US-Israeli attacks have triggered global economic shocks.
Iran rejects US peace plan, issues its own demands
Iranian state television’s English-language broadcaster quoted an anonymous official as saying Iran rejected America’s ceasefire proposal and has its own demands for an end to the fighting. FRANCE 24’s Reza Sayah reports from Tehran. He explains that …
Iran media casts doubt on US peace plan as strikes land across the Mideast
State media in Iran said Wednesday that Tehran had rejected a US plan to end fighting, as the head of the United Nations warned that the Middle East war was spiralling out of control. In a first public acknowledgement of US efforts to discuss peace, s…
UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for repara…
Trump’s Beijing trip rescheduled for May, after Iran delay
US President Donald Trump will visit Beijing on May 14th and 15th after postponing the trip because of the ongoing war in Iran.
Zelensky accuses Russia of blackmailing US over military intelligence
Ukraine is helping several Gulf states during the Middle East conflict
Trump’s war, NATO’s problem: Will allies help secure Strait of Hormuz?
It’s Trump’s war, but is it also NATO’s problem? Europeans forced to bear security and financial consequences of the second war at its doorstep. We’ll see if our panel agrees with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte who assures it’s only a matter of “a …
Labour’s donations crackdown is a blow to Reform UK – and a highly political move
Reform’s ability to fundraise is hobbled in a move that draws attention to donations from an overseas billionaireReform UK are no doubt the biggest losers from the government’s emergency measures to overhaul political donations.Labour MPs are absolutel…
California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in landmark social media trial
A California jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for $3 million in damages in a landmark lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services. The case, along with several others, has been randoml…
White House’s Leavitt testily denies existence of 15-point Iran ceasefire plan that Trump touted just days ago
Trump claimed his administration had a 15-point ceasefire plan during remarks to reporters in Florida on Monday