
The Guardian - 1 hour 38 min ago
PM to update state and territory leaders and is weighing options to increase oil refining in Australia. Follow today's news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast On 7.30 last night, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese , said he would convene national cabinet in coming days to discuss the fuel crisis, warning of a "long tail" to the economic shocks from the Middle East conflict. The prime minister stressed there was no plans to move to the next stage of the...

The Guardian - 4 hours 15 min ago
US vice-president to travel to Islamabad with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as deadline for current ceasefire looms Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace Middle East crisis live updates JD Vance is expected to fly to Islamabad at the head of a US diplomatic delegation on Tuesday if Iran agrees to further talks in the Pakistani capital as the deadline for the current ceasefire looms. The US vice-president will travel with Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's special...

Sky News - 5 hours 33 min ago
While the focus of many in the Middle East has been on conflicts in Lebanon and Iran, the scale of damage in Gaza is also back under scrutiny. ...

The Independent - 5 hours 59 min ago
Uncertainty hangs over a second round of peace talks in Islamabad as both sides escalate rhetoric and Trump pours cold water on hopes of a ceasefire extension...

The Independent - 6 hours 24 min ago
XTB's Kathleen Brooks said the market mood is very different at the start of the week compared to Friday'.

The Guardian - 7 hours 38 min ago
Bets placed on Middle East conflict has led to US firm experiencing big increase in volume Polymarket, the online prediction platform that hosts bets on events such as the Iran war , is in talks to raise $400m ( 296m) at a valuation of up to $15bn. The company has gained notoriety in recent months over wagers placed on the Middle East conflict, including on the timing of US-Israel strikes against Iran, and on a US-Iran ceasefire , some of which appeared to bear signs of insider trading. Continue...

The Guardian - 9 hours 9 min ago
Islamabad has seized chance to act as mediator in Iran war and hopes to reap diplomatic and economic benefits Middle East crisis live updates As Pakistan works frantically to narrow differences between Iran and the US in its newfound role as global peacemaker, it is also seeking to recast its diplomatic standing and attract business. Pakistani officials, mediating between an unpredictable US president and hardliners in Tehran, were on Monday trying to coax both sides to put the conditions in place...

Forbes - 9 hours 51 min ago
This week's Current Climate newsletter also looks at whether urbanists should embrace robotaxis and how the Middle East war may impact the renewable energy transition...

The Independent - 10 hours 3 min ago
Both Donald Trump and Tehran are reluctant to back down on several crucial issues to strike a peace deal...

New York Times - 10 hours 51 min ago
Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have again put hopes for a quick end to the war in the Middle East in doubt.

NPR - 11 hours 49 min ago
President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Independent - 11 hours 59 min ago
Spikes to household bills and inflation could eat into savers' returns, Moneyfacts warned.

BBC - 12 hours 6 min ago
The conflict in the Middle East has increased pressure on the cost of petrol, household energy bills and even food.

The Independent - 12 hours 21 min ago
Marines stormed the ship after blowing a hole in the engine room' of the commercial vessel...

The Independent - 12 hours 22 min ago
The advertising giant held off from handing shareholders a dividend as it battles tough' macroeconomic conditions.

The Independent - 12 hours 50 min ago
The Israeli military said the incident was being investigated...

Fox News - 12 hours 51 min ago
Former EU Ambassador Gordon D. Sondland argues Trump's unpredictable pressure tactics against Iran are the only way to achieve a non-nuclear Middle East.

The Independent - 13 hours 31 min ago
Naval law expert Jennifer Parker of The Conversation lays out what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz...

The Guardian - 13 hours 31 min ago
A documentary about Peter Sichel the Jewish James Bond' who died in 2025 includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle East In New York social circles, he was known as the "Jewish James Bond": a refugee from Nazi Germany whose gratitude to his American hosts was such that he volunteered to join the US army and became the CIA's first station chief in Berlin as a mere twentysomething, filing early warnings about Soviet activity that have been...

The Independent - 14 hours 5 min ago
Data suggests that travellers are giving European destinations a boost...

UPI - 14 hours 7 min ago
President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, focusing on deepening economic ties and strengthening the countries' strategic partnership amid the war in the Middle East.

The Independent - 15 hours 46 min ago
Jet fuel costs have rocketed amid a global shortage caused by conflict in the Middle East...

The Independent - 16 hours 14 min ago
The veteran has been on board his tanker for four months during the US-Iran conflict...

CNBC - 17 hours 11 min ago
A U.S. seizure of an Iranian cargo ship and reports of vessels coming under fire in the Gulf have pushed a fragile ceasefire with Tehran to the brink.