Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz pushes global oil prices above $120 per barrel.
US charges Mexican governor and other leaders with aiding drug cartel
The governor of Sinaloa, Rúben Rocha Moya, hails from the same party as the president of Mexico.
Student’s alleged jailing in China over Australian pro-democracy protests sparks calls for inquiry
Human rights commissioner says alleged jailing highlights the ‘growing risks of transnational repression’ in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s human rig…
Oil prices surge to highest price during Iran war YET as Trump says he’s happy to extend blockade & frees tanker crew
OIL prices have leapt to their highest price since the start of the US-Israeli war in Iran. It comes after Donald Trump reportedly told his aides to prepare for an “extended” blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the global benchmark oil price…
Chile police blast water cannons at student protesters
Chile’s police has cracked down on student protests against the govt’s proposals to limit free higher education.
‘I did not expect it’: Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe welcomed home with jubilant celebrations
The first man to run a marathon in under two hours in a competitive race received a hero’s welcome from supporters and family when he arrived home.
King Charles playfully reminds Trump that he’s Canada’s head of state
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The House shredded a combative Hegseth on Iran. A worse fate awaits him on Thursday in the Senate
Democrats say hearing ‘shows you what a f***ng joke he is.’ But, Eric Garcia writes, the Senate might be tougher for him
U.S. charges 10 Mexican officials, including Sinaloa governor, with drug trafficking
The U.S. government has charged the governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment.
World’s largest aircraft carrier to return to US after record deployment
USS Gerald R Ford to sail home after 10-month spell including role in Maduro capture and Middle East warThe world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, will be heading home following a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days that i…