The Kremlin said that an agreement would be “a very good idea” but that any deal would not have much effect on fuel markets, as President Trump had suggested.

Kyiv was caught off guard by the US president’s announcement after previous attempts to halt strikes on power plants and refineries failed

President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia have agreed not to hit each other’s energy targets, as strikes on oil refineries have driven up diesel prices to record levels.

A drone hit a ⁠petrol ⁠station in Ukraine's capital ⁠of Kyiv early on Tuesday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said ​on the Telegram messaging app, adding that there was also a strike ‌on warehouse facilities in ‌another part of the city.

Protests have broken out across Syria in response to the government’s sharp increase in fuel prices, confronting President Ahmed al-Sharaa with the most acute signal of economic unrest since he took power in late 2024.

A sharp rise in ​fuel prices at the weekend has sparked protests across Syria, in the country's most widespread demonstrations ‌since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad almost two years ago.

Residents gathered in Syria’s Aleppo on September 13, to protest the government’s decision to raise fuel and gas prices by 20% to 40%. Protesters burned tires and called for the increases to be canceled.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Iraq on Friday to discuss the future of neighboring Syria. Meanwhile, thousands of Syrians came together in Damascus' main mosque for the first day of Friday prayers since the fall of former dictator Bashar Al-Assad.

A report produced by the Defense Department’s inspector general revealed the Iran war has cost the United States at least $33.4 billion as of June 29.

Inspector general warns of ‘industrial base bottlenecks’ after military spent $22bn on ordnance in first four months of conflict

The watchdog also found the war caused “strategic inventory shortfalls” of critical munitions and revealed resupply bottlenecks.

Trump lacked the foresight to plan this conflict constructively, and he's too stubborn to admit it's failing even as the war drains U.S. resources.

A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of money laundering tied to an alleged bribery conspiracy to win lucrative government contracts in the South American country.

Once freed in a U.S. prisoner swap, Alex Saab has now pleaded guilty to money laundering and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors.

Charged with a single count of money laundering tied to an alleged conspiracy to create fake companies and falsify shipping records, Saab is scheduled to appear before Judge in Miami on Tuesday for a

Alex Saab, the Colombian businessman who became one of Nicolás Maduro's most important financial operatives, pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Miami federal court to one count of money laundering and agreed to forfeit $195 million in illicit proceeds.

The U.S. Air Force chief's acknowledgment ⁠this ⁠week that the Pentagon has weapons in ⁠orbit is a "landmark" moment in the rising militarization of space aimed at deterring aggression ​against Washington's allies and economic interests,

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The history of space-based weapons and the global significance of the Secretary of the Air Force's surprise disclosure.

Beijing's reaction came hours after the US confirmed it had deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit which is the first such public acknowledgement from Washington. Also in the programme: President Trump's son confirms part of his wedding in May was paid for by a Russian oligarch with close ties to President Putin;

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump “stronger, more resilient, more independent,” while telling Washington that future

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes dozens of global ⁠investors ⁠to Toronto this week, hoping to lure investments for more ⁠than 160 projects that he says are key to steering Canada's economy through a trade war with the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting some of the world’s biggest investors as he tries to reduce Canada’s economic dependence on the United States during an escalating trade war with Presid

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will come through the U.S. trade war stronger, more resilient and independent, while insisting future cooperation with the United States be based on sovereignty and equal partnership.