Trump blasts OPEC ahead of World Oil Outlook summit
Crude oil prices moved in opposite directions Thursday morning as Brent was trending down and WTI trending up, both for different reasons. President Donald Trump blasted OPEC in a tweet…
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Iran, Lebanon take steps against Israel nuclear ‘threat’
The Iranian government asked the United Nations Thursday to censure Israel due to what Tehran perceives a significant nuclear threat. Iran made the request in a letter to the world…
German domestic intelligence head forced into ministry position
The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency was ordered to leave the position and take on a role at the Interior Ministry Tuesday. Hans-Georg Maassen — the head of the…
Report: 1 million more children at risk as conditions worsen in Yemen
A nongovernmental child advocacy organization warned Wednesday that about 1 million more children are now at risk of famine as conditions worsen in war-torn Yemen. Britain-based Save the Children issued…
Former Pakistani PM Sharif freed from prison after 2 months
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be released from prison just two months into his 10-year sentence, Pakistan’s high court ruled Wednesday. The three-time leader was in prison for…
Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak arrested for corruption
Malaysian authorities have arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on charges of corruption and money laundering. Najib, who chaired the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a state-owned investment firm set up…
India criminalizes ‘triple taraq,’ instant divorce decree
India criminalized the Muslim practice of triple talaq, or instant divorce, on Wednesday in an executive order. Despite a Supreme Court ruling last year calling the practice unconstitutional, a divorce…
Gazprom could be the new force in Syria when troops leave
The Iraq War saw the use of commercial military forces — mercenaries — to an extensive degree unprecedented in the modern era. One of the military contracting firms, Blackwater (now…
Saudis make $1B investment for electric cars by 2020
Saudi Arabia put a $1 billion charge into Lucid Motors Monday by investing in the electric car maker. Through the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the investment will fund…
Russia blames Israel for shootdown of military jet over Syria
The Syrian government accidentally shot down a Russian military plane — killing more than a dozen people after Israeli missile strikes, officials said Tuesday. The shootdown occurred Monday when Israeli…
