US Ebola patient flown from DR Congo to Berlin for treatment
A US doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been admitted to a special isolation unit at Charite hospital in Berlin after an overnight transfer. The patient, named as medical missionary Dr Peter Stafford, arrived in Germany following a request from the United States for help with treatment. Health officials in Berlin confirmed he had been taken into the hospital's isolation unit, but did not comment on his condition.According to the supplied report, Dr Stafford tested positive late on Sunday after exposure linked to his work in the DRC. The US Centers for Disease Control and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 May 2026 12:00 LONDON
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LIRR contract reached after three-day strike shuts down New York rail service
A contract has been reached after a three-day strike that shut down the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest passenger rail service in the United States. The agreement comes after a disruption that affected commuters across the New York region and left details of the settlement still emerging. The immediate shutdown has ended, but the wider consequences are expected to continue.The only confirmed details so far are that the strike lasted three days and that a contract was reached afterwards. The dispute involved Long Island Rail Road workers and the rail service that carries large numbers of passengers into and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 May 2026 21:30 LONDON
Sweden to buy four frigates from France's Naval Group
Sweden's government has said it will buy four new frigates from France's Naval Group, in a move presented as part of a wider rearmament effort. The announcement was made on Tuesday aboard a navy corvette in Stockholm. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the purchase was one of Sweden's largest defence investments since the Gripen fighter jet was introduced in the 1980s.The government linked the decision to the security environment that has developed since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Sweden's accession to NATO in 2024. No price, delivery schedule or technical details were included in the supplied material. The announcement... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 May 2026 20:33 LONDON
Russia looks to deepen energy ties with China amid Persian Gulf disruption
Russia is seeking to deepen its energy ties with China as upheaval in the Persian Gulf disrupts oil and gas supplies. The development comes as the wider energy market faces fresh uncertainty, with supply flows affected by instability in a region central to global exports. The reported opening is being framed as a strategic opportunity for Moscow at a time of shifting demand and geopolitical pressure.The confirmed detail in the supplied material is limited, but it points to a direct link between disruption in the Persian Gulf and Russia's efforts to strengthen its position with Beijing. The report says the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 May 2026 17:00 LONDON
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US crude futures fall more than 2% after Trump pauses planned Iran attack
US crude futures fell more than 2% in early Asian trade on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said he had paused a planned attack on Iran to allow negotiations to end the war in the Middle East. At 2212 GMT, the most active July West Texas Intermediate contract was down $2.08, or 2.02%, at $102.34 per barrel. The front-month contract was down $1.54, or 1.42%, at $107.12. The report said the July contract had risen more than 3.1% in the previous session before the reversal. It also noted that the June contract is set to expire on Tuesday. The... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 19 May 2026 01:00 LONDON
Alex Saab Makes Initial Court Appearance in Florida Money Laundering Case
Venezuela's former Minister of Industry and National Production made his initial appearance in court today in the Southern District of Florida. The appearance followed an indictment unsealed in the district charging him for his alleged role in an international money laundering conspiracy. The source identifies the alleged scheme as sprawling and international. It says the case involves corruption and exploitation of a Venezuelan public welfare program intended to provide food to vulnerable Venezuelans. The filing ties the alleged conduct to Venezuelan food contracts and oil, but gives no additional details on the court proceedings, any plea, or any factual findings.... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 18 May 2026 22:33 LONDON
Syria Sees New Economic Opportunities as Middle East War Disrupts Strait Route
The latest war in the Middle East has created new economic opportunities for Syria because of its geography, according to the supplied report. The development is linked to efforts to find ways around a blocked strait, which has shifted attention toward alternative routes and transit points. The report does not give further operational detail, but it identifies Syria as a beneficiary of the disruption.The only confirmed fact in the supplied material is that the war has altered trade and transport calculations in the region. It says the search for alternatives to the blocked strait has led to Syria, suggesting the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 May 2026 11:32 LONDON
British aerospace firm Aeralis enters administration after funding pressure
Aeralis, the British aerospace company bidding to build a replacement for the Red Arrows' Hawk jets, has gone into administration.The move puts about 30 jobs at risk and leaves the future of the advanced jet trainer programme uncertain.The company had been positioning itself as the only British firm able to design and build a new trainer aircraft in the UK.It had hoped to win a government contract before the Hawks are due to be retired in 2030.Administrators said Aeralis had faced a sustained period of pressure on cashflow, citing delays to the UK Defence Investment Plan and geopolitical factors affecting... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 May 2026 22:30 LONDON
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The Mirage of the Umbrella: The Shifting Sands of the U.S.-Israel-GCC Alliance
As I sat in a recent debate at the historic Carlton Club in London, listening to Faisal Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, I felt a tangible shift in the room, not because a new fact had been revealed, but because an old illusion had finally lost its last breath. The old-world order has not merely changed, it has evaporated, leaving the Gulf to realize it is no longer watching a distant fire from the safety of marble towers and air-conditioned ministries, but is instead standing directly inside the smoke. The GCC today is caught in a lethal crossfire between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 29 Apr 2026 21:40 LONDON
The Glass Elevator to Nowhere: A World Trapped in a Chocolate Factory
As a journalist in my mid-fifties, I thought my skin had thickened to the point of being impenetrable. I have covered the rise and fall of regimes, the grinding gears of the Cold War's leftovers, and the digital revolutions that promised to unite us. I thought I had seen every trick in the political playbook. Then came Donald Trump’s 2026 foreign policy, and I realized I was not watching a statesman; I was watching a child play with a chemistry set he does not understand. The Willy Wonka of the West: Rule by Whim Walking into a press briefing lately... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 02 Apr 2026 09:44 LONDON
