
The Guardian - 44 min 1 sec ago
Iran dropped explosives in the waterway erratically and may not have marked where it put all of them, US suggests Middle East crisis live updates Iran is unable to find the mines it laid in the strait of Hormuz and does not have the capacity to remove the explosives, preventing Iran from allowing more traffic through the waterway, the New York Times reported, citing US officials. The opening of the strait of Hormuz a chokepoint for a fifth of the world's oil supply is a primary demand of the...

The Independent - 1 hour 39 min ago
Top securocrats in Israel warn that attacks against Palestinians threaten the very existence of the state...

BBC - 2 hours 28 min ago
BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega hears from people affected by this week's attacks.

The Guardian - 4 hours 33 min ago
Having received assurances from Singapore over refined fuels, diesel supply will surely be next on the prime minister's agenda Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese isn't coming back from Singapore with a shipload of diesel in his checked baggage. That doesn't mean his whistle-stop visit wasn't a success, or that it won't be seen in future as a pivotal moment if fuel stocks continue to be choked by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East...

The Guardian - 4 hours 37 min ago
Britain's standing in the world was never the same after its assault on Egypt in 1956. Now the US risks repeating history in the Middle East Middle East crisis live updates Donald Trump's addiction to framing every event in the most apocalyptic terms is what allows conservative commentators such as Mark Levin to praise him as "a once-in-a-century president". But Trump cannot play out his entire presidency on a reckless high wire without eventually falling off potentially taking America...

BBC - 6 hours 57 min ago
Planet Labs says it is restricting coverage of Iran and parts of the Middle East indefinitely.

The Independent - 7 hours 19 min ago
Iran's delegation has arrived in Islamabad, with JD Vance and a team of US officials now en route...

Forbes - 13 hours 4 min ago
China and drone manufacturers seem to have made gains, while NATO, the greater Middle East and the norms of warfare have been damaged.

UPI - 13 hours 26 min ago
Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said that uncertainty in the Middle East is having a greater impact on S. Korea's economy than interest rate policy...

The Guardian - 13 hours 32 min ago
Vice-president's war doubts and his boss's desperation to reopen Red Sea look like a weak deck against bolstered opponents As JD Vance arrives in Islamabad to negotiate a peace deal with Iran, his first high-profile assignment of the war looks to be a poisoned chalice. Vance, a vocal opponent of US wars in the Middle East gone quiet since the beginning of the current military campaign, will now face off with Iranian negotiators who feel emboldened by their new control of the Hormuz strait...

CNBC - 13 hours 41 min ago
"The idea that everything will finally go right in the Middle East seems like a real stretch to me," Cramer said.

The Independent - 16 hours 19 min ago
Residents are stuck in limbo and say little beyond the largely silenced explosions has changed...

The Guardian - 17 hours 9 min ago
Social media post names no names but criticizes attempts to use religion to glorify US war in Middle East Pope Leo XIV on Friday offered a new criticism of war, in a social media post that named no names but appeared to hint at the Trump administration leadership harnessing Christian nationalism to glorify the US and Israel's war against Iran . "God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword...

CNBC - 17 hours 41 min ago
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

New York Times - 17 hours 54 min ago
A car factory in Chongqing, China. Falling wholesale prices have forced thousands of manufacturers to sell their goods for less and less.

Mother Jones - 17 hours 55 min ago
Donald Trump is betting big on Oman. Since September 2024, the president has been developing a grand project in the Middle Eastern sultanate a sprawling golf course, a hotel, and seaside villas all perched over the shimmering Gulf of Oman. A livestream of the site shows a sun-drenched stretch of water, edged by brown desert rock outcroppings, […]...

The Guardian - 18 hours 11 min ago
Crisis in the Middle East, Russian shelling in Ukraine, Artemis's lunar flyby and World Press Photo winners the past seven days as captured by the world's leading photojournalists Warning: this gallery contains images some readers may find distressing Continue reading...

The Independent - 20 hours 25 min ago
Donald Trump is under renewed pressure to find a lasting peace agreement as inflation climbs to two-year high...

Babylon Bee - 20 hours 31 min ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. With the nation concerned about becoming involved in another never-ending conflict, President Trump assured Americans that U.S. troops would only remain deployed until the Middle East was at peace.

Skift - 21 hours 41 min ago
Gulf carriers continue to offer some of the lowest fares between Europe and Asia, but as the Iran war drags on, the lure of a good deal has to be weighed against the risks of flying through the region.

Forbes - 22 hours 11 min ago
Most respondents in a survey pointed to the Middle East conflict bringing "unfavorable" changes to the economy.

The Guardian - 22 hours 12 min ago
Hauliers and farmers block motorways and bring parts of Dublin to a standstill in fourth day of action Middle East crisis live latest updates Protests over fuel prices have caused chaos in Ireland and spread to Norway in a knock-on effect from the conflict in the Middle East . Hauliers, farmers and other groups blocked motorways and brought parts of Dublin to a standstill on Friday in a fourth consecutive day of action. Continue reading...

The Independent - 22 hours 37 min ago
Investors will be keen for the retail giant to report on its outlook for costs and pricing in its full-year results update on Thursday April 16.

BBC - 23 hours 18 min ago
Speaking during a three-day visit to the Middle East, the prime minister says the current ceasefire is "fragile".