The US Central Command said it had disabled 8 ships and redirected 134 others since the start of a blockade on Iranian ports.
The air strike puts an end to a month of relative calm between the two sides.
The court ruled that the soldiers acted on their own initiative out of revenge, but critics called the verdict ‘a blatant whitewash’.
Despite no legal protections on illegally developed housing compounds, some Chinese internet users say it is the only way they can afford to own property.
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his two-day state visit, pledging to continue the ‘revolutionary spirit’ of the Korean war.
Israel has reopened most schools, while Iran lifted airspace restrictions on civilian flights.
Late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping was among the many Chinese students who studied in Montargis in the early 20th century.
Rising inflation is pushing shoppers to find cheaper alternatives.
The Epaminondas and the MSC Francesca first received warning shots as they tried to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran announced it had no plans yet to take part in a second round of negotiations, citing excessive US demands.
The US president had faced backlash just two days earlier for an AI-generated image that portrayed him as a Jesus-like figure.
Jet fuel is often the first petroleum product to see shortages in a fuel crisis.
The Changying-8, developed by China North Industries Group Corporation, is capable of carrying a payload of 3.5 tonnes.
The route resumption is seen as a sign of warming economic ties between China and North Korea.
The Venezuelan oil industry has made the country rich, but economic mismanagement and foreign interference led to years of instability.
Kharg Island handles about 90 per cent of Iran’s crude oil exports.
The death toll in Iran has been difficult to tally amid chronic disruptions to communications.
The US president says Iran’s energy infrastructure will be targeted if Tehran doesn’t comply with his ultimatum.
Hong Kong recorded a record-low number of births in 2025 after a two-year uptick.
The US president is demanding that China and other nations send ships to secure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK-based activist group ‘Everyone Hates Elon’ claimed responsibility for the stunt.
The former Philippine leader has long insisted he instructed police to kill only in self-defence and has always defended the drug crackdown.
The student-led National Citizen Party has joined an electoral alliance with the Islamist Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party.
Man carrying the balloons and woman inside the lift were treated for burns.
Christy Lee lost her home and her husband to Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades.
Alex Honnold conquers the 508m tower without ropes, harnesses, safety gear or parachute to complete tallest urban free solo climb in history.
International observers and bodies have slammed the elections as a sham that is neither free nor fair.
Analysts warn that structural reforms are vital to address China’s deepening slide in population numbers as well as its birth rate.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has tried but failed so far to re-engage with the North after years of heightened tension.
Guryong village is home to mostly elderly, low-income residents including those evicted by redevelopment projects in Seoul.
