US President Donald Trump has urged other countries to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz Read Full Article at RT.com
NASA has launched the Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight around the Moon since 1972 Read Full Article at RT.com
Poland has said it will not send its US-made Patriot missile systems to the Middle East Read Full Article at RT.com
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has accused right-wing mayors who removed EU flags from town halls of “betrayal” Read Full Article at RT.com
The BBC has fired presenter Scott Mills, who the UK media has revealed was investigated for sexual abuse of a minor Read Full Article at RT.com
Denis Manturov will hold a series of meetings with top Indian officials, as India prepares to host the BRICS summit Read Full Article at RT.com
India’s condom industry is facing raw material shortages and soaring costs due to the Iran war, reports say Read Full Article at RT.com
CIVICUS discusses the presidential election in the Republic of the Congo with Ivan Kibangou Ngoy, executive director of Global Participe, a civil society action-research organisation focused on democratic governance based in Pointe-Noire.
The war in the Middle East and the near halt to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has amplified the energy crunch facing developing nations in Africa and South Asia that rely heavily on imported liquid gas, food and fertilizers.
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From Iran to multiple nations in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, around 3,000 people have reportedly been arrested in the first month of the ongoing war across the region, sparking alarm over free speech restrictions and state repression.