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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday condemned an Iranian drone attack on commercial vessels linked to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) as they transited the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement described the incident as a “blatant violation” of UN Security Council resolutions that stressed freedom of navigation and prohibited attacks …

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that 85 per cent of crimes committed against journalists go uninvestigated and unpunished, describing the situation as an unacceptable level of impunity. Guterres stated this in his message to mark World Press Freedom Day, observed annually on May 3 to highlight the importance of press freedom and the safety of journalists globally. He said …

President Donald Trump has insisted he doesn’t need congressional authorisation to continue the war with Iran, arguing that past US commanders-in-chief didn’t seek such approval. As a critical two-month deadline for the war expired on Friday, Trump said his predecessors considered Congress’ authority to limit a president’s war powers as “totally unconstitutional”. “So many presidents, as you know, have gone …

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from his country was “foreseeable”, as the Nato military alliance says it is seeking clarification from Washington. Speaking to the DPA news agency, Pistorius also stressed that “the presence of American soldiers in Europe, and particularly in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest …

The US has warned shipping companies they could face sanctions if they pay Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. An alert on Friday by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) warned US persons and companies were generally banned from paying Iranian government entities, and non-US persons may risk exposure to sanctions if they pay. “Maritime …

The US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran. The decision comes a day after Trump criticised Merz, who suggested the US had been “humiliated” by Iranian negotiators. The US has a significant military presence in Germany, with more than 36,000 …

President Donald Trump has told Congress that US hostilities with Iran have “terminated” during an ongoing ceasefire, as he argued he did not need to meet a deadline for legislative approval of the war. By law, a US president must receive Congress’ approval within 60 days of notifying lawmakers of military action, or else cease hostilities. But in a letter …

The UN has voiced concerns over what it termed the growing attacks on journalists, warning that attacks on media workers must stop. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stated this in a message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, observed annually on May 3. Worldwide, roughly 330 media workers are currently detained along with some 500 citizen journalists …

The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to ten billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world’s biggest fertiliser producers. Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive of Yara, told the BBC that hostilities in the Gulf, which …

President Donald Trump’s maritime blockade is the latest attempt to test a thus far unproven theory of the Iran war — that superior US might will inevitably break the Islamic Republic. The strategy is based on a simple premise: The strangulation of Iran’s oil exports and the imports that sustain regular life there will trigger societal collapse. This will build …