Opinion

What began in the early 20th century as a movement calling for fair wages, safer working conditions and the right to vote has since grown into a worldwide movement.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, a self-declared opponent of "undefined wars" and regime change, is now going on the offensive against critics of President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, while unapologetically backing the conflict.

Around 20,000 seafarers and 15,000 cruise ship passengers are stuck in the Gulf because of the Middle East war, the UN's International Maritime Organization told AFP.

President Donald Trump launched the war alongside Israel, which had long pressed the United States to strike Iran's ruling clerics. Trump's strategy toward other countries has been focused on intensely pressuring them to cooperate and loudly complaining when they say no.

With shipping through the Strait of Hormuz nearly choked off due to the Middle East war, natural gas prices have spiked and Europe is worried that it will suffer a crisis like in 2022.