Who is answering Trump’s call for help with Strait of Hormuz?
Trump has criticised the response to his call to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the war on Iran.
Cuba electric grid collapses amid US oil blockade causing national blackout
Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January amid US pressure, worsening humanitarian crisis on the island.
BBC files motion asking US court to throw out Trump’s $10bn lawsuit
US president sued BBC over 'Trump: A Second Chance?', seeking $5bn for defamation, $5bn for unfair trade practices.
How big of a problem is the Strait of Hormuz for Donald Trump?
US president frustrated with unenthusiastic response after appealing for help wresting control of key strait from Iran.
Watch: Reunion resident gets close to lava from erupting volcano
Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.
Iran’s new supreme leader purportedly issues fresh statement as questions linger over his health – The Times of Israel
- Iran’s new supreme leader purportedly issues fresh statement as questions linger over his health The Times of Israel
- U.S. intelligence shows Iran's late supreme leader was wary of his son taking power, sources say CBS News
- Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei The New York Times
- Iran War Live: Trump Gives Updates, Allies Resist Request for Hormuz Aid Bloomberg.com
- Trump on Iran: we don't know if new leader is still alive Reuters
Gulf states may be covertly encouraging attacks by US, Iran foreign minister says
Abbas Araghchi demands clarification on reports Saudi crown prince urged Donald Trump to ‘hit the Iranians hard’
Some Gulf states hosting US forces may be covertly encouraging the slaughter of Iranians, Iran’s foreign minister has claimed in a thinly-veiled attack on Saudi Arabia.
Abbas Araghchi demanded clarification on reports that Mohammed bin Salman was in regular private conversations with Donald Trump, urging the US president “to continue hitting the Iranians hard”.
Continue reading...Hezbollah rocket hits a residential building in Israel’s Nahariya
Firefighters battled a blaze at a residential building in Nahariya, Israel after a Hezbollah rocket hit it.
EU rejects Trump’s request to help secure the Strait of Hormuz – NPR
- EU rejects Trump's request to help secure the Strait of Hormuz NPR
- Don’t ‘blackmail’ us: Europe rejects Trump’s demand to help clean up Hormuz mess politico.eu
- EU's Kallas floats Black Sea model to unblock Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- Kallas says 'no appetite' to shift mandate of EU naval mission in the strait of Hormuz Euronews.com
- The Iran war 'is not NATO’s war:' EU allies demand clarity from Trump after he asked for their help Fortune
Cuba’s electrical grid collapses amid US oil blockade
Ten million people left without power in latest of outages that sparked violent protest last weekend
Cuba’s national electric grid has collapsed, the country’s grid operator has said, leaving approximately 10 million people without power amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island’s already obsolete generation system.
The grid operator, UNE, said on social media on Monday that it was investigating the causes of the blackout, the latest in a series of widespread outages that last for hours or days and that last weekend sparked a rare violent protest in the communist-run country.
Continue reading...Israeli forces in southern Lebanon as ground operation announced
Israeli forces attacked multiple towns in southern Lebanon after announcing “limited and targeted ground operations."
Trump says Hormuz Strait help ‘on the way’ as allies reject military action
US president refuses to identify which countries he says are responding to call for naval coalition to open trade route.
Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war
Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in crisis measures
Sri Lanka is introducing a shorter four-day working week to preserve its shrinking fuel and gas reserves, as the Middle East conflict continues to severely disrupt energy supplies in the region.
Countries across south Asia are facing crippling shortages of fuel and LPG gas, which are used for everything from home cooking to cremating bodies, as most supplies have been held up in the Gulf since the US and Israel began bombing Iran.
Continue reading...Outrage as Afghan asylum seeker who fought alongside US dies in ICE custody
Family, advocates call for full probe after Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal dies less than 24 hours after being detained.
Dubai Bans Foreign Airlines Following Airport Fuel Tank Attack & Explosion – One Mile at a Time
- Dubai Bans Foreign Airlines Following Airport Fuel Tank Attack & Explosion One Mile at a Time
- Iran targets commerce as drone hits Dubai airport; Israel says war will go on The Washington Post
- Blasts echo across Dubai after missile alert The Times of Israel
- Dubai airport resumes some flights after drone attack caused fuel tank blaze Yahoo
- Edinburgh to Dubai flight turned back over Egypt due to airport drone attack BBC
French political parties seek alliances before final round of local elections
Candidates look for deals with rivals to boost chances as major seats including Paris, Marseille and Lyon appear tight
Political parties in France are hastily attempting to negotiate strategic alliances before the final round of local elections this weekend, after a strong showing by the far right and the radical left.
This Sunday’s final-round vote for mayors and local councillors in major cities including Marseille, Lyon and Paris is expected to be close.
Continue reading...‘My mother cried out one last time’: Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.
Indian farmers dress up as bears to protect crops from monkeys
Farmers in northern India are dressing up in bear costumes to protect their crops from monkeys.
Wary allies show there’s no quick fix to Trump’s Iran crisis
European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.
Civilians pulled from rubble after US-Israeli strikes on Tehran
Rescuers have pulled civilians from the rubble after a new wave of US-Israeli strikes targeted Tehran.