BBC: Police have arrested a man in Melbourne after a car mounted a kerb and crashed into pedestrians, killing one. A grey Toyota struck two pedestrians on Langs Road in the Ascot Vale suburb just before 17:00 local time on Saturday, Victoria Police said. One pedestrian died at the scene, and the second was taken […]
(Reuters) April 18- New Zealand on Saturday defended the actions of a military patrol aircraft flight near China after Beijing said it had undermined its security interests. China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that a New Zealand P-8A patrol aircraft had “conducted continuous close-in reconnaissance and harassment in the airspace and waters of the Yellow […]
(Reuters) SYDNEY, April 18 – Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday launching their landmark A$10 billion ($7 billion) deal to supply Australia with warships, Tokyo’s most consequential military sale since ending a military export ban in 2014. Defence Ministers Richard Marles and Shinjiro Koizumi signed a memorandum “reaffirming the Australian and Japanese governments’ shared commitment to […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 18 – A convoy of oil tankers was crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the first major movement of ships in the crucial waterway since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran seven weeks ago. The group of four liquefied petroleum gas carriers and several oil product and chemical tankers, was […]
(Reuters) April 18 – A fire broke out at an oil terminal in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region, prompting a large firefighting operation, the region’s emergency operational headquarters said early on Saturday. No casualties were reported and there was no indication as to what may have caused the fire. The emergency headquarters, writing on Telegram, said […]
(Reuters) DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 17 – Iran temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, raising optimism about peace talks, but Tehran warned that it could close the crucial waterway again if the recent U.S. Navy blockade of Iranian ports continued. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced on social media that the […]
BBC: Zimbabwe’s flag, banknotes and coat of arms all feature a stately looking eagle, sitting majestically on a plinth. Known as the Zimbabwe Bird, it has long been a symbol of national identity, but behind it lies a complex tale of displacement, colonial plunder and restitution. The bird is one of several ancient, treasured sculptures […]
Al Jazeera: Ukraine has damaged or destroyed so much Russian oil and gas infrastructure in the past two weeks that it has prompted Russia to issue a warning to European countries and industries against funding its long-range drone production. The warning came after Ukraine reached a new series of agreements with European defence companies this […]
At the stroke of midnight, gunfire and fireworks celebrated the start of the ceasefire in Beirut. Throughout the morning, smiling crowds gathered along roads leading to Lebanon’s south, the heartland of Hezbollah, playing revolutionary music and waving the group’s yellow flag as they started their journey back to where they had been forced from by […]
BBC: Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire. The cost of a barrel of Brent crude fell to $88 dollars a barrel, having been above $98 earlier on Friday. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow strip of […]