Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close “all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies”, Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports. “Regional energy exports are either shared by all, or denied to all,” the IRGC said…
Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.S. Department of Homeland Security moved to amend visa regulations for foreign students and journalists on Thursday (July 16, 2026), replacing the more open-ended stays that are currently stipulated, according to a government notice. The new final rule would create a fixed…
Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location during what U.S. Central Command says are strikes on Iran in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: U.S. Central Command via Reuters The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early on Thursday (July 16, 2026),…
Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday (July 16, 2026), posing a potent new threat to global energy supplies. The idea has been discussed within the Islamic Republic’s leadership, and the message…
The British government on Thursday (July 16, 2026), urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands. Argentina beat England 2-1 in a World Cup semifinal on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), in Atlanta. During post-match celebrations, Argentine players held a banner handed over by fans…
The Court of Justice of the European Union agreed with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s longstanding argument that the amnesty law complies with EU legislation. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union’s top Court handed a symbolic victory to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday (July 16, 2026), upholding his contested 2024 amnesty law…
Serhii Koretskyi, head of state energy company Naftogaz. File | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Ukraine’s Parliament on Thursday (July 16, 2026) approved Serhii Koretskyi, the head of state energy company Naftogaz, as the country’s new Prime Minister, as part of a major government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr. Zelenskyy nominated Mr. Koretskyi, citing…
File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump is all set to feature on a gold coin to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, amid questions over the legality of the move | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is all set to feature on a gold coin to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary,…
Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities on Thursday (July 16, 2026) morning against the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. AFP reporters in Kyiv saw more than a thousand people gathered on a central square, singing the Ukrainian national anthem, waving Ukrainian…
The U.S. Department of Justice. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday (July 16, 2026) it has approved the sale of an estimated $1.96 billion in weapons to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air defenses, as the war ramps up in West Asia. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and…