‘Forever war’: Democrats rebut Trump’s assertion that Iran war nearing end
[ad_1] Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., from center left, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Sen Jon. Ossoff, a D-Ga., and Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., during the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Senate Democrats on Tuesday rebutted President Donald […]
How the Iran war and rising energy prices are threatening semiconductor demand
[ad_1] SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chips, front, and a LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory module arranged at the company’s office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images A prolonged conflict in the Middle East could impact the semiconductor industry’s access to key materials while rising costs […]
Britain prepares to send evacuation ship to help people flee Middle East as thousands remain stranded in Dubai – live updates
[ad_1] By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR Updated: 07:45 EDT, 10 March 2026 Britain is poised to deploy an evacuation ship to the Mediterranean to potentially help people evacuate from the Middle East as thousands remain stranded in Dubai. The Ministry of Defence announced RFA Lyme Bay, which can be deployed for humanitarian and disaster […]
BBC’s Jeremy Bowen Demolishes Donald Trump’s Latest Iran War Claims: ‘There’s No Evidence’
[ad_1] The BBC’s top Middle East expert has demolished Donald Trump’s latest claims about the war in Iran. Jeremy Bowen, the broadcaster’s international affairs editor, said there was “no evidence” for some of the things the US president is saying. Bowen said Trump had been “rather spooked by the economic consequences thus far of the […]
JD Vance attends dignified transfer for seventh US soldier killed in Iran war
[ad_1] Vice President JD Vance joined the grieving family of a Kentucky man who was the seventh US service member to die in combat during the Iran war as his remains were brought back to the US Monday evening. The dignified transfer, a solemn event that honors US service members killed in action, took place at Dover […]
Canada ‘will not be participating’ in Iran war, defence minister says – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Defence Minister David McGuinty said Monday that Canada “will not be participating” in the war in Iran after Prime Minister Mark Carney last week did not rule out the possibility of Canadian military involvement. Speaking at an unrelated media event in Ottawa, McGuinty added that Canada has not yet decided to join its NATO allies […]
Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with Khamenei’s son as Iran new Supreme Leader as France sends send ships to re-open Strait of Hormuz – live updates
[ad_1] By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and SAM LAWLEY, NEWS REPORTER Updated: 14:33 EDT, 9 March 2026 US President Donald Trump has told Fox News he is ‘not happy’ about Iran’s decision to select Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader. French President Emmanuel Macron has meanwhile announced an ambitious plan to deploy two warships to […]
Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz ‘must be very careful,’ Iran foreign ministry warns
[ad_1] Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz “must be very careful,” the spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned on Monday. The spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, also defended Iran’s attacks on Gulf States, telling CNBC that targeting “military bases and assets” belonging to the United States in the region is “legitimate under international […]
King leads largest gathering of senior royals since Andrew’s arrest: Charles and Camilla joined by William and Kate and Princess Anne at Westminster Abbey for Commonwealth Day service
[ad_1] The King, Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales today led the largest gathering of senior royals since the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, marking Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey. Kate dazzled in a navy Catherine Walker dress coat and five-strand pearl necklace that belonged to her husband’s late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. His Majesty, Queen Camilla, the Prince […]
Liberals have proposed a debate on Iran war, federal House leader says – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has proposed to debate the turmoil in the Middle East on Monday evening, following a weekend meeting of ministers that discussed the issue. Steven MacKinnon, who is also transport minister, said in a Sunday post on X the government has proposed to opposition […]