…oil and gas supplies, and sent crude prices sharply higher. Although the parties reached ceasefire arrangements and attempted negotiations, the agreements subsequently broke down, with hostilities resuming and uncertainty persisting into the second half of the year. The International Energy Agency and other market obse…

…Lady Melania Trump said in a surprise announcement Friday she had secured a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged city of Oleshky, where citizens are trapped and short of food. “The situation in Oleshky is dire. Oleshky is a front-line war city on the brink of disaster,” Melania, the wife of Pre…

…on each other’s energy infrastructure. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote on his Truth Social network, without further details. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine or Russia on an agreement, which…

…war on behalf of the internationally recognised government. Relative calm after a 2022 ceasefire ended in July when the Houthis resumed attacks, saying the Saudis fired on the Sanaa airport as a plane from Iran was trying to land. That revived anger over the Saudi-led blockade that has largely isolated Houthi-run areas…

…– New proposals – Energy supplies also feature in the Miami discussions, with a partial ceasefire covering attacks on energy infrastructure and grain shipments among the ideas under consideration, according to Axios. The Miami meeting follows visits to Moscow and Kyiv last month by Witkoff, a longtime Trump confidant,…

…victory, although Israel has vowed to keep destroying Hamas even since a US-brokered ceasefire was declared a year ago. Amoudi is considered Hamas’s top person in the Gaza Strip. The movement’s leader Khalil al-Hayaa lives in Qatar and has tried to manoeuvre diplomatically to Hamas’s advantage. Hayaa agreed in July to…

…Photo: BloombergImagesThe jump came after Iran rejected a proposal for a seven-day ceasefire tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global crude oil and petroleum-product shipments.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Depot prices fell sharply the previous we…

…when US-Israeli strikes on Iran killed former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A ceasefire reached later broke down in July after attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz resumed, cutting off a route that previously carried one-fifth of the world's oil supplies.Saudi Arabia condemns Iran over superta…

More than 900 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza this year despite a ceasefire, according to figures from the territory’s Hamas-run Ministry of Health.Israel and Hamas agreed to halt the war after accepting United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, which called for an end to military o…

…launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran. A Memorandum of Understanding extending an April ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was signed in June but has since expired.Both sides have also been targeting shipping, with Iran striking vessels it claims crossed the strait without authorisation, and the US enforcing a nav…

…which was free to transit before the war, previously led to the collapse of an April ceasefire between the United States and Iran. AFP The post Two dead after attack on Saudi oil tanker in Hormuz – Shipping firm appeared first on Vanguard News.

…sovereignty or borders, while calling on Moscow to accept a full and unconditional ceasefire. Speaking at the UN General Assembly meeting on Ukraine in New York on Tuesday, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh, said Russia’s continued military actions amounted to violations of the UN Charte…

…launched attacks against Iran on February 28. ‎ The conflict was followed by an April ceasefire after nearly 40 days of fighting and a June framework for peace talks. The diplomatic process subsequently collapsed, while the two sides continued to exchange fire intermittently, particularly around southern Iran and the s…

…told reporters: "If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the s*** out of them." The 60-day ceasefire between the US and Iran ends tomorrow, and tensions between the two nations are rising yet again. The Iranian military announced this weekend that it would offer $30,000 for anyone who k!lls or kidnaps US soldiers in the re…

…“That means all parties delivering on their commitments, including: respect for the ceasefire; Hamas fulfilling its decommissioning commitments; the phased withdrawal of the Israel Defence Forces as set out in the 20-point plan and the Roadmap for Phase Two; and the transition of governance and security control to the…

…to carry out near-daily deadly attacks across the Gaza Strip regardless of a so-called "ceasefire" with Hamas last October. Trump announced a "historic" agreement on July 30 that entailed "the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza", which he called "a monumental step toward lasting peace and…

…two countries resumed. The blockade has since become one of the main sticking points in ceasefire negotiations, with Tehran insisting it must be lifted as part of any broader agreement. The strait remains closed as a result of the military strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel, Baqaei maintained in his remarks. by Li…

…outlining the process for talks to end the war. However, in early July, Trump declared a ceasefire to be "over," and the countries resumed striking targets across the Middle East. The U.S. has agreed to pause attacks on Iran, President Donald Trump said Saturday, amid what he described as the "perimeters of a deal" bei…

…similarly reported 349 fatalities and 229 injuries since the announcement of the latest ceasefire, a fragile and heavily contested framework formula. Numerous kids have been impacted across the region in the past five months. According to the UN Children's Fund, over 4,000 children have been killed or injured. In Gaza,…

…Gaza Strip,” it added, saying advance warnings were given to civilians. A fragile ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, but it has not halted the violence in the Gaza Strip, where 1,207 people were killed since the truce began in October 2025. Israeli fire continues to regularl…

…the military said in a statement, calling the incident “a blatant violation of the ceasefire”. Israel fought alongside the US in the first weeks of war against Iran, while battling Hezbollah in Lebanon, but it has yet to join the latest round of strikes against the Islamic republic. – ‘Dangerous’ – In Iraq, a joint US-…

…market. The Strait of Hormuz was reopened last month when the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire. But it was reclosed recently as the two countries exchanged strikes. However, fresh developments on Tuesday signalled possible progress towards reopening the waterway. Meanwhile, Reuters reported that Iran had proposed to O…

…is," Trump said.Relations between the two leaders reportedly came under strain during ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran in April. The ceasefire has since collapsed. by Linda Ikeji at 26/07/2026 12:55 PM | Share this Story

…it was able to sell a total of $18 billion worth of oil during the war and the ensuing ceasefire with the United States. “The ministry sold $11.5 billion of oil during the war and $6.5 billion during the ceasefire” that collapsed earlier this month, the ministry said in a statement carried by its official website. “Thi…

…the measure. The votes came amid an escalation of the renewed conflict after a recent ceasefire came to an end. This was the second time the House has voted to check the president's ability to continue waging war, but the first after the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran collapsed. Democrats have repe…