
The Independent - 1 hour 5 sec ago
The shaky ceasefire between Iran and Israel was just about holding after Donald Trump intervened in the latest tit-for-tat strikes, but both sides pledged to resume hostilities if there was any further breach of the deal...

The Independent - 1 hour 27 min ago
The FTSE 100 closed up 5.15 points at 10,373.20.

The Guardian - 2 hours 52 min ago
The arch-enemies' exchange had the potential to derail the push for an end to the broader Middle East conflict Middle East crisis live updates Israel and Iran have returned to active war for the first time since a ceasefire was agreed two months ago in an exchange of rocket fire that threatened efforts to end the conflict. Donald Trump, who started the war in February alongside Israel but has since attempted to present himself as a mediator, told the two sides to stop shooting and said "final...

The Guardian - 2 hours 56 min ago
With roots in Armenia, Syria and Saudi Arabia, the singer-songwriter now lives in the US. But despite her Carole King-style sound, her homelands are never far from her mind The title song to Azniv Korkejian's fourth album as Bedouine, Neon Summer Skin, recreates a perfect day from childhood. "Being taken to the pool, where my only worry is being dragged away when the sun's setting," she says, calling from Los Angeles. "Later on, mom and dad wash me in the tub and put me to bed...

The Guardian - 3 hours 42 min ago
Chokehold on shipping route draws Houthis in Yemen back into conflict as commenters see no turning back' Middle East crisis live updates Iran's reversion to large-scale military exchanges with Israel broadened the conflict that began in February not only by making the Israeli attacks on Hezbollah a direct casus belli for Iran for the first time, but also by drawing the Houthis in Yemen back into the conflict with as yet incalculable consequences. Some in Tehran, buoyed up by past perceived...

Skift - 4 hours 21 min ago
The Gulf hub model was built for scale and transfer traffic. The Iran war has disabled both.

The Guardian - 5 hours 15 min ago
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as South Korea's KOSPI index slumps by 8% UK companies opting to hire temporary workers over permanent staff, recruitment firms say SpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks? Shares in European companies at the heart of the AI boom are falling sharply at the start of trading. Chip firms such as Besi BE Semiconductor Industries (-4.5%) and ASML (-3.2%) which makes chipmaking machines are among the big fallers on the pan-European...

The Hill - 5 hours 21 min ago
Israel and Iran traded attacks on Monday for the first time since a fragile ceasefire agreement was struck in April, sparking concerns of a resumed conflict in the Middle East. Israel said it struck petrochemical facilities in Mahshahr that produce "unique materials that serve as critical components for the development of ballistic missiles." Israeli forces...

The Independent - 5 hours 29 min ago
The Line, a 170-kilometre long and 2-kilometre wide megacity envisaged in the Saudi Arabian desert at the heart of the Neom project, was criticised by many as unrealistic and unaffordable...

BBC - 6 hours 13 min ago
The BBC's international editor, Jeremy Bowen, said the public are "right to be worried" as the consequences of the war will be felt for generations.

Mother Jones - 6 hours 17 min ago
The pitch deck from a new investment fund called Affinity Partners was one of the most laughable presentations the potential investors had ever seen. Consisting of 20 black-and-white slides, the PowerPoint resembled something an undergraduate would have put together. It verged on satire drenched in corporate pabulum, it touted "accelerating transformation through connectivity" and "aligned economic […]...

NPR - 6 hours 20 min ago
Israel and Iran's recent exchange of fire is threatening the truce in the Middle East. And, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an unprecedented rate, officials say.

NBC News - 6 hours 26 min ago
Iran and Israel exchanged strikes for the first time since the April ceasefire as tensions rise once again in the Middle East. After Iran's attack, President Donald Trump said he would ask Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "not to retaliate" and that he will have to accept any deal the U.S. negotiates with Iran, saying, "He won't have any choice I call all the shots." NBC's Richard Engel reports for TODAY.

The Independent - 9 hours 2 min ago
Investors' reaction to the resumption of hostilities was helping fuel a downturn in the world's financial markets.

BBC - 9 hours 10 min ago
Markets in South Korea and Japan are hit by a tech sell-off, and oil rises as Iran and Israel launch attacks at each other...

The Guardian - 9 hours 14 min ago
Falls follow sharp sell-off of US tech stock last week while oil prices jump after Iran and Israel exchange strikes Business live latest updates Global stock markets have fallen amid concern about the prospects for tech stocks while oil prices have risen as attacks in the Middle East stoked fears that a fragile truce in the region could break. Stock markets in Asia and Europe fell on Monday after a sharp sell-off in US tech stocks late last week, as investors fretted over how companies at the forefront...

The Guardian - 11 hours 39 min ago
Despite Donald Trump's calls for calm, Israeli military says it struck military targets in central and western Iran in response to attacks by Tehran Israel strikes Iran despite Trump plea as Middle East crisis threatens to escalate The EU's top diplomat has urged calm after Iran and Israel traded strikes , testing the fragile truce and threatening to drag the Middle East region back into war. "Overnight, we have seen escalation again," Kaja Kallas said on Monday. I think the region...

The Guardian - 11 hours 52 min ago
This blog is now closed our live coverage of the Middle East crisis continues here Donald Trump also aggressively pushed back against claims that he broke a key campaign promise to keep the US out of new foreign conflicts. "Well, well, first of all, I didn't guarantee no war," Trump said during the Meet the Press interview. "Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?" Continue reading...

The Guardian - 12 hours 32 sec ago
In today's newsletter: Researchers are giving us new insights into early detection and treatments, but with access to life-saving care remaining uneven patients still have a long road ahead Good morning. Israel has returned fire on Iran following a wave of missile strikes, the first attacks between the two countries since April's ceasefire, despite Donald Trump reportedly urging Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate. The escalation threatens to drag the Middle East back into a regional war...

The Guardian - 12 hours 46 min ago
Report blames Middle East conflict and rising business costs for fragile jobs market and steep fall in recruitment UK companies are increasingly hiring temporary workers instead of permanent staff because of low confidence in the economy and higher cost pressures, according to a report. Recruiters reported a strong increase in offers of temporary roles in May, according to new research from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Continue reading...

The Guardian - 12 hours 57 min ago
Latest exchange of attacks threatens to drag Middle East into regional war and comes after US president said I call all the shots', not Israel's PM Middle East crisis live updates Israel launched airstrikes on central and western Iran on Monday in apparent defiance of Donald Trump after he urged restraint over a reprisal attack by Tehran in an escalation that threatens to drag the Middle East back into a regional war. It was the first exchange of direct strikes between the two enemies since...

The Independent - 13 hours 34 min ago
Explosions were reported in several cities, including Tehran and Isfahan...

CNBC - 17 hours 4 min ago
Oil rises on Monday amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, raising concerns that the conflict may drag on.

Newser - 17 hours 47 min ago
Israel said Monday that Iran had launched missiles targeting it, hours after Israel launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran . The exchange of strikes threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war, the AP reports. Sirens sounded in central...