Jet fuel shock from Iran war worsens crisis for global airlines
Air travel’s worst crisis in years lurched deeper on Tuesday as Qantas Airways warned of spiralling costs, Lufthansa said it may have to ground planes and Virgin Atlantic flagged ...
British pound rises to pre-war levels as markets hope for resolution
The British pound rose against a slightly weaker US dollar on Tuesday, trading at levels last seen before the Iran war as markets hoped for a resolution to the conflict.
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Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled its list of inductees for 2026, including 1990s Britpop icons Oasis and American hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and adding Phil Collins as ...
Spain, China pledge closer ties in the face of threats to world order
Europe and China must forge closer ties to counter threats to multilateralism, Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said the international order ...
School shooting in Turkey leaves 16 wounded, governor says
A teenager opened fire at a high school in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself, Governor Hasan ...
President Trump: ‘It’s me as a doctor making people better’
U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting the ...
Tankers pass Strait of Hormuz on first day of US blockade, data shows
A Chinese tanker sanctioned by the United States passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a U.S. blockade on the chokepoint, shipping data showed.
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What does a US naval blockade of Iran mean for oil flows?
The U.S. military said it would block shipping traffic in and out of Iran’s ports starting at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) on Monday, a move that would prevent ...
Hungarian election winner Magyar vows to fight graft, change constitution
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar vowed on Monday to change the constitution in a drive to restore democratic standards, following a landslide victory he said showed that Hungary wanted to ...
French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria
A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim’s Lafarge unit guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions to keep a plant operating ...
Israel presses assault on Lebanon border town ahead of US-hosted talks
Israeli troops launched an attack on Monday to seize a key town in south Lebanon from Hezbollah fighters holed up there, pressing the war on the Iran-backed group on the ...
Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf ports for US blockade
The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s ports on Monday, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours after ...
Israeli fire kills three in Gaza following new ceasefire talks
An Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, as mediators met leaders from Hamas in an effort to shore up a ...
Israelis oppose Iran ceasefire, divided over whether to respect it, poll says
Nearly two-thirds of Israelis oppose the Iran ceasefire but the public is divided over whether Israel should respect the two-week truce or resume attacks on Iran, according to a poll ...
UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war nor be involved in a blockade of the Strait ...
Pope Leo says he is not afraid of Trump after president’s broadside
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Pope Leo as “terrible” in a rare direct attack on the pontiff, who responded that he had “no fear” of the White House ...
Two killed in Ukraine despite Easter ceasefire, governor says
A Russian drone attack killed one person in Ukraine’s frontline eastern Donetsk region on Sunday, Ukrainian police said on Monday, before the expiry of a ceasefire to mark Orthodox ...
Pope Leo begins 10-day Africa tour as Trump attacks Church leader
Pope Leo set off on Monday for an ambitious 10-day tour of four countries in Africa, in a bid tourge global leaders to address the needs on the continent where ...
British house prices fall 0.5 per cent in March as Iran war hurts demand
British house prices slid unexpectedly last month as economic uncertainty stemming from the Iran war hurt buyer demand, mortgage lender Halifax has reported.
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US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal
The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, after weekend talks failed to reach ...
Hungary’s conservative icon Orban defeated by centre-right opposition
Hungary’s veteran nationalist leader Viktor Orban lost power to the upstart centre-right Tisza party in Sunday’s national election after 16 years in office, marking a setback for his allies ...
Benin finance minister expected to coast to presidential election win
Benin’s finance minister Romuald Wadagni was expected to coast to victory in a presidential election on Sunday, buoyed by strong economic growth and the absence of a credible challenger ...
Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of Orthodox Easter ceasefire violations
Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, reporting more than a thousand drone and shelling attacks just hours after the ...
Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father’s funeral
Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week. She was there to bury her father as hopes of ...