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President Trump issued a warning to Iran to make a peace deal on Thursday evening, saying the U.S. military has not begun "destroying" the Middle East nation and reupping his vow to "finish the job." "Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn't even started destroying what's left in...
Saudi-owned Middle East broadcaster MBC has unveiled plans to air a high-end TV series titled "Embassy 87" shot in 2022 that it had previously seemingly shelved about Saudi diplomats who were held hostage in Iran. MBC's move to tease dropping "Embassy 87" on its Shahid streaming service is considered a direct effect of […]...
Biggest rises were in vegetable oil and sugar prices, which increased by 5% and 7% respectively Visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade Food prices rose sharply in March as war in the Middle East drove up energy prices and freight costs around the world, a UN report says. An index of food commodity prices by the UN's food and agriculture organisation increased by 2.4% in March, its second consecutive monthly rise. Continue reading...
Richard Walker says any planned September rate rise should be scrapped to reflect increase in petrol prices A cut to fuel duty should be extended to reflect the rise in petrol prices, the government's cost of living champion has said. Richard Walker, executive chair of the supermarket chain Iceland, urged Keir Starmer not to raise the levy in September, in light of the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading...
Footage shows US president saying UK should be our best' ally and accusing PM of prevarication over sending ships Middle East crisis live updates Footage has emerged of Donald Trump mocking Keir Starmer by claiming the prime minister said he would have to consult with his team before deciding whether to send UK aircraft carriers to the Middle East. In a new low for UK-US relations, Trump appeared to impersonate Starmer during an Easter lunch speech at the White House. Continue reading...
As Trump suggests Middle East oil disruption is not his problem, experts say talk of US energy independence' is a smokescreen with consumers paying the price A month has passed since the US and Israel's war on Iran all but closed the strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world's oil supplies typically flow. Prices have surged, amid fears of sustained disruption to global supplies. Donald Trump argues this is not his country's problem. "Go get your own oil!"...
We are at a critical point in the climate emergency and already struggling to meet emissions reduction targets. The UK government must hold its nerve While the UK is only marginally involved in the war in the Middle East in military terms, the ramifications for this country are still potentially huge. And nowhere more so than in the energy sector. It isn't a surprise, then, that commentary has focused on the impact potential policy interventions might have on the cost of energy to UK homes and...
NPR - 4 hours 17 min agoTroops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.
President Lee Jae Myung said Friday he and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to work together to secure the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and mitigate the broad impact from the war in the Middle East.
Sotoudeh, 64, is renowned for defending activists, opposition politicians, and women prosecuted for removing their headscarves...
As the last jet fuel tanker to leave the Middle East reaches the UK, passengers are understandably worried about flight viability...
US president warns Iran after strike; UN vote on authorizing the use of defensive' force to protect shipping in the strait of Hormuz delayed Full report: Trump warns Tehran more to follow' after strike destroys Iran's largest bridge The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said its Mina al-Ahmadi refinery was hit by drones early on Friday, setting off fires at several operating units, according to the state news agency. Emergency teams are reportedly still trying to put out the fires, but no...
Iran fires on targets across Mideast while Israel and US hit Tehran as war shows no signs of slowing
Iran fired on targets across the Middle East while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic as the war neared the end of its fifth week unabated...
The US president's comments come after Emmanuel Macron urged Trump to be serious' and let things quieten down'...
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has departed Croatia after receiving repairs during a five-day port visit, the Navy announced on Thursday, a sign the warship could be poised to rejoin U.S. military assets in the Middle East. The ship sailed out of the region early last week after sustaining damage...
Death tolls from the war as reported by countries as of April 2...
US president warns there was much more to follow' after B1 bridge on the Karaj northern bypass in western Tehran, Iran, was targeted on Thursday Trump has claimed that Iran was "right at the doorstep" of gaining a nuclear weapon . Earlier on Wednesday the president said he did not care about Iran's stock of highly enriched uranium (HEU), arguing it was deep underground and could be monitored by satellite. From the very beginning my campaign for president in 2015, I said I would never...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy offers expertise on keeping waterways open amid Middle East conflict
Ukraine has expertise concerning sea waterways, and the defence and reopening of maritime traffic,' says president. What we know on day 1,500 Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered on Thursday to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to those countries considering how to keep the strait of Hormuz open amid the conflict in the Middle East. The Ukraine president, speaking in his nightly video address, said the foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, had taken part...
Workers inspecting the damage from a strike by Iran on Petah Tikva, Israel, on Thursday.
Macron has worked with allies to build a coalition to guarantee free passage through Hormuz once hostilities have stopped...
PBS Newshour - 14 hours 42 min agoTo discuss the reaction to President Trump's announcement that the U.S. will continue attacking Iran for two to three more weeks, Amna Nawaz spoke with Robin Niblett and Firas Maksad. Niblett is a distinguished fellow and former director at Chatham House. Maksad is managing director of the Middle East and North Africa practice at the Eurasia Group. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
CNBC's Jim Cramer outlined what investors should watch in the week ahead, including Middle East developments, major earnings and key inflation data.
Two people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in half Middle East crisis live updates Donald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran's largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country "back to the stone ages" if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached. The US president shared footage of part of the newly built 136 metre-high $400m B1 suspension bridge between Tehran and Karaj collapsing...
Speaking in South Korea, the French president defended the transatlantic alliance and called for return to peace Middle East crisis live updates Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticised Donald Trump's inconsistent and often contradictory pronouncements on the Iran war and Nato, saying if "you want to be serious" it was better not to come out with a something different every day. "There is too much talk and it's all over the place," the French president said on Thursday during...
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