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US and Iran in a new head-on confrontation: Threats of sanctions on banks, Pezeshkian says “negotiations make no sense”
Washington warns financial institutions around the world, while Tehran rejects dialogue under sanctions and military pressure
Outrage in France over 15-year-old’s attack on woman with homemade flamethrower in Marseille – Victim suffered first-degree burns (video)
The 15-year-old’s attack took place during the riots in France - Second and third-generation immigrants along with illegal immigrants and the incitement of left-wing parties turned France into a battleground
Pedro Sánchez announces snap elections in Spain for 29 November
The announcement follows Parliament’s rejection of decrees on the housing crisis, against the backdrop of the eviction case involving 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal — “We faced a divided parliament and the worst opposition in history,” he said in his address — Remarks targeting “tyrants, techno-oligarchs and regimes committing genocides”
New war scenarios emerge in the wake of the Flydubai ‘flight of terror’, as implications for the Israeli and US ballots grow
The Flydubai incident has revived insecurity in Israel just weeks before the 27 October election, with polls showing no clear winner. As Netanyahu seeks a path back to power and Trump faces a weak approval rating before the US midterms, the weeks after 3 November could determine whether tensions over Gaza and Iran ease or escalate
Spain’s parliament rejects rent and eviction decrees as housing protests swell
Junts joined the conservative and far-right opposition to defeat both measures, leaving Sánchez with no majority on housing and fuelling talk of an early election, while protesters keep camping in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square
Trump appoints Jay Clayton as America’s AI ‘tsar’
Trump has named Jay Clayton, the Director of National Intelligence, as the US government's AI "tsar", tasking him with leading a "Super Intelligence Force" that will report on the risks and opportunities of AI within 120 days while keeping America ahead of China
Lukoil’s $20 billion deal: the oil ‘battle’ uniting Trump, Putin and Gulf billionaires
The sale of Lukoil's international assets, worth around $20 billion, has moved from sanctions policy into the talks between Washington and Moscow, with a Boehly-led consortium backed by Gulf investors and a US state agency challenging Carlyle's earlier agreement.
