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First direct US-Venezuela flight in seven years departed Miami for Caracas on Thursday, marking a major thaw in diplomatic relations between the two countries
While the United Arab Emirates is not the first country to leave OPEC, it is by far the biggest oil producer to do so
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says a new chapter is unfolding for Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz
RSF Press Freedom Index 2026 finds press freedom at its lowest level in 25 years, with the US dropping to 64th and over half the world rated 'difficult' or worse
Israel raided the Global Sumud Flotilla near Crete, with organizers saying 211 activists were kidnapped. Israel's foreign ministry put the number detained at 175
Iran's president says the US naval blockade is 'doomed to fail' as Brent crude surges past $126 a barrel and Trump prepares to be briefed on new military options
