As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
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Open, Then Closed: Few Ships Sail Amid Hormuz Uncertainty
Hopes that shipping would resume through the Strait of Hormuz proved short-lived on April 18, with Iran’s announcement that it was reopening the vital waterway […]
Forget relying on solar power: NASA plans to put nuclear reactors on the surface of the Moon
Nuclear power on the Moon would address several constraints posed by solar power, such as long lunar nights with no sunlight and limited mission ranges.
Kae Tempest on creativity and his gender transition: ‘I’m just glad to be alive’
Ten years after his debut novel, the poet and musician has written a follow-up exploring self-discovery and a life lived on the edge. He talks […]
Trump news at a glance: president celebrates strait of Hormuz reopening, though Iran officials warn they could close it again
Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned it would will shut the strait again if the US blockade continues, which Trump said would remain in place until the […]
The Pragmatic Populism of Peter Malinauskas
( ABC News/ Che Chorley) In 2021, a campaign in a suburban shopping centre of South Australia emerged from a collective of angry retail workers. […]
Iran threatens to close Hormuz again if US blockade continues
The speaker of Iran’s parliament issued a direct threat to close the Strait of Hormuz again if a U.S. naval blockade continues, marking one of […]
Europe to accelerate effort to secure Hormuz despite Trump’s order to stay away
PARIS — European leaders pledged to rapidly ramp up a multinational effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said it would reopen the vital […]
US Quietly Renews Russian Oil Waiver Amid Market Turmoil, Policy Confusion
The United States has again temporarily eased sanctions on Russian oil, issuing a new waiver that allows certain shipments already at sea to be delivered […]
“Lol. Bad”: How Labour MPs feel about Keir Starmer
A gloom has settled over the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), and not for the first time this year. After the latest revelations around Peter Mandelson’s […]
EU to ‘play its part’ to restore energy and trade flows from Middle East
The EU is prepared to send additional warships as part of a mission to protect shipping in the Middle East and keep the Strait of […]
Šefčovič: US-Abkommen nicht mit zusätzlichen Forderungen „überfrachten“
BRÜSSEL – Die EU sollte ihr fragiles Handelsabkommen mit den Vereinigten Staaten nicht durch viele zusätzliche Forderungen „überfrachten“, sagte Handelskommissar Maroš Šefčovič am Freitag gegenüber […]
Trump Doesn’t See ‘Significant Differences’ With Iran, But Signs Of Split Emerge In Tehran
US President Donald Trump said peace negotiations between the United States and Iran will continue over the weekend and that he does not believe there […]
Russian Lawyer Who Lashed Out At Putin Released From Mental Hospital
Ilya Remeslo, a longtime pro-Kremlin blogger who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after abruptly directing strongly worded criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin, says […]
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Says Strait Will Be Closed Again Unless Blockade Ends
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
EU to game out bloc’s mutual assistance clause in case of attack
BRUSSELS ― The EU is to game out how it would respond if one of its countries was attacked. In the first operation of its […]
EU denies jet fuel crisis
BRUSSELS — There is “no indication” of jet fuel shortages causing widespread flight cancellations in Europe, Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas said Friday, speaking hours before […]
Delivering Labour’s Technology and Growth Agenda through Planning – A No-Brainer
I represent one of the most beautiful constituencies in England. Banbury, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, and the North Oxfordshire villages are places where people choose to […]
Trump Says US-Iran Deal ‘Very Close’ After Tehran Declares Strait Of Hormuz Open
Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping traffic for the reamiiner of a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, and […]
Trump: Most Points Of Peace Plan ‘Already Negotiated’
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.