1+ day, 28+ min ago   (915+ words) Iran’s hold on the Strait of Hormuz gave it significant leverage over a much more powerful United States for months. But that grip is loosening, even if global energy markets have yet to reflect it. Now another global transport chokepoint…...

12+ hour, 2+ min ago   (873+ words) For most Australians and New Zealanders, IKEA is where you go for a BILLY bookcase, Swedish meatballs and a trolley full of purchases you never intended to make. But in the lead-up to Sweden’s election on September 13 2026, some IKEA stores…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago   (915+ words) Iran’s hold on the Strait of Hormuz gave it significant leverage over a much more powerful United States for months. But that grip is loosening, even if global energy markets have yet to reflect it. Now another global transport chokepoint…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1147+ words) A crack divides the residencia on 14th Street in Pereira in two. Bricks from the boarding house’s façade and pieces of its collapsed roof lie on the ground. Windows without glass and yellow caution tape across the front warn of the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (687+ words) A fresh round of Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least three people and wounded dozens of others over the past 24 hours, Ukraine's president said on September 12, adding that the strikes targeted civilian sites and infrastructure across the country. "Since…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (915+ words) This article was originally published in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Read the original article. In May, an explosion at a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan was followed by an intense firefight in which 21 people were killed. It…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (774+ words) This article was originally published in The Conversation. Read the original article. Israel has been building settlements in the occupied West Bank for decades. But Britain’s new ban on the import of settlement goods comes in a response to a…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1273+ words) The two Russian cadets stand solemnly, crossing themselves and bowing in front of the iconostasis of a small, newly built Orthodox chapel. A choral liturgy plays in the background. The Defense Ministry video depicting the ritual does not indicate exactly…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (401+ words) Since the United States and Israel launched their joint military action against Iran in early 2026, leading to Iran’s blockade of the Straight of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump has been pressuring allies in Europe and Asia to help reopen the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (766+ words) The UK, which in 1917 issued the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, is now initiating a historic and consequential shift in its foreign policy. In response to the massive expansion of…...