Oil Spikes After Trump’s Speech About War - Bloomberg.com

Oil Spikes After Trump’s Speech About War  Bloomberg.com

Hegseth ousts army’s top uniformed officer, even as US wages war on Iran

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the US Army’s top uniformed officer, General Randy George, to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday, as the United States wages a war against Iran. A Pentagon official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter, confirmed that George has been asked to take early retirement from the post of Army chief of staff, which he has held since August 2023. The ousting of George is just the latest of more than a dozen firings of top...

By Associated Press

Trump sacks attorney general Bondi, Hegseth reportedly asks US Army Chief of Staff to step down

US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department. Pentagon ​chief ​Pete Hegseth has asked the ​U.S. ‌Army ⁠Chief ‌of Staff ⁠Randy George to step ​down ‌and take immediate ‌retirement, according to CBS News. The Guardian Washington DC bureau chief David Smith reports.

By FRANCE24

Oil prices today: Crude jumps beyond $111 as Trump dashes hopes of quick Iran war end

Middle East tensions escalated Friday, sending oil prices soaring as US strikes on Iran intensified. Brent crude climbed 7.8% to $109.03 per barrel, with WTI futures reaching record premiums. Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit route, are fueling supply concerns and pushing energy prices to multi-year highs.

By TOI BUSINESS DESK

Pakistan petrol price breaches PKR 450 as Islamabad effects massive hike amid West Asia war

Why General Randy George was fired by Pete Hegseth: ‘Retirement’ push sparks row amid Iran war

Concerns over Randy George’s fit for Donald Trump’s Army plans may have prompted his exit amid rising Iran tensions. George has been asked by Hegseth to leave.

ME conflict spiralling into wider regional war, warns UN chief

WASHINGTON: UN Secretary General Antó­nio Guterres warned on Thursday that the Middle East crisis was spiralling into a wider regional war, urging the United States and Israel to halt hostilities and calling on Iran to stop attacks on its neighbours. Addressing reporters at UN Headquarters, Gute­rres said the conflict had “lurched into its second month,” with human suffering deepening by the day. “Every day this war continues, human suffering grows. The scale of devastation grows. Indiscrimin...

By none@none.com (Anwar Iqbal)

UN Security Council should help de-escalate Middle East situation: FM - chinadaily.com.cn

UN Security Council should help de-escalate Middle East situation: FM  chinadaily.com.cn

Hegseth asks US Army chief to quit in abrupt leadership shake-up

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement, according to defense officials, signaling an abrupt shake...

ODM initiates formal process to kick out SG Sifuna

Sifuna has four days to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.

UN Secretary-General warns world on edge of wider war

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the parties to the conflict in the Middle East to immediately cease hostilities, warning of the risk of the war expanding across the entire Middle East with serious global consequences.

NPP faces internal pressure as group opposes second term for incumbent general secretary

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is facing mounting internal pressure as sections of its grassroots support base express dissatisfaction with the leadership of General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua.

By Prince Adu-Owusu

Succession of António Guterres: Macky Sall launches his official website as a candidate for the position of UN Secretary-General - Seneweb

Succession of António Guterres: Macky Sall launches his official website as a candidate for the position of UN Secretary-General  Seneweb