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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday, asserting that military operations against Iran could extend beyond the legally mandated 60-day limit under the War Powers Act, and that any decision regarding the war’s conclusion or congressional authorization would rest solely with the White House.Hegseth argued that…
Oil Prices Surge Amid Escalating Iran-US Tensions
Global oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday as escalating tensions between Iran and the United States raised fresh concerns over potential disruptions to energy supplies in the Middle East.Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by $2.38 per barrel to reach $96.67, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US oil standard, gained 2.53 percent to trade…
Venezuela Releases 88 Detainees Arrested After Post-Election Protests
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Watch: US seizes oil tanker in Caribbean sea
The US Coast Guard boarded two “ghost fleet” tanker ships in a “meticulously coordinated” operation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem said one ship was in the North Atlantic Sea while the other was in international waters near the Caribbean. The operations took place within hours of each other, she adds. The tankers, the…
Iranian President Apologises to Neighbouring Countries, Vows No First Strike
Tehran: Iranian President has extended an apology to neighbouring countries and declared that Iran harbours no hostility toward any of its neighbours, pledging that Tehran will not attack any neighbouring state unless provoked first.The Iranian President stated that Iran’s relations with regional neighbours are based on friendship and brotherhood, and that Tehran has no intention…
National Guardsman slowly healing after being shot in Washington DC
Getty Images Members of the National Guard patrolling a metro station in Washington DC A National Guardsman is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say “his head wound is slowly healing and that he’s beginning to ‘look more…
