Since February 28 - the day of the US-Israeli strikes against Iran - the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively paralyzed. Traffic has collapsed by 81% compared with levels at the start of the year: from 10.3 million gross tons per day to around one million.
The bombing of crude oil depots in Tehran and the fire at the Bapco refinery in Bahrain have triggered an emergency that goes beyond flames.
Leaving Dubai with your pet is no easy task. Between compulsory vaccinations, health tests and administrative authorizations, the procedure can take weeks or even months.
Brent opened on Monday, March 9, at $108.5 per barrel (at the time of publication it's quoted at $105.17 per barrel, the price is constantly being adjusted), up 17% from a week earlier. West Texas Intermediate stands at $104.9, +15%. These are the highest levels since 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupted global energy markets. This time around, the catalyst is the war in Iran.
Tension is mounting in the Middle East, and Italy seems to be moving forward on two parallel fronts: avoiding any direct involvement in the conflict, the authorities assure us, while strengthening national security and that of its military abroad.
A silence that speaks louder than a thousand words: the Iranian women's national team chose not to sing the national anthem before the opening match of the Asian Cup in Australia against South Korea, which they eventually lost 3-0.
On the eve of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, a new controversy mixing sport and geopolitics has erupted.
In just three words, "no to war", Pedro Sánchez has drawn a political line: the one beyond which a state decides not to participate in a military operation it deems illegitimate, even if the request comes from its most powerful ally.
Festive air, clouds of colored powders, singing and dancing: in India, celebrations for Holi began today, the national festival that marks the arrival of spring and which, in some villages, will continue for almost a week.
Art history continues to surprise us at times when we least expect it. Even with masters that have been studied for centuries, the past still preserves areas of shadow ready to come to light again. Such is the case right now in Amsterdam, where the Rijksmuseum attributes a painting from 1633 to Rembrandt van Rijn. The painting remained out of the official catalog for more than 60 years.