Iran has released two Greek-flagged tankers that it seized in the Gulf in May, the Greek shipping ministry said on Wednesday, ending a months-long diplomatic impasse which has strained relations between Athens and Tehran. Iran detained the tankers in response to the confiscation of oil by the United States from an Iranian-flagged tanker off the… Read More Iran releases two Greek oil tankers seized in May
Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Wednesday, the United Nations’s food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago. The convoy entered Tigray through the neighbouring region of Amhara using a route that had not been viable since mid-2021,… Read More First UN aid convoy enters Ethiopia’s Tigray region since ceasefire deal
At least four people were killed in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan on Wednesday in what state media described as a terrorist attack. Iran’s state TV said five others were wounded in the attack at the Bazaar of the city of Izeh. The Semi-official ISNA news agency said two motorists opened fire on people. Iran’s… Read More At least four dead following gun attack in southwestern Iran
With a dash of launch-pad heroics and 8.8 million pounds (4 million kg) of thrust, NASA’s colossal new rocket soared into space for the first time early on Wednesday, sending a next-generation capsule on a crewless voyage around the moon and back 50 years after the final Apollo lunar mission. The U.S. space agency’s much-delayed… Read More NASA finally launches Artemis mission megarocket into space
Iran’s judiciary has sentenced three anti-government protesters in Tehran to death on various charges such as “corruption on earth” and “waging war on God” on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported, adding that the three could appeal their verdicts. Up to 19 of the thousands of people arrested in Tehran and Karaj cities for taking part… Read More Iran’s judiciary sentences three anti-government protesters to death
A missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine’s air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and NATO said on Wednesday, easing global concern that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border. Nevertheless, NATO’s chief said that Moscow, not Kyiv was ultimately to blame, for starting the war in… Read More NATO, Poland allay escalation fears over missile hit
Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S. voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican rivals. Seeking a potential rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump made his announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida a… Read More Former U.S. President Donald Trump launches 2024 presidential run
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