
The Independent - 22 min 51 sec ago
The conflict in the Middle East is still causing massive disruption to global air travel...

The Guardian - 37 min 40 sec ago
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Oil prices are still rising this morning, as markets question the durability of the ceasefire deal between the US and Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, is now up by about 3% to $97.88 a barrel. We've obviously had a very big shock in the last month or so, with the conflict breaking out in the Middle East, that has prompted, obviously, much greater market volatility. I mean, we all have to get up in the morning and find...

The Guardian - 49 min 41 sec ago
Beirut residents and officials say thousand-pound-bombs mainly hit civilians in mission dubbed Operation Eternal Darkness' Middle East crisis live updates It took Israel only 10 minutes to carry out one of the worst mass-killings in Lebanon since the end of the country's civil war in 1990. Omar Rakha heard the war planes but did not feel the explosions; it was only when he woke up face down on the street, bleeding, that he understood what had happened. The building next to his in the Barbour...

CNBC - 55 min 16 sec ago
The fragile nature of the Middle East ceasefire agreement sent bonds into reverse on Thursday.

The Independent - 1 hour 5 min ago
BA steps up flights to India and Africa as airline pivots away from Gulf...

The Guardian - 1 hour 16 min ago
After suspending routes owing to Iran war, airline will operate more direct flights to India and Kenya Middle East crisis live updates British Airways will offer a reduced flight schedule to the Middle East when it resumes services in July, and use the aircraft to operate more direct flights to India and Kenya. The airline has currently suspended services to the region because of the Iran war , and plans to resume flights to Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, in mid-May, as well as services to...

The Guardian - 1 hour 21 min ago
Iran and mediator Pakistan say ceasefire includes Lebanon but Israel and US disagree. Plus, how Korean fried chicken took over the world Good morning. The fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked in peril as both sides gave divergent versions of what had been agreed, Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon and Iran halted the passage of oil tankers because of an alleged Israeli ceasefire breach. What has Iran said ? In a sharply worded statement, Iran's parliament...

The Independent - 1 hour 32 min ago
Netanyahu's trial began in 2020 and could lead to jail terms if the Israeli Prime Minister is convicted...

The Independent - 1 hour 44 min ago
Gaza's education ministry said Ritaj Rihan was hit by a bullet in front of her classmates...

NPR - 1 hour 48 min ago
Attacks persist across the Middle East despite the two-week ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. And, Bill Gates is set to testify in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Independent - 2 hours 9 min ago
A hard-won pause between the US and Iran is already under strain, threatening to pull the region and the world into a far deeper crisis, Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew writes...

The Independent - 2 hours 15 min ago
Just three vessels have transited the critical waterway since the ceasefire was announced...

The Independent - 2 hours 33 min ago
Flights will gradually resume at Bahrain's airport weeks after shutting down...

NBC News - 2 hours 33 min ago
Israel launched powerful attacks on Lebanon on Wednesday, killing at least 250 people, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Iran says the new attacks are a violation of the ceasefire with the United States but Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists the temporary agreement does not include Hezbollah. NBC's Matt Bradley reports for TODAY.

The Guardian - 2 hours 54 min ago
Divisions between Washington and European capitals fuels concern over US commitment to peace deal As a ceasefire was declared in the Middle East, Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to draw attention to the war in his own country, posting on social media that Ukraine had consistently pushed for a ceasefire in the war "being waged by Russia here, in Europe". Efforts to end the war in Ukraine have largely stalled since the Iran war began, with trilateral talks between Kyiv, Moscow and Washington, which...

The Independent - 2 hours 58 min ago
It came as Japan-based Fast Retailing reported it was facing some higher transport costs amid the conflict in the Middle East.

The Independent - 3 hours 11 min ago
While the IDF launched its largest strikes yet on Lebanon, The Independent heard from Lebanese Britons, who were distraught to hear there would be no ceasefire for their families...

Forbes - 3 hours 50 min ago
Amid the Iran War, Ukraine has forged defense deals with countries in the Middle East while U.S. military aid has dropped and Hungary has blocked a 90 billion EU loan.

The Independent - 3 hours 57 min ago
Lenders may slow down the pace of interest rate changes over the next couple of weeks, Moneyfactscompare.co.uk suggested.

The Independent - 3 hours 58 min ago
Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire but it remains unclear what the agreement entails...

The Guardian - 4 hours 7 min ago
Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democrat leader, will use pro forma session to try to pass measure requiring president to withdraw US forces from Middle East Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Democratic party leaders have vowed to renew the effort to curb Donald Trump's war in Iran after several days of escalating tactics that culminated in a temporary ceasefire. After a private meeting at the White House with Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, Donald Trump seemed to renew his...

The Guardian - 4 hours 27 min ago
Beijing's powerbrokers are credited with winning Iran over, although one analyst says they were pushing an open door' Middle East crisis live updates As the world struggles to make sense of what, if anything, was achieved by the ceasefire deal announced by the US and Iran on Tuesday, one major power that stands to win regardless is China. Beijing's powerbrokers are being credited with pushing Iran towards agreeing to the ceasefire, bolstering its status as a regional mediator. In China's...

The Independent - 4 hours 31 min ago
The full impact' of higher costs and mortgage rates is still feeding through, a finance expert said.

The Independent - 4 hours 40 min ago
However, its oil trading operations were boosted by a jump in prices following the conflict between US-Israeli forces and Iran.