US midterm early voting hits record 48 million
A record 47.9 million Americans have already voted in next week's US midterm elections, with participation surging in key battleground states and registered Democrats outpacing Republicans, figures showed Friday.
‘Go to Hormuz and get your own oil’ — Trump tells countries hit by blockade
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that countries that have not joined the Middle East war but are struggling with fuel shortages should “go get your own oil” in the Strait of Hormuz.
Wave of US-Israeli strikes hit key Iran sites
Iranian media reported Tuesday a wave of US-Israeli strikes hit military bases, a cancer drug plant and a religious site — after President Donald Trump threatened to destroy the country’s oil wells and power grid.
Deposed and detained: Niger president’s fate unclear nearly three years on
Bazoum, 66, was sworn in as president on April 2, 2021 after democratic elections in which he won 55 percent of the vote.
India to begin world’s biggest population count
The South Asian nation, home to an estimated 1.4 billion people, faces mounting challenges in providing electricity, food and housing to its growing population.
Iran defiant as Trump threatens to destroy oil island
Iran fired new missiles early Tuesday as it vowed defiance against US President Donald Trump, who threatened to destroy the country’s oil export hub of Kharg Island along with power and desalination plants unless Tehran quickly accepts a deal to end the war.
