
The Guardian - 2 hours 6 min ago
Latest proposal, derided by Tehran as a wishlist', could yet be a way out but with 5,000 dead, it comes at an awful price Middle East crisis live updates Another day, another hairpin turn in the world of Donald Trump's foreign policy. The weekend was all about war, and Trump insisting Iran had not yet "paid a big enough price". Tuesday was Project Freedom, styled as a grand "humanitarian gesture" to allow trapped ships and their crews to escape the Gulf, but also aimed at...

The Guardian - 2 hours 12 min ago
President issues fresh ultimatum despite US claims that progress has been made in stalled negotiations with Tehran Middle East crisis live updates The US president, Donald Trump, has issued a fresh ultimatum, telling Iran to accept a deal to end the war in the Middle East or face a new wave of US bombing "at a much higher level and intensity than it was before". The social media announcement on Wednesday was the latest in a rapid series of dramatic and often contradictory changes in policy...

The Independent - 2 hours 21 min ago
Donald Trump said his new Project Freedom' initiative to save ships stranded in the Gulf has been put on hold...

The Guardian - 3 hours 4 min ago
Ministers also approve exploration in 70 new areas of country's waters, prompting accusations of madness and greenwashing The Norwegian government has been heavily criticism for approving plans to reopen three North Sea gas fields nearly three decades after they were closed to help fill the gap in energy supplies created by the Middle East war. Amid sharp price rises in oil and gas since the US and Israel's attack on Iran in February, Oslo has also given its approval for oil and gas companies...

The Independent - 4 hours 20 sec ago
Many airlines have cancelled flights due to rocketing jet fuel costs caused by conflict in the Middle East...

The Guardian - 4 hours 24 min ago
Profits jump to 122m at ticketing retailer but it expects flat or declining revenues over the coming year Business live latest updates Trainline has said the US standoff with Iran is hitting its revenues, with rail ticket sales to foreign visitors to Europe affected. The UK-based ticketing retailer said it expected revenues to stay flat or decline over the coming year, citing "the effects of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on inbound air traffic into Europe". Continue reading...

The Guardian - 4 hours 59 min ago
Pontiff responds after US president accuses him of endangering a lot of Catholics' with stance on Iran war Middle East crisis live updates Pope Leo has said he has never supported nuclear weapons and that those who criticise him need to speak the truth, in response Donald Trump's latest tirade accusing him of "endangering a lot of Catholics" with his stance on the Iran war. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday night after leaving the papal retreat in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, the...

The Hill - 6 hours 20 min ago
The U.S. and Iran are nearing an agreement on a one-page memorandum to end the two-month conflict in the Middle East, according to multiple reports. Axios reported on Tuesday that the U.S. was awaiting Tehran's responses on several key points, and nothing had been agreed to yet. Under the proposed deal, Iran would commit to...

The Independent - 6 hours 44 min ago
The market has endured frenzied swings in response to Trump's headline-making statements...

The Independent - 7 hours 48 min ago
The S&P Global UK services PMI survey showed a reading of 52.7 in April, up from 50.5 the previous month.

The Independent - 8 hours 4 min 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 - 9 hours 36 min ago
Brand increased its estimated cost of Middle East conflict to 47 million - up from predicted 15 million...

Newser - 10 hours 37 min ago
US bases in the Middle East have taken far more hits from Iran than Washington has acknowledged, according to a new satellite-based investigation by the Washington Post . Reviewing more than 100 high-resolution images released by Iranian state media and cross-checking them with European and commercial satellite data, the Post found...

Fortune - 10 hours 57 min ago
South Korea is probing firms suspected of hoarding syringes, which, alongside products like needles and gloves, are produced from petrochemicals.

The Independent - 11 hours 4 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 - 12 hours 10 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 - 12 hours 25 min ago
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, is taking on additional fuel costs as the Middle East conflict poses 'enormous challenges.'...

The Guardian - 12 hours 42 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 - 13 hours 55 min ago
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The Guardian - 13 hours 57 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 - 14 hours 58 min ago
Trump said Project Freedom' would be paused for a short period of time'...

CNBC - 16 hours 29 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 - 17 hours 44 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 - 18 hours 56 min ago
The BRC warned that higher costs from the Middle East conflict would inevitably filter through to the till over the coming months.