
The Independent - 28 min 20 sec ago
In a surprising climbdown, the President said he was pausing his new initiative to save stranded vessels in the Strait of Hormuz...

The Independent - 2 hours 43 sec ago
Brand increased its estimated cost of Middle East conflict to 47 million - up from predicted 15 million...

Fortune - 3 hours 21 min ago
South Korea is probing firms suspected of hoarding syringes, which, alongside products like needles and gloves, are produced from petrochemicals.

The Independent - 3 hours 28 min ago
The fashion and homewares chain increased its estimated cost of the Middle East conflict to 47 million from the 15 million guidance given in March.

The Guardian - 4 hours 34 min ago
In today's newsletter: The brief US effort to s teer trapped vessels through the waterway put the fragile ceasefire under strain Good morning. Uncertainty once again reigns in the Middle East. The uneasy ceasefire between the US and Iran threatened to disintegrate after Donald Trump launched an initiative dubbed "Project Freedom" to help thousands of sailors stranded in the Gulf by the war to pass through the strait of Hormuz. To Iran, the announcement was a cynical provocation. Flurries...

CNBC - 4 hours 49 min ago
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, is taking on additional fuel costs as the Middle East conflict poses 'enormous challenges.'...

The Independent - 4 hours 53 min ago
Many airlines have cancelled flights due to rocketing jet fuel costs caused by conflict in the Middle East...

The Guardian - 5 hours 6 min ago
US president says he will briefly pause Project Freedom after just one day; Rubio says US has achieved objectives of Iran operation; Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi flies to China Trump puts Project Freedom' on hold, saying he hopes to finalise deal with Iran Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi for talks in Beijing on Wednesday, China's Xinhua news agency reported, without giving details on the discussion. Iran's Fars news agency...

Sky News - 6 hours 19 min ago
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The Guardian - 6 hours 21 min ago
Shoppers concerned about effect of Middle East conflict, as UK retailers say government running out of time to cut costs Four in five people are worried that the Iran war will make food more expensive, according to a new poll, as businesses warned the "window is closing" for ministers to cut energy costs for UK retailers. Research by Opinium found that 80% of people are worried about the rising price of groceries, which would come from retailers passing on cost increases to consumers, while...

The Independent - 7 hours 22 min ago
Trump said Project Freedom' would be paused for a short period of time'...

CNBC - 8 hours 53 min ago
Within days of announcing "Project Freedom," U.S. President Donald Trump has paused it, marking the latest twist in the Middle East conflict.

CNBC - 10 hours 8 min ago
Signaling diplomatic efforts for resolving the Middle East crisis were on track, Trump said the U.S. bid to guide ships out of Strait of Hormuz had been paused.

The Independent - 11 hours 20 min ago
The BRC warned that higher costs from the Middle East conflict would inevitably filter through to the till over the coming months.

The Raw Story - 14 hours 8 min ago
People were stunned on Tuesday after President Donald Trump started touting his unpopular Iran war and discussing it in front of a group of children in the Oval Office. The kids were at the White House to celebrate Trump's signing of a proclamation to restore the Presidential Fitness Test award, and in the press briefing, the president ranted about trans athletes in youth sports, then attempted to make his case for the Middle East conflict. Media experts were astounded by Trump's comments...

BBC - 14 hours 29 min ago
Trump lashed out at the pope for condemning the conflict in the Middle East, as his secretary of state heads to the Vatican.

The Independent - 16 hours 10 min ago
The US has insisted the ceasefire is not over' despite clashes in the Strait of Hormuz shipping route...

The Guardian - 16 hours 12 min ago
Rescheduling in May could be followed by summer cancellations as Middle East war continues to disrupt fuel supplies Two million airline seats have been cut from this month's schedules as airlines redraw their operations because of soaring jet fuel prices amid the Middle East conflict. About 13,000 fewer flights will operate in May around the world after recent cancellations, according to data from the aviation analytics company Cirium. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 21 hours 3 min ago
UK chancellor said to have told US treasury secretary she did not like his tone during meeting in Washington in April UK politics live latest updates Middle East crisis live updates Rachel Reeves had an angry exchange with her US counterpart, Scott Bessent, in Washington last month over the war in Iran, sources have said, in the latest sign of the deepening tensions between the two countries. The chancellor and the US treasury secretary argued in person during the spring meetings of the International...

The Independent - 21 hours 38 min ago
Trump's apocalyptic threats combined with his access to nuclear weapons see him vying with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un for role of global disruptor, warns world affairs editor Sam Kiley...

The Guardian - 21 hours 56 min ago
US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio's visit to Vatican Middle East crisis live updates Donald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of "endangering a lot of Catholics" because "he thinks it's fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon". The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, meets Leo at the Vatican in an effort to ease the tensions sparked by Trump's...

The Independent - 23 hours 12 min ago
The President announced an audacious bid to use the might of the US Navy to escort ships through the waterway...

The Independent - 23 hours 22 min ago
EY has said events in the Middle East had adversely affected' Ireland's inflationary outlook.

NBC News - 23 hours 58 min ago
The ceasefire in the Middle East was in peril Tuesday after the United States and Iran traded fire and threats over President Donald Trump's new mission to force open the Strait of Hormuz.