
The Independent - 1 hour 4 min ago
Netanyahu approves direct negotiations with Lebanon after the deadliest strikes in single day...

BBC - 1 hour 6 min ago
The conflict in the Middle East is impacting the price of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in the UK.

The Guardian - 2 hours 37 min ago
In Pakistan's capital, the army has been deployed, a public holiday has been declared and the streets are eerily empty Middle East crisis live updates The streets of Islamabad were on strict lockdown as Pakistan's capital prepared to play host to historic negotiations between Iran and the US that have dangled the promise of an end to war that has devastated the Middle East. Even as the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly precarious , amid Israel's continued bombardment of Lebanon and...

The Guardian - 2 hours 53 min ago
Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes as Trump tells US media he has asked Netanyahu to be more low-key' in Lebanon. Follow live news Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes Japan plans to release 20 days' worth of oil reserves from May, prime minister Sanae Takaichi told a cabinet meeting on Friday, to ensure stable domestic supply as conflict in the region continues disrupts global supply. Japan is dependent on the Middle East for around...

The Guardian - 2 hours 53 min ago
Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott said Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle East Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Greens want the federal government to put direct pressure on Israel to stop its deadly strikes on Lebanon, including cancelling weapons contracts to protest against the "disastrous, illegal, immoral war". Prime minister, Anthony Albanese...

The Guardian - 2 hours 56 min ago
This live blog has now closed. Our coverage of the Middle East crisis continues here The UK foreign minister, Yvette Cooper , has said Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire agreement. In other remarks now being reported by Reuters, Cooper added that shipping through the strait of Hormuz must be toll-free . Amid ceasefire talks, Tehran has proposed fees or tolls on vessels to safely pass through the strait. Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the US and Iran could collect tolls in a joint venture...

CNBC - 4 hours 34 min ago
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

New York Times - 5 hours 21 min ago
The aftermath of an airstrike in the Tallet el-Khayat area of Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday.

NBC News - 5 hours 44 min ago
Strikes in Middle East threaten U.S.-Iran ceasefire...

BBC - 6 hours 35 min ago
Both sides have reason to end the war but share no common ground.

NBC News - 6 hours 40 min ago
Bomb sirens sounded in Tel Aviv on Thursday for the first time since the ceasefire began, apparently due to rocket fire from Hezbollah in Lebanon. It comes as Israel and Lebanon are set to begin direct talks. Lebanon remains a key issue in the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports.

UPI - 6 hours 50 min ago
Drones have emerged as a game changer that is reshaping modern warfare, from Russia-Ukraine war to U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in the Middle East.

The Hill - 7 hours 2 min ago
High-stakes talks are set for Islamabad this weekend where U.S. and Iranian officials plan to meet to negotiate the terms of a tenuous ceasefire to end the war in Iran. The White House called the talks "ongoing" but any agreement remains extremely fragile as fighting continues across the Middle East. "As the White House has...

The Hill - 8 hours 24 min ago
President Trump tore into several right-wing media figures who had been reliably supportive of him during his second term until the U.S. war in Iran broke out. The president attacked several of the hosts and commentators personally, dismissed their viewpoints on the war and defended the military operation in the Middle East. "I know why...

NPR - 8 hours 58 min ago
It's not just energy supplies that have been disrupted by the Iran war. It's also hitting frankincense, a commodity that's been defining trade routes in the Middle East for thousands of years.

The Guardian - 12 hours 5 min ago
In article for Guardian, PM also calls for Iran conflict to become watershed moment for future UK security Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon "shouldn't be happening", Keir Starmer has said on his visit to the Middle East, as he called for the Iran conflict to become a watershed moment for the future security of the UK. In an article for the Guardian, the prime minister said the UK's response to the crisis must involve a fundamental reset in terms of making the country more...

The Guardian - 12 hours 20 min ago
Seafarer tells of impossible' situation, with strait still so unsafe that crew would not cross even if told to sail Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you? You can try to minimise the impact that this situation has on your mental health but it's becoming impossible." After six weeks stranded in the Gulf, one of the 20,000 seafarers trapped by Iran's chokehold on the strait of Hormuz is reaching their limit. Yet with the fragile Middle East ceasefire...

The Independent - 13 hours 19 min ago
Israel has been accused of a grave violation' of a fraught truce as Islamabad peace talks hang in the balance...

The Hill - 13 hours 30 min ago
The head of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), the military arm that oversees forces in the Middle East, said Thursday that troops "remain present" in the region amid a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Speaking in a video message posted to social media, Navy Adm. Brad Cooper said that although U.S. forces have paused offensive operations in...

CNBC - 13 hours 34 min ago
The statement came a day after Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, which halted six weeks of fighting.

The Independent - 14 hours 6 min ago
Iran and the US have agreed a temporary ceasefire after 39 days of war. James C. Reynolds reports on the costs of the conflict to date...

The Hill - 14 hours 58 min ago
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will give remarks Thursday morning on threats to the military alliance, a day after he met with President Trump at the White House and as the Middle East conflict is under a shaky ceasefire. Trump, who alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio has floated pulling the U.S. out of NATO,...

The Independent - 15 hours 2 min ago
Israel's controversial leader appears increasingly isolated both domestically and on the world stage...

The Guardian - 15 hours 36 min ago
Kristalina Georgieva says even most hopeful scenario' will lead to growth downgrade and cause permanent hit to living standards Business live latest updates The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the Iran war will permanently scar the global economy even if a durable peace deal in the Middle East can be reached. In a speech delivered as the ceasefire in the conflict threatened to unravel, Kristalina Georgieva said the "scarring effects" caused by the war to date...