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US says it may arm Kurdish fighters if they join Iran war

US says it may arm Kurdish fighters if they join Iran war

The US‑Israel campaign against Iran entered its sixth day, with American forces said to be prepared to give air support to Kurdish fighters should they become involved. Kurdish officials told the Associated Press that dissident Kurdish groups from Iran, based in northern Iraq, were gearing up for a possible

Gulf shipping crisis looms as a heavy burden for farmers, risking a food price surge.

Gulf shipping crisis looms as a heavy burden for farmers, risking a food price surge.

The worldwide fertiliser supply chain may encounter major disruption if Iran’s effective blockage of the Strait of Hormuz continues, raising worries among analysts about crop yields and food security. Traffic through the channel, situated off Iran’s southern coast, has largely ceased since the United States and Israel carried

Sources say US withheld details from the UK before launching attack on Iran.

Sources say US withheld details from the UK before launching attack on Iran.

The United States did not provide the United Kingdom with precise operational details or schedules before the coordinated strikes with Israel on Iran, sources have told CuriosityNews. The American choice to exclude the UK from the formal briefing on the air attacks coincided with Keir Starmer’s refusal to grant

Gen Z men are twice as likely as baby boomers to think wives should obey their husbands

Gen Z men are twice as likely as baby boomers to think wives should obey their husbands

Almost one‑third of Generation Z men say a wife should obey her husband, a worldwide poll of 23,000 respondents revealed, showing that younger men still tend to hold more conventional ideas about gender roles than older cohorts. A similar share (33 %) of Gen Z men also argued that

Social climber: Punch the monkey outgrows his IKEA plushie

Social climber: Punch the monkey outgrows his IKEA plushie

Punch, a young macaque who captured worldwide attention, is outgrowing the soft plush toy that soothed him after he was initially spurned by his mother and fellow primates at a Japanese zoo. Photos of the seven‑month‑old hauling a toy larger than himself drew notice to Ichikawa City Zoo,

Google Pixel 10a review: affordable Android shines, yet offers no real progress

Google Pixel 10a review: affordable Android shines, yet offers no real progress

The newest low‑cost model in Google’s A‑series Pixel range demonstrates the strengths of the brand’s phones while offering a lower price point, though it remains largely unchanged from the device that is still being sold. Starting at £499 (€549/$499/A$849), the Pixel 10a functions

Wizz Air warns of profit hit from Middle East crisis; China orders refiners to halt diesel and gasoline exports – Business Live

Wizz Air warns of profit hit from Middle East crisis; China orders refiners to halt diesel and gasoline exports – Business Live

Wizz Air issues profit warning amid Middle East turmoil Travel interruptions, rising fuel costs and a weakening euro linked to the Iran conflict have led the budget carrier Wizz Air to issue a profit warning for the period. Wizz Air told shareholders yesterday that it expects the present Middle East