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  • In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
  • After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
  • According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
  • After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
  • Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
  • In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.

Tag: Europe

June 6, 2022

In Exchange For Supporting Sweden’s NATO...

Ankara has demanded that Sweden hand up or censor journalists, lawmakers, and activists who support Kurdish “terrorists” in exchange for Turkey agreeing to Sweden’s NATO membership

May 6, 2022

Some in Europe Are Reconsidering Nuclear...

Nuclear energy has renewed interest in Europe, fueled in part by climate aims but also by the conflict in Ukraine, particularly as the European Union prepares to cut all energy relations with Russia. However, utilising nuclear power remains costly, time-consuming, and divisive

May 3, 2022

For Russian Exiles, Turkey Has Become...

Turkey is one of the few countries where Russian planes can fly and Russian passport holders may visit without a visa, making it a popular destination for Russians wishing to flee both Putin’s repression and the economic sanctions

February 6, 2022

Tensions in Russia-Ukraine: Europe is Concerned...

European countries are worried that the flow of gas from Russia will be disrupted as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate

December 9, 2021

Hundreds of Migrants Are Still Stuck...

More than a thousand people, many of them young children, are living in a temporary refugee camp in eastern Belarus under cold conditions, in what critics call a political humanitarian disaster. Several European countries accuse Alexander Lukashenko, the disputed president, of exploiting migrants as a weapon against Poland

December 3, 2021

Two South Sudanese Migrants Rescued at...

The story of two South Sudanese brothers who were recently rescued in the Mediterranean Sea is one that many African migrants seeking better lives in Europe have heard. The two brothers  set out from Libya in a rickety boat, but the engine failed, and they were eventually rescued by the Ocean Viking rescue ship

Is Europe Ready to Take on...

The European Union announced a $340 billion fund this week to promote global infrastructure, which analysts believe will compete with China’s Belt and Road programme. Can it, however, hold its own?

November 26, 2021

Among Chinese,Portuguese Investment Visa Has Long...

Portugal’s Golden Visa program allows foreign investors to gain Portuguese citizenship and, as a result, have wider access to the European Union. It has traditionally appealed to mainland Chinese, but more people from Hong Kong and other parts of the world are also joining

August 21, 2019

The Ups And Downs Of Prague’s...

Paternosters — continuously circulating elevators without doors which passengers hop on and off of — were once common in Europe, but have now largely disappeared as a result of modernization or because of safety or accessibility concerns. The Czech capital Prague still has 28 working paternosters and an avid group of devotees

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