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Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz has jolted the world economy...
Families under pressure to stay silent amid internet blackout as executions reportedly surge with 24 killed in March Middle East crisis live updates Iran is carrying out near-daily executions of prisoners in secrecy and, in some cases, refusing to hand the bodies of the dead to their families, according to rights groups and sources close to the relatives of the dead. Many families only learn of executions after they have been carried out, with some facing harassment and pressure not to speak publicly...
State can meet fuel demand for next six weeks with its current supply, its energy commission vice-chair said. Plus, alleged Jeffrey Epstein suicide note unsealed by federal judge Good morning. Gas prices have risen above $6 in California but there is yet more uncertainty on the horizon after the last oil tanker from the Middle East arrived in the state this week. What do we know about progress on a deal? Axios reported on Wednesday that Washington and Tehran were close to agreeing on a memorandum...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican and the State Department says the conversations will include the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in the Western Hemisphere. It comes after a series of tense exchanges between President Donald Trump and the pontiff over the Iran war. NBC's Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
The S&P Global UK construction PMI showed a reading of 39.7 in April, down from 45.6 in March.
Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said the shipping giant had deliberately taken a "very cautious approach" during the Middle East crisis.
Chief executive Vincent Clerc said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could start impacting global trade and consumer demand.
The US and Iran have offered conflicting messages over the likelihood of a deal being reached imminently The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has killed the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan force, the most elite unit of the pro-Iran armed group, in a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. In a statement, the IDF named the Radwan commander as Ahmed Ghalib Balut, saying he was killed in a strike in the Dahiyeh neighbourhood in southern Beirut. Continue reading...
Retail group with 4,800 stores worldwide expects drop in profits this year amid muted market' Business live latest updates The sports fashion retailer JD has warned that profits will fall this year amid a "muted market" hit by weaker spending by young people and concerns about the Middle East conflict. The company, which runs 4,800 stores worldwide including the JD, Blacks and Millets chains in the UK, said it expected profits of between 750m and 850m in the year ahead, after reporting...
Sources claimed that the two sides were closer than ever' to an agreement that would end two months of hostilities...
The household energy business said it has completed the acquisition of the Severn gas turbine power station.
The scheme is said to have angered Saudi leadership who were not consulted in advance...
The retail chain said uncertainty about the geopolitical situation could weigh on its profits in the year ahead.
Firm benefits from conflict to rake in $6.9bn as higher energy prices turbocharge profits Shell has reported its profits have more than doubled to $6.9bn ( 5bn) after its oil traders reaped the benefits of soaring energy prices during the war in Iran, angering climate campaigners. Higher oil and gas prices during the Middle East conflict helped Europe's biggest oil and gas company post a 115% jump in first-quarter profits from the $3.2bn reported in the last three months of 2025, easily surpassing...
Shell has revealed a surge in quarterly profits on the back of the Middle East conflict but also given an update on costly war damage to its output.
Trump quickly announced the pause of Project Freedom,' citing great progress' with Iran towards a permanent peace deal...
Oil prices rose Thursday, as investors continue to assess the latest developments in the Middle East amid concerns over renewed tensions between Iran and the U.S.
This blog is now closed US fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump gives Tehran fresh ultimatum The UK work and pensions secretary, Pat McFadden, has warned that job losses "could happen" in Britain due to the economic impacts of the Iran war. He said the UK economy was "going in the right direction" at the start of the year and unemployment figures for February showed a decline. He added that interest rates were expected to come down and the markets were pricing in cuts during...
Asia-Pacific markets were set to climb, shrugging off renewed tensions in the Middle East.
Inflation could soar and conflict in the Middle East could cost the Treasury 8bn a year, new modelling indicates...
PBS Newshour - 15 hours 38 min agoWith the U.S and Iran considering a potential deal to end the war we turn to two or our experts. Alan Eyre of the Middle East Institute was a senior member of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the previous Iran nuclear deal. Miad Maleki was born in Iran and is a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. They join Aman Nawaz for additional perspective. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., in 2021.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned Iran's statements warning against a "military solution" as talks with the U.S. to end hostilities in the Middle East "progress." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on the social platform X earlier in the day that recent events in the Strait of Hormuz "make...
NBC News Correspondents Monica Alba and Courtney Kube report on the latest developments in the war with Iran as President Trump appears optimistic a deal is close. Vice President for Policy at the Middle East Institute Ken Pollack discusses the state of play in the war with Iran.
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