6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (191+ words) A ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept. 13, killing one person and injuring three, local Iranian authorities said. The incident occurred as Tehran and Washington clash over the strategic waterway. A merchant vessel was struck around 5:00 a.m. off…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago   (306+ words) Iraqi authorities announced a timeline to reopen three crossings with Iran on Sept. 13. The government closed the routes following a drone attack originating from the shared border on a Saudi Arabian pipeline. Baghdad sacked the military commander in Missan province…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (273+ words) The IMF has pushed borrowing countries to make bigger austerity cuts over the past decade, charity Oxfam said on Sept. 10, urging for alternatives to such measures. "These cuts undermine vital spending on public services — from health care to education and…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (366+ words) The group captured the port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed government forces on Sept. 10. Yemeni government sources told Reuters that Mayun Island, also known as Perim, fell to the Houthis the following day. Zuqar Island in the Red Sea was…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (286+ words) The central bank for the 21 EU member countries that use the euro currency raised its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.5 percent at a meeting held in Berlin, away from the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters. The bank last raised…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (366+ words) President Donald Trump has promised $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extraordinary claim with a plea for his supporters to "pretend" he was on the ballot. "If the Republicans win, you win…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (218+ words) Two people were rescued after a light aircraft made an emergency landing in the Black Sea off the coast of Rize in northern Türkiye on Sept. 9. The two-seat Aerospool WT-9 Dynamic, which had taken off from Batumi, Georgia, was carrying…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (336+ words) China's consumer and producer prices picked up slightly last month but remained below target, official data showed on Sept. 9, as the world's second-largest economy grapples with weak domestic demand. The consumer price index came in at 0.8 percent in August, according…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (624+ words) Iran launched fresh attacks against U.S. targets in the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war. Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they attacked 20 U.S. vessels trying to pass through…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (365+ words) Oil prices jumped more than one percent towards $100 on Sept. 9 and stocks struggled in Asian markets as a fresh flare-up in the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns, putting upward pressure on inflation ahead of key U.S. data at the end…...