Alex Croft

Iran open to talks after Donald Trump’s threat of attack by US military US administration unhappy at rising death toll as Tehran cracks down on protests Iran and the United States have opened the door to dialogue, even after Tehran responded to threats of... See more

Dark, freezing and depressed: More than 1m Ukrainians struggling without heat or water after Russian attacks Alex Croft Sat, January 10, 2026 at 10:55 a.m. UTC 5 min read As Ukraine is gripped by a bitter cold snap, more than one million people have been ... See more

Oil blockades, a two week chase and ‘outright piracy’: All we know about blacklisted supertanker seized by US Alex Croft Wed 7 January 2026 at 5:42 pm UTC 6 min read U.S. forces have seized a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker being escorted by Russian nava... See more

US and UK aircraft ‘track sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker bearing Russian flag’ Alex Croft Tue 6 January 2026 at 3:33 pm UTC 3 min read US and UK aircraft ‘track sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker bearing Russian flag’ Nato forces are reportedly tracking a... See more

US and UK aircraft ‘track sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker bearing Russian flag’ Alex Croft Tue, January 6, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. UTC 2 min read US and UK aircraft ‘track sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker bearing Russian flag’ Nato forces are reportedly tracki... See more