Any shipper paying tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organizations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, is at risk of punitive sanctions, the U.S. Treasury warned on Friday. MORE..
2 May 2026 (8:35 AM)
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was not satisfied with the latest Iranian proposal for talks on the Iran war, while Iran s foreign minister said Tehran was ready for diplomacy if the United States changes its approach. MORE..
2 May 2026 (8:18 AM)
The US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran. MORE..
2 May 2026 (11:38 AM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that a crisis situation has emerged in the country s energy sector, citing rising global fuel and coal prices as well as declining water levels in reservoirs. MORE..
1 May 2026 (8:59 PM)
Iran has sent its latest proposal to the US to end the war via Pakistani mediators, according to Iranian media outlet IRNA. MORE..
1 May 2026 (7:47 PM)
US president Donald Trump has said he will remove all tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla s state visit to the US. MORE..
1 May 2026 (7:52 PM)