US blockade of Iranian ports to last ‘as long as it takes,’ Defence Secretary Hegseth warns

Published on 16/04/2026 – 14:59 GMT+2•Updated 15:00 The United States will prevent all shipping from entering or exiting Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz for “as long as it takes,” US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, the fourth day of the blockade. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hegseth said the US navy is employing “less […]

Making case for the over with Gausman vs. Misiorowski on the mound

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Druzhba oil pipeline will be fixed this spring, Zelenskyy says

Published on 10/04/2026 – 13:36 GMT+2 Druzhba oil pipeline is getting repaired and is expected to be fixed “this spring,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, adding that the “responsibility for the supply itself will lie with the Europeans.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We will complete the repairs because that is the agreement. I told (the […]

Medvedev melts down in Monte Carlo, as fans cheer on 7 racket smashes

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Dozens attend Passover prayers at Western Wall as Al-Aqsa remains closed

Dozens of Jewish Israeli worshippers attended traditional prayers at the Western Wall on Sunday, while Al-Aqsa Mosque has remained closed for over a month. Israeli authorities have barred Muslim Palestinians from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem since 28 February, marking a total closure of one of Islam’s holiest sites not seen since the […]

RFI Investigation: Ukrainian military in Libya and the strike on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz

By&nbspEuronews Russia Published on 04/04/2026 – 14:00 GMT+2 Ukraine has a military presence in Libya and the attack on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz in the Mediterranean Sea was carried out by the Ukrainian military. This is the result of an investigation by French public broadcaster RFI. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to its two anonymous […]

Welterweights Yaroslav Amosov, Joel Alvarez added to UFC 328

The UFC 328 lineup just keeps getting better. A welterweight matchup between Yaroslav Amosov and Joel Alvarez has been added to the upcoming card, the UFC announced early Thursday on social media. Amosov made his UFC debut in December with a first-round submission Neil Magny. The former Bellator MMA fighter improved to 29-1 as a […]

Hegseth says US troops ‘want to finish’ fight with Iran

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has claimed in a press briefing that morale remains high among US troops stationed in the Middle East. “These troops want to finish this fight for their kids and their grandkids. This is about history, this is about legacy,” Hegseth told reporters. He also issued a series of warnings to […]

Iran wary of diplomacy with the US amid reports of planned ground offensive

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that while the US has been publicly declaring it is engaging in diplomatic efforts to end war, it is simultaneously “secretly planning a ground attack”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The enemy publicly sends messages of negotiation and dialogue while secretly planning a ground attack,” he said in a […]

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