A US Navy warship believed to be carrying Marines and sailors to the Middle East is nearing the Malacca Strait off Singapore as it makes its way to the region, maritime tracking data showed Tuesday.
The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli was approaching Singapore, at the southwestern edge of the South China Sea, Tuesday morning, according to AIS tracking data seen by CNN. US Navy ships often move with AIS transponders turned off. Revealing their positions while transiting areas with heavy maritime traffic, like the waters around Singapore, enables safer... Read More
Hegseth addresses media after Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ entire South Pars gasfieldUS defence secretary says America ‘will finish this’ in Iran war briefing
When asked by a reporter whether he felt Israel was pursuing its own objectives, in relation to the attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfield which Donald Trump said the US “knew nothing” about, Hegseth said: “We hold the cards.” “We have objectives. Those objectives are clear. We have allies pursuing objectives as well,” he added.... Read More
Indonesia detains four soldiers over acid attack on activist
Andrie Yunus is a vocal critic the Indonesian military’s expanding role in governmentIndonesian authorities have detained four soldiers for their alleged role in an acid attack on an activist who criticised the military’s influence in government, officials said. Andrie Yunus from KontraS, a prominent rights group that investigates forced disappearances, suffered burns to more than... Read More
UK:Three dead and three arrested after car crash in Halifax -Three young men have died after a car crash in Halifax.
Police were called to Keighley Road, Illingworth, at 6.50pm on Wednesday after a collision between a Ford Fiesta, a BMW and a Renault Clio. Two men aged 22 and a 21-year-old, who were in the Fiesta, died at the scene. A 21-year-old man who was also in the car was taken to hospital with life-threatening... Read More
Qatar expels officials from Iran’s embassy after attacks on Ras Laffan gas Field.
.Qatar has declared the military and security attaches at the Iranian Embassy, along with their staff, “persona non grata” and has requested that they leave the country within 24 hours.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered an official note to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the State, stating that Qatar considers both... Read More
Judge orders Trump admin to restore 1,000 Voice of America jobs and resume broadcasts-
A US judge on Tuesday ruled that more than 1,000 Voice of America workers should be reinstated and the government should plan to resume international broadcasts following an earlier ruling that President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee mass layoffs at the VOA was unlawfully appointed, making the job cuts invalid.A US federal judge on Tuesday... Read More
March 19 : Lionel Messi scored his 900th career goal on Wednesday to become the second player to reach the mark in elite men’s football after Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 38-year-old Argentine World Cup winner brought up the milestone with a left-footed strike in Inter Miami’s 1-1 draw with Nashville SC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The 900th goal came 21 years after Messi scored his first in senior football for Barcelona as a 17-year-old in 2005. Inter manager Javier Mascherano said Messi’s tally... Read More
Asian Stocks Slide on Brent Surge, BOJ Holds Rates: Markets Wrap
Brent crude traded around $112 per barrel as strikes between Iran and Israel on critical energy facilities — which also caused extensive damage to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant in Qatar — raised concerns of a more lasting impact from the conflict. Oil’s surge already has global central bankers fretting about price... Read More
Japan PM Takaichi heads to Washington for summit with Trump
Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has left Tokyo for the United States to hold talks with US President Donald Trump. How to deal with the situation in Iran and strengthening cooperation on a wide range of issues, including economic cooperation and through investments in the United States, are on the agenda in the talks that... Read More
Some oil tankers using Red Sea instead of passing through Strait of Hormuz
A shipping intermediary says some oil tankers and other vessels are using the Red Sea instead of passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid a de facto closure of the strait due to the Iran conflict. The Tokyo-based firm, Atlas, surveys shipping companies inside and outside Japan to compile navigation data. The firm says there... Read More