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Saudi Arabia Under Attack: Mohammed bin Salman Has Few Attractive Options. Will He Retaliate, Negotiate, or Try to Do Both?
NEWSThe World

Saudi Arabia Under Attack: Mohammed bin Salman Has Few Attractive Options. Will He Retaliate, Negotiate, or Try to Do Both?

Repeated missile and drone attacks attributed to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement have presented Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with…

byTeam Independent13/10/202613/10/2026
Najib Razak Has the King’s Conditional Pardon. But He Remains in Prison and Another 15-Year Sentence Awaits
NEWSThe World

Najib Razak Has the King’s Conditional Pardon. But He Remains in Prison and Another 15-Year Sentence Awaits

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak remains at the centre of an extraordinary legal and constitutional controversy. A conditional royal…

byTeam Independent13/10/202613/10/2026
Trump Says He Will Not Attack Iran: Does Anyone Believe Anyone Anymore?
NEWSThe World

Trump Says He Will Not Attack Iran: Does Anyone Believe Anyone Anymore?

Donald Trump says the United States will not attack Iran before the American midterm elections on 3 November. Washington and…

byTeam Independent10/10/202610/10/2026
The Gulf Asked Whether America Would Still Protect It. America Has Sent More Patriots
NEWSThe World

The Gulf Asked Whether America Would Still Protect It. America Has Sent More Patriots

The United States has reportedly deployed two additional Patriot missile batteries to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to protect critical oil…

byTeam Independent03/10/202603/10/2026
The US Supreme Court Returns on Monday. So Does the Argument Over How Powerful a President Can Be.
NEWSThe World

The US Supreme Court Returns on Monday. So Does the Argument Over How Powerful a President Can Be.

America’s Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday with immigration, voting rights, guns, climate litigation and presidential authority among…

byTeam Independent03/10/202603/10/2026
Britain Has Put a Tax on Vaping. It Is Also Raising the Tax on Cigarettes. There Is a Reason for Both.
NEWSThe World

Britain Has Put a Tax on Vaping. It Is Also Raising the Tax on Cigarettes. There Is a Reason for Both.

Britain yesterday began charging a new tax of £2.20 on every 10ml of vaping liquid, whether it contains nicotine or…

byTeam Independent02/10/202602/10/2026
Is America’s Security Umbrella Over the Gulf Beginning to Close?
NEWSThe World

Is America’s Security Umbrella Over the Gulf Beginning to Close?

For decades the basic security calculation in the Gulf was remarkably simple. America provided the ultimate military guarantee and the…

byTeam Independent01/10/202601/10/2026
Hormuz: Iran Says It Can Reopen the Strait in Seven Days
NEWSThe World

Hormuz: Iran Says It Can Reopen the Strait in Seven Days

After months of war and disruption to one of the world’s most important energy routes, Tehran has put an offer…

byTeam Independent23/09/202623/09/2026
Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dies at 76
NEWSThe World

Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dies at 76

A member of the generation that helped build modern Dubai has passed away Dubai is mourning Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid…

byTeam Independent23/09/202623/09/2026
Hormuz Talks Are Off. The Ships Aren’t Moving. Oil Is Above US$107.
NEWSThe World

Hormuz Talks Are Off. The Ships Aren’t Moving. Oil Is Above US$107.

Oman’s attempt to bring Iran and the Gulf states together over a temporary arrangement for shipping through the Strait of…

byTeam Independent15/09/202615/09/2026

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