The Strait of Hormuz is strategically vital as most of the oil in the region is transferred to Europe, North America, and Asia via the waterway…
Pete Reynolds
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The series of suicide bombings at Christian churches and hotels in Sri Lanka’s capital,Colombo, on Easter Sunday threatened to rip apart the…
After over a year of consideration, the Trump administration appears poised to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group. Though…
Iran has recently been revisiting a familiar threat: to block the vital Strait of Hormuz. On April 22, the United States announced it would…
As the United States increases sanctions on Iran and its proxies, conventional debates surrounding Hezbollah’s designation as a partner or…
Although immigration dominates the headlines, public beliefs about immigrants, as recorded in polls, often differ wildly…
April 26
Climate change activists blockade Waterloo Bridge on the third day of an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group, in London on April 17, 2019. (Getty)
A woman walks past graffiti drawn on the wall in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, on April 16, 2019.(Getty)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is partly hidden by a toy wind wheel as she poses with children during the opening ceremony of the Arkona wind park in Sassnitz, northern Germany on April 16, 2019.(Getty)
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro puts a beret on as he poses with students of the Military College during a ceremony to mark Army Day, in Brasilia on April 17, 2019, two days ahead of the actual celebration date. (Getty)
Protesters gather at Parliament Square in Westminster as the Extinction Rebellion protests enter their seventh day on April 21, 2019 in London, England. The environmental campaign group has blocked a number of key junctions in central London in a bid to highlight the ongoing ecological crisis. (Getty)
South Korean child monks pray during the 'Children Becoming Buddhist Monks' ceremony forthcoming buddha's birthday at a Jogye temple on April 22, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. Children got their hair shaved by Buddhist monks during the annual 'Children Becoming Buddhist Monks' ceremony to celebrate the forthcoming birthday of Buddha. (Getty)
For Americans who fell in love with the England of buttered scones and Agatha Christie, a visit today can be jarring. London has become a city…
Illustration by Ali Mandalowi 1 - Born in 1957, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf is a career military man…
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US and Iran: open to talks, preparing for war
