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There are signs the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran is only widening. Redmond Shannon reports on the energy infrastructure being attacked, and how Israel has assassinated its third top Iranian official in two days.

The war in the Middle East intensified with more airstrikes hitting Iran’s capital city of Tehran. Meanwhile, the U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones, resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, Saudi state media reported on Tuesday. Redmond Shannon has more on that, as well as what U.S. President Donald Trump is...

The United Arab Emirates has announced its departure from The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the OPEC+ group, effective May 1. The decision follows escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, driven by competition over regional influence and production limitations. Jazan Grewal has this story and more in Business Matters for April 28, 2026.

An upstart golf league that lured many of the best players from the PGA may go belly up. Saudi Arabia, which paid a fortune to sign some of the biggest stars, is reportedly poised to pull support for LIV Golf. Eric Sorensen explains why and what it could mean for the sport.

The President addressed rising gas prices, and said that the U.S. produced more oil and gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia, and hence imported “almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait,” and added, ” won’t be taking any in the future,” because we don’t need it. 

Iran launched strikes on energy infrastructure across the Gulf, targeting sites in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE as the conflict escalates. One of the facilities in Qatar supplies about one-fifth of the world’s natural gas, raising concerns about global energy disruption.  In Tehran, one resident described mounting fear and daily disruption, saying “there is fear...

Three U.S. service members have been killed and five seriously wounded in Operation Epic Fury, according to U.S. Central Command, marking the first confirmed American deaths since strikes on Iran began. The update comes as Iran launches retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the Gulf, hitting targets in the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia....

U.S. President Donald Trump launched his controversial “Board of Peace” on Thursday, an initiative initially aimed at supporting Gaza’s fragile ceasefire and which he said would work alongside the United Nations. Trump, who will chair the board, invited dozens of world leaders to join, saying he wants it to address challenges beyond Gaza, raising concerns...

At least 600 tourists are stranded on the remote island of Socotra after the United Arab Emirates withdrew its troops from Yemen last week under a deadline from Saudi Arabia.

On Wednesday, xAI CEO Elon Musk announced a new 500 megawatt data center for xAI in partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Humain AI company, powered by Nvidia’s computing chips.

At the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Wednesday, Donald Trump said he will work to help end the war in Sudan after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to get involved in the conflict. The U.S. president said he began looking into the Sudanese civil war just half an hour after the crown prince...

The Prime Minister is returning home pockets full, with multi-billion dollar agreements with the United Arab Emirates and trade possibilities with India, China, and Europe. Do ties with some of these countries cause any concern? The show speaks exclusively with Canada’s new Ambassador to the United Nations and gets U.A.E. trade reaction from the former...

Canada, the U.S. and Finland moved forward on an agreement to build heavy Arctic icebreakers in a trilateral agreement called the ICE pact. The Commander of Canada’s Coast Guard Mario Pelletier told the West Block how his current fleet is being updated in the meantime. Plus, the Prime Minister returned home, pockets full, with multi-billion...

The widow of Jamal Khashoggi – a former Washington Post journalist – is speaking out after U.S. President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after his role in her husband’s death.

A day after the United Nations approved U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan, one of the most powerful Middle East leaders was in the White House. But the toughest questions were not about the Israel-Hamas deal, they were about the leader of Saudi Arabia’s alleged ties to the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi....

U.S. President Donald Trump has contradicted the conclusions of various U.S. intelligence agencies on the role Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had in the death of the Washington Post journalist in 2018. “Fake news… He knew nothing about it,” Trump told a reporter who questioned and criticized bin Salman’s visit to the Oval...

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria on a trip to the Gulf. The surprise announcement about sanctions on Syria would be a huge boost for a country that has been shattered by more than a decade of civil war. During his speech, Trump also talked about...

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the first meeting between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years. Trump announced Tuesday he would lift sanctions on Syria, later calling it a “fresh start” for the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump is prioritizing foreign investment deals during his tour of Gulf states, which he’s kicked off in Saudi Arabia. Jackson Proskow reports on what Trump has already agreed to, and why even some of his supporters are criticizing unofficial deals.

India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday. “The great breakthrough has just happened,” journalist Owess Tohid tells Global News. “I have the confirmation from Pakistani top officials and deputy prime minister and foreign minister (Ishaq Dar), he has confirmed it,” Tohid adds. Tohid says Dar also confirmed...