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London - Britain has authorised the United States to use its bases to strike Iranian sites threatening the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, the government said Friday.A spokesperson said ministers met...

Crude prices fell more than two percent on Friday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war with Iran could finish sooner than many feared.Traders also welcomed US President Donald...

 Drones struck a Saudi oil refinery on the Red Sea and caused fires at two others in Kuwait as Iran stepped up attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure on Thursday.Saudi Arabia's defence ministry...

Energy prices soared and stocks sank Thursday as Iran stepped up attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, reigniting fears over global supplies and inflation.Brent crude topped $115 per barrel as Tehran...

Milan, Italy:  Tom Pidcock won the Milan-Turin one-day race on Wednesday, going it alone in the final moments to claim his second win of the season.Briton Pidcock, who rides for Pinarello-Q36.5, made...

Dubai - In a supermarket in Bahrain, Mahmoud Ali fills his cart as usual. The shelves remain stocked despite the war in the Middle East, but the blockade of the main shipping routes into the Gulf is...

* CAF's decision to award Morocco Cup of Nations title sparks ⁠controversy* Tournament's credibility takes a knock* CAF president has promised clampdownCAPE TOWN: The controversy over...

SYDNEY: A clinical Japan swept past South Korea 4-1 on Wednesday to set up a Women's Asian Cup final against hosts Australia, with the two-time champions putting on a masterclass.West Ham's...

Doha - Doha on Wednesday condemned attacks on an Iranian facility on the Gulf coast serving a massive gas field it shares with Qatar."Israel's targeting of facilities linked to Iran's South...

Paris, France: Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Wednesday:- UN maritime body holds emergency shipping talks -The International Maritime Organization will begin an...

Thousands of seafarers face dwindling supplies of fuel and water as they wait on board, stranded by the Middle East war, a key shipping body warned Tuesday as it urged governments to help get maritime...

 The repercussions of the war in the Middle East would be felt globally, Iran's top diplomat said on Wednesday, suggesting more Western officials should push back against the conflict."Wave of...

Tel Aviv: Two people were killed near Tel Aviv during an Iranian missile barrage, Israeli emergency responders said on Wednedsay, after police reported they were responding to "several" impact sites...

Tehran - Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday confirmed the death of the commander of the affiliated Basij paramilitary force in a US-Israeli strike."Commander Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the...

KABUL: More than 400 people were killed and ​265 wounded in an airstrike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp...

Tehran:  Israel said Tuesday it had killed Iran's powerful national security chief, Ali Larijani, in what would be a huge blow to the Islamic republic as fresh strikes rocked the Middle East...

 Israel's military said on Tuesday it had killed the head of the Basij volunteer paramilitary force in a "precise strike in Tehran"."Yesterday (Monday), the Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF...

Dubai - Falling debris from a missile intercept killed one person on Tuesday in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi, authorities said, as Iran presses its attacks against Gulf countries in the Middle...

Oil prices surged more than five percent Tuesday as several countries pushed back against Donald Trump's demand that they help secure the key Strait of Hormuz, while Iran continued to target...

President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that US allies help secure the Strait of Hormuz, but European powers pushed back on a possible mission to reopen the vital waterway shut by Iran in response...