By JON GAMBRELL and MAE ANDERSON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� The widening war in Iran has ground tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a halt and oil prices have soared, highlighting the important role the narrow passageway plays in global energy ...
By Rod McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) 鈥� Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he supported the strikes on Iran "with some regret" as they represented an extreme example of a rupturing world order. Carney spoke at the Lowy Institute, a Sydney-based ...
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) 鈥� The Iran war's disruption of Middle East oil and gas supplies and soaring prices are strengthening Russia's ability to profit from its energy exports, a pillar of the Kremlin's budget and a key to paying for its own war in ...
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) 鈥� French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the war in the Middle East. Macron said the Charles de ...
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) 鈥� Millions of Nepalis are set to vote in crucial parliamentary elections, the first since a violent youth-led uprising toppled the previous government and thrust forward a new generation's demands for sweeping change in the ...
By ABBY SEWELL and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) 鈥� Israel sent troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and warned residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an "open war" with Israel in the wake of the ...
