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Trump scolds Germany’s Merz for criticism of Iran war 

28 April 2026

President Donald Trump has hit out at Germany’s Friedrich Merz over the chancellor’s criticism of the United States-...

What are OPEC and OPEC +, and why has the UAE quit? 

28 April 2026

The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC and the wider OPEC+ framework, removing a core pillar of...

Mali military leader Goita emerges as Russia declares it halted coup 

28 April 2026

Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita has met the Russian ambassador to the East African country, according to his offic...

Bosnia signs up to Trump-linked pipeline to reduce Russian gas dependence 

28 April 2026

News|Energy Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed a deal to construct a gas pipeline that is backed by investors connected t...

Maldives police raid news outlet over report alleging president’s affair 

28 April 2026

Male, Maldives – Police in the Maldives have raided the offices of a critical news outlet and barred its editors from ...

Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for first time since start of war on Iran 

28 April 2026

Gulf leaders have gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss a regional crisis triggered by the United States-Israel war on Ira...

How Massie’s Kentucky primary may test Trump’s hold on the Republican Party 

28 April 2026

That principled conservatism is what appeals to Joshua Crider, who lives in Greenup, Kentucky, on the far eastern edge o...

The cost of 76 years of US wars, from Korea to Iran 

28 April 2026

“We called it ‘moon dust’,” Jeffery Camp, a 61-year-old retired military veteran who lives in Sarasota, Florida,...

What is the Azawad Liberation Front, part of the Mali attacks? 

28 April 2026

Mali is reeling from attacks on army bases over the weekend that killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara, his wife, two chi...

Is Egypt threatening Israel through its military exercises on the border? 

28 April 2026

Egypt’s plans to conduct live-fire exercises in Sinai have alarmed Israel’s residents and security officers on the o...