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  • China Panics, Urges Ceasefire To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz As Beijing Is Addicted To Cheap Iranian Crude an hour ago by Tyler Durden

    China Panics, Urges Ceasefire To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz As Beijing Is Addicted To Cheap Iranian Crude Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at Tuesday's regular press briefing in Beijing that all parties in the Iran conflict must ensure the safe transit of commercial shipping through the critical maritime energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz. "China urges all parties to immediately cease military operations, avoid escalating tensions, and safeguard the safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," spokeswoman Ning said. We've briefed readers that China is heavily exposed to cheap Iranian crude exports. About 80% of Iran's oil exports -

  • "From Orderly Selloff, To Panic": Stocks, Bonds Plunge As Oil, Dollar Soar On Iran War 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    "From Orderly Selloff, To Panic": Stocks, Bonds Plunge As Oil, Dollar Soar On Iran War US equity futures are down sharply, along with all global markets, as the Iran war expands and escalates (attack on US embassy in Saudi Arabia; uncertainty over duration of Strait of Hormuz closure; targeting non-military infra / businesses) rattling markets and sending oil and the dollar surging. Global bonds also plunge on fears that Trump’s “whatever it takes” vow on Iran will fuel energy prices and inflation. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 1.4%, off session lows, as market odds for Fed rate cuts in the

  • Supreme Court Sides With Parents Over Kids' Gender Disclosure In California 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Supreme Court Sides With Parents Over Kids' Gender Disclosure In California Golden State groomers were dealt a devastating blow on Monday after the Supreme Court sided with parents challenging school policies in California that restrict when educators may disclose changes to a student’s name or pronouns, handing parental rights advocates an early but significant victory in a closely watched culture-war dispute. In an unsigned 'shadow docket' order, the justices restored a lower court’s injunction blocking enforcement of policies that prevent teachers from informing parents when their child socially transitions at school. The Court said the parents are likely to succeed on their

  • Israel Opens Second Front On Day 4 Of Trump's Iran War As IRGC Refuses To Back Down 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Israel Opens Second Front On Day 4 Of Trump's Iran War As IRGC Refuses To Back Down Israeli and US forces pressed forward with their assault on Iran, striking targets across the country, including Iran's state broadcaster and central military command centers, as the official death toll has climbed to 787 Iranians killed since the start of the Trump-ordered Operation Epic Fury. The US has sustained at least six troop deaths and several more seriously wounded. Fears that this could open to a broader multi-front war appear to be coming to reality, as at the same time Israel escalated operations on a second

  • Iran Expands Strikes On Gulf Energy Infrastructure As More Oil Hubs Hit 3 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Iran Expands Strikes On Gulf Energy Infrastructure As More Oil Hubs Hit One day after a reported Iranian drone strike forced Saudi Arabia's largest oil refinery offline, with high-resolution post-strike satellite imagery showing visible damage, multiple reports on Tuesday morning suggest additional energy infrastructure in two Gulf states has also been targeted in suspected Iranian drone attacks. Bloomberg reports that "falling debris" from an intercepted drone sparked a major fire at the United Arab Emirates' major oil-trading hub of Fujairah. The Fujairah Media Office wrote on X that civil defense units are suppressing the fire at the energy facility, while operations at the


The Guardian

  • ‘Imperialist undertones’: global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran 2 hours ago by Saeed Shah in Islamabad
    US-Israel war on Iran, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia, US foreign policy, Cyril Ramaphosa, Pakistan, World news, South Africa, Indonesia, Americas, Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and north Africa, China

    China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ justification * Middle East crisis – live updates The US-Israeli war on Iran has been condemned as illegal across much of the global south, with China saying it was unacceptable to “blatantly kill the leader of a sovereign state”. Many countries objected that negotiations between the US and Iran over its nuclear programme and missile capability were not given a chance to succeed before Washington and Israel began bombing, and analysts often saw the war in terms of a colonial-style exercise of might. Continue reading...

  • Ghana says at least 55 of its people killed after Russia ‘lured’ them to fight Ukraine 4 days ago by Guardian staff and agencies in Accra
    Ukraine, Ghana, Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Africa, Europe, World news

    Foreign minister says 272 Ghanaians are thought to have been drawn into battle since 2022, after he visited Kyiv At least 55 Ghanaians have been killed in Russia’s war with Ukraine after being “lured into battle”, Ghana’s foreign minister has said after a visit to Kyiv in which officials raised the issue of Russian recruitment of African people. Reports of African men being attracted to Russia by promises of jobs and ending up on Ukraine’s frontlines have become more frequent in recent months, creating tensions between Moscow and some of the countries involved. Continue reading...

  • Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries 4 days ago by Kat Lay Global health correspondent
    Global development, Aid, Africa, Health, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Trump administration, US politics, Data protection, Medical research, World news, Aids and HIV

    Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutiny A series of bilateral health agreements being negotiated between African countries and the administration of President Donald Trump have been labelled “clearly lop-sided” and “immoral” amid growing outrage at US demands, including countries being forced to share biological resources and data. It emerged this week that Zimbabwe had halted negotiations with the US for $350m (£258m) of health funding, saying the proposals risked undermining its sovereignty and independence. Continue reading...

  • Two women arrested in Uganda for allegedly kissing in public could face life sentence 5 days ago by Samuel Okiror
    Global development, Uganda, LGBTQ+ rights, Africa, World news

    Wendy Faith and Alesi Diana Denise were taken into custody under laws that have outraged LGBTQ+ community and rights activists Two women have been arrested and detained in Uganda after allegedly kissing in public, an act of “same-sex activity” which can lead to a life sentence in the east African country. Wendy Faith, a 22-year-old musician known as Torrero Bae, and Alesi Diana Denise, 21, were taken into custody after police raided their rented room in Uganda’s north-west Arua City last week. Continue reading...

  • ‘A devastating force’: how recent storms turned to tragedies across the western Mediterranean 5 days ago by Ajit Niranjan
    Extreme weather, Flooding, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Africa, Environment, Europe, World news, Climate crisis

    Atmospheric machine-gun has fired storm after deadly storm at the region this year, leaving a trail of widespread destruction For Andrés Sánchez Barea, in Spain, it was the fear that arose when water started to spurt from plug sockets. For Nelson Duarte, in Portugal, it was the helplessness that hit as violent winds smacked down trees and tore tiles from roofs. For Amal Essuide, in Morocco, it was the reality that dawned when a corpse was pulled onboard a boat in the flooded medina. Each moment of horror is a fragment of the destruction wrought by an atmospheric machine-gun that in recent


South China Morning Post

  • Iran war could ‘significantly disrupt’ China’s methanol imports: analysts an hour ago by Kandy Wong

    China could potentially face shortages of methanol – a vital input for several industries – if the Iran war drags on and causes lengthy disruptions to shipping traffic along the Strait of Hormuz, analysts said. Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, is a chemical compound that is widely used by Chinese producers. It is both a biofuel and a key raw material for a range of products – from paint and formaldehyde to plastics and synthetic fabrics. The growing conflict in the Middle East could be a...

  • US war on Iran isn’t likely to go as planned 3 hours ago by Sameed Basha

    Many American wars begin with the assumption that brute force will lead to a swift and decisive victory. While the US military is highly effective at conventional deterrence, it has consistently struggled to defeat adversaries employing asymmetric tactics. In conflicts such as Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen, Washington repeatedly underestimated its adversaries by assessing their strength based on their ability to fight conventionally. Iran represents the most dangerous iteration of...

  • As US-Iran war threatens global energy markets, will China speed up its green transition? 3 hours ago by Xinyi Wu

    From Venezuela to Iran, a wave of military interventions by the United States threatens to disrupt China’s oil supplies – and could accelerate Beijing’s transition away from fossil fuels, according to analysts. “Geopolitical tensions often serve as a reminder that heavy dependence on imported fossil fuels represents a structural vulnerability,” said Shen Xinyi, a researcher at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The current turmoil could reinforce Beijing’s growing emphasis on...

  • Indonesia’s US-Iran peace broker bid faces long odds: ‘we are nothing to them’ 5 hours ago by Resty Woro Yuniar

    Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has wasted no time positioning himself as a diplomatic broker in the Middle East, offering to mediate between Iran and the United States even as the bombs are still falling. The problem, critics say, is that Indonesia stopped being neutral the moment it joined US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”. Jakarta’s offer came on Saturday, hours after US and Israeli strikes began hitting Iran. Prabowo was willing to travel to Tehran in person if all parties...

  • Gulf states take the fight to Iran as missiles target oil, gas and trade 8 hours ago by Tom Hussain

    Since Iran came under US and Israeli attack on Saturday, its retaliatory missile and drone barrages have struck Saudi oil refineries, the world’s largest LNG plant in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates’ trade and transit infrastructure. Now the Gulf is signalling it has had enough of just absorbing the hits. None of the six Arab monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council wanted this war, analysts say. They had spent months trying to mediate a way out of the confrontation, warning of precisely...


New York Times

  • An Emboldened Israel Is Seizing Opportunities to Remake Region 4 hours ago by David M. Halbfinger and Ronen Bergman
    US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Hezbollah, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, International Relations

    With the war against Iran underway, and the U.S. military as a powerful ally, the Israeli government is seizing its chance to move against other adversaries.

  • Global Markets Tumble as Iran War Intensifies an hour ago by Jason Karaian
    Stocks and Bonds, Natural Gas, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Iran, Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index, Ships and Shipping

    Stocks and bonds slumped as investors retrenched from the uncertain and unpredictable effects that the fighting could have on the world economy.

  • ‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege 2 hours ago by Farnaz Fassihi and Arash Khamooshi
    Tehran (Iran), US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Destruction of Cultural Antiquities and Heritage, Defense and Military Forces, International Relations, Rubio, Marco, Iran

    Many residents of Tehran managed to get out of town when the U.S. and Israel attack began, but others who could not described living under bombardment.

  • Iran’s Escalating Retaliation, and Takeaways From the Clintons’ Epstein Testimony 4 hours ago by Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa and Ian Stewart
    United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Iran

    Plus, fighting phone scams.

  • Texas and North Carolina Elections Will Test Older House Democrats’ Staying Power an hour ago by Shane Goldmacher
    House of Representatives, Democratic Party, United States Politics and Government, Texas, Green, Al, Midterm Elections (2026)

    Starting in North Carolina on Tuesday, older House Democrats face a test of their staying power and the appetite of voters to replace them.


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