The United States aims to create divisions among European governments, as each of them has limited influence on its own, stated EU Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas. It is important for all countries to understand that the United States has made it very clear: they aim to divide Europe and they do not support the European Union, Kallas stated during an interview with the Financial Times. According to...

After Planet Labs, the U.S. firm Vantor has declared limitations on the commercial availability of operational satellite images of the Middle East captured by its orbital satellites. The company stated in a Thursday release that these controls involve restricting the ability to request new images of locations where U.S., NATO, and other allied forces are currently active, as well as areas facing...

Chinese oil refiners have started to cancel previously arranged export deliveries of fuel oil products, such as gasoline and diesel, according to Bloomberg, which cites sources. Last week, during the turmoil in the Middle East, Chinese officials instructed the nation’s largest refineries to avoid finalizing export contracts and to discuss with partners the cancellation of previously arranged...

According to Bloomberg, citing sources, Saudi Arabia has started reducing its oil production. This decision is made in response to the potential risk that the disruption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz could lead to its oil storage facilities becoming full. Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest producer of oil, creating around 10 million barrels each day and sending out about 7 million barrels...

In the latest Global Rich List 2026, which ranks countries based on the number of dollar billionaires, China has moved to the top position, overtaking the United States, as reported by the Chinese research group Hurun Research Institute. As of January, the list featured 726 new members, with 318 of them being Chinese citizens. Hurun reports that the global count of individuals with a net worth of...

The Assembly of Experts in Iran has announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. The clergy stated that Mojtaba Khamenei has been selected and introduced as the third leader of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the decisive vote by the esteemed members of the Assembly of...

South Korean Industry Kim Jong-gwan stated that Washington has shown a favorable response to Seoul's intention to introduce a special investment bill this week. Kim Jong-gwan mentioned that the United States is not expected to raise tariffs on Korean imports if the bill is passed, and that Korea still has an opportunity to gain favorable trade terms.  US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick...

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he wishes to have a personal role in the process of selecting Iran's next supreme leader. Trump stated during an interview with Axios that he needs to be part of the appointment process, similar to how he was involved when [interim President] Delcy Rodriguez was in charge in Venezuela.  He mentioned that he would not support a new leader who...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with Newsmax that most of the United States' NATO allies back the US mission in Iran. "NATO is not involved in this. However, it is evident that the allies largely back the actions the president  Donald Trump, is taking, and they also support the current efforts by the United States in the region, which involve undermining Iran's nuclear...