Bolivia has ordered the temporary state intervention of its national oil company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), as persistent fuel shortages leave motorists facing long queues at filling stations. The intervention was ordered by President Rodrigo Paz through Supreme Decree 5697, approved on 1 September and published on Wednesday. The government said the move was necessary to address weaknesses…
US President Donald Trump has floated the idea of renaming the strategically important Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait” as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate. Trump made the suggestion in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, claiming that the United States now had control of the crucial waterway. “Now that we have it…
The United States military has launched airstrikes targeting sites in Iran for the second time in three days amid renewed exchange of fire between the two countries. The U.S. Central Command confirmed the operation in a statement on Tuesday, stating that the strikes are in response to recent alleged attacks on American service members and commercial ships in the…
Keir Starmer, former British prime minister, says he is standing down as member of parliament for Holborn and St Pancras after 11 years as representative of the constituency. Starmer, who resigned as prime minister in June, said he made the decision to leave the Commons after considering his future. “I will now focus on other things and that will…
The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction of his White House ballroom, granting him a major victory against opponents of the project. The conservative-dominated court voted 5-4 to lift a lower order demanding construction be halted, with Chief Justice John Roberts notably joining the court’s three liberals in dissenting. Roberts earlier this month…
The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July. “Earlier today, US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the…
