published in […]