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Trump and Tehran’s series of mismanaged posts stall progress towards peace

Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire [Lebanon ceasefire] on the coordinated route as already announced by the Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep of Iran.” His announcement

UK’s long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998

strait of Hormuz prompted Iranian reprisals. But the UK has been hit particularly hard by higher borrowing costs since the onset of the conflict – with some investors [blaming uncertainty](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/labour-leadership-challenge-bond-markets-angela-rayner-andy-burnham-keir-starmer) about the outlook

UAE exit from OPEC signals closer alignment with US interests, experts say

Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas transits, mostly from Middle East nations to Asia and Europe, continues to be blocked amid the US-Israel war on Iran, sending

Airlines demand UK relax noise rules and cut flight tax as fuel shortage looms

strait of Hormuz. Last week the head of the International Energy Agency said flight cancellations would come soon if oil supplies from the Middle East were not restored, adding that [Europe had only six weeks

The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages

Strait of Hormuz having been blocked for the past eight weeks, however, those supplies have not been available, prompting a scramble for fuel produced elsewhere. This has pushed up prices dramatically. In late February, before

Nato says US cannot suspend Spain from alliance, after reported Pentagon email

Strait of Hormuz open after a lasting ceasefire or the end of the war. Last month Trump said he had always considered Nato to be a "one-way street". "We will protect them, but they

Wall Street scales fresh record high as investors bet on end of Iran war

close to over”, spreading hope among traders that the conflict, and the volatility it brought to oil markets, will be concluded soon. “We’ve beaten them militarily, totally,” Trump told Fox Business

Takeaway coffee sales plunge as fuel and living costs dent Australian spending. Is the economy next?

closely watched Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index, released last week, which recorded its sharpest monthly decline since the onset of the pandemic. The deterioration in confidence has been rapid, with many households feeling upbeat

Ohio heads to polls as Ramaswamy hopes to lock in as Republican candidate for governor – US politics live

closely fought in the fall. Every statewide executive office is open this year due to term limits, but the governor’s race has captured the bulk of the attention so far, AP reports. Ramaswamy

Shipping firms seek clarifications before crossing Hormuz

Hormuz, in terms of its compliance with freedom of navigation for all merchant vessels and secure passage,” said Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the United Nations shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization. The Norwegian Shipowners

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Hormuz. Speaking in a [BBC interview](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c393wxzw4yjo) last month, Starmer said the U.K. would not join the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports but does have a minesweeping capability that is "focused ... on getting

Trainline says Middle East tensions hitting European rail bookings

strait of Hormuz and subsequent blockades have raised doubts about global jet fuel supply, with carriers already beginning to [cancel thousands of flights](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/airline-seats-cut-jet-fuel-prices). Shares in the company dropped sharply on its earnings

Down but not out: In war with Israel, Hezbollah shows it is still powerful

Strait of Hormuz. ## Hezbollah still strong Following the November 2024 “ceasefire”, Israel continued to periodically attack Lebanon, at a lower intensity, for the next 15 months, killing hundreds of people. Hezbollah avoided responding until March

They graduate to six figure salaries, and grueling work

Strait of Hormuz could exhaust their provisions in as few as five days. John Okon, SUNY Maritime's president and a 1991 graduate, puts it plainly. "The Navy does not have global reach, our national

We watched 2 focus groups of Georgia swing voters. They're not happy with the Iran war

close to over](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates)." "They are very anxious, some angry, upset when they hear about the war," said Rich Thau, president of Egagious, who moderated the focus groups. "They are not happy that

China’s Xi meets Russian FM Lavrov, calls relations with Moscow ‘precious’

Hormuz could trigger a global food crisis as critical fertiliser and fuel exports are blocked from leaving the Gulf. The strait has been de facto shut down to most maritime traffic by Iran since shortly

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

strait of Hormuz. 2. ***Delivery industry*** | More than 7,000 Just Eat couriers are [taking legal action](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/04/just-eat-couriers-launch-legal-action-improve-workers-rights) against the food delivery company in an attempt to gain better employment rights, including

Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

close to Donald Trump as to be viewed as a "Trump whisperer" or go-between between Europe and an increasingly irritated, or seemingly irritable, US – criticised the tensions between Washington and Madrid

U.S. intercepts Iranian attacks on 3 ships. And, what to know about hantavirus

Strait of Hormuz. This incident marks the first report of U.S. airstrikes on Iranian soil since the ceasefire began a month ago. ![Malta-flagged oil tanker Odessa arrives near Daesan Port in Seosan City

Trump says US-Iran ceasefire still in place after exchange of fire in Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz, describing them as an "exchange of fire" with the "enemy". Meanwhile, local media reported explosions were heard in Tehran. Not long after, a statement from Iran's top military command said US "aerial attacks