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Israel will begin supplying jet fuel to Germany following a recent request received by the Energy Ministry, the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MFA) announced in a X/Twitter post on Wednesday.
The United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page memo to end their war, a Pakistani source involved in the peace efforts told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming an Axios report citing two US officials.
Axios reports that the White House is nearing a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war. This is based on a 14-point, one-page memorandum that creates a 30-day negotiating window for a broader nuclear and Strait of Hormuz deal and follows President Trump's announcement last night of "great progress" and a "complet…
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The price of a gallon of regular petrol climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association, rising 50 percent since the US-Israel war on Iran began.
SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Iran on Wednesday denied any military involvement in a recent explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Berlin, Germany – A diplomatic rift between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war on Iran has escalated into a broader debate about Europe’s transatlantic ties – while Berlin pushes to become the continent’s leading military power.
The energy and fertiliser shocks come amid crucial planting windows for Asia’s farmers, exposing the region’s dire dependencies
The energy and fertiliser shocks come amid crucial planting windows for Asia’s farmers, exposing the region’s dire dependencies
Leader of administration says decision to send ship there is ‘not based on any technical criteria’ and not enough has been done to guarantee the safety of the public
With its effective closure sending shockwaves through the global economy, the Strait of Hormuz has been much discussed throughout the Iran war.
Beijing’s top diplomat refers to international community’s ‘common concern over restoring normal safe passage’ through vital waterway
Beijing’s top diplomat refers to international community’s ‘common concern over restoring normal safe passage’ through vital waterway
All household types saw an increase in transport costs of at least 2 per cent in the first quarter. (AAP: George Chan)
Fashion and homeware chain Next is to raise prices by up to 8% in some countries outside Europe as it anticipates millions of pounds in extra costs from the US-Israel war with Iran.
En esta imagen, distribuida en el canal de Telegram del ministro de Exteriores de Irán, Abbas Araghchi, el ministro de Exteriores de China, Wang Yi (derecha), saluda a Araghchi en Beijing, China, el 6 de mayo de 2026. (Canal de Telegram del ministro de Exteriores de Irán vía AP)
Private companies will be required to hold an extra 10 days of fuel, taking Australia’s overall reserves of diesel and jet fuel to 50-day supply
In this photo released by the Telegram channel of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Telegram channel of the Iranian Foreign Minister via AP)
FIFA has invited the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran to its headquarters to discuss the country's participation in this year's World Cup, Agence France-Presse reported Monday.
A war on Iran, which began on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes, has quickly become ensnared in mission creep as the war has shifted to mostly being about the Strait of Hormuz.
SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The suspension of "Project Freedom," a U.S. operation to escort ships through the Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz, has made it unnecessary for Seoul to review whether to participate, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Wednesday.
At 14:15 local time on 8 April 2026, Israel launched a massive wave of strikes against Lebanon - just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran to pause fighting in the Gulf region.
China’s top diplomat was holding talks with Iran’s foreign minister in Beijing on Wednesday, a meeting that comes as the Trump administration has urged China to step up pressure on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s football federation chief, Mehdi Taj has demanded guarantees from Fifa that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other state institutions will not be “insulted” when the national football team attends the World Cup in June.
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European stocks are set to rise on Wednesday as oil prices trade lower on renewed hopes of a negotiated settlement to the Iran war.
Dozens of firebombings and other targeted attacks have now been linked as Victoria Police grapple with an escalating crime spree.Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said the escalation in crimes targeting businesses included firebombings, arsons, home invasions, kidnappings and shootings.He said 34 incidents reported sinc…
It was already a confusing day in Washington. In the morning, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Project Freedom – the US mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – was temporary, and the rest of the world would soon be called upon to take it over.
The IRGC targeted the Surdash camp, an Iranian Kurdish area of the Biban region, where families of Iranian Kurdish opponents live, with two drones, the Kurdistan Regional Government Security Directorate stated on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening he was pausing the US effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the US pauses its “Project Freedom” escort mission in the Strait of Hormuz while maintaining its naval blockade on Iran, as mediation continues through Pakistan.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran is “illegitimate”, as he met with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing.
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
TEHERÁN, Irán (AP) — Un incendio en un centro comercial cerca de la capital de Irán dejó ocho muertos y 40 heridos, informó el departamento de emergencias de Teherán el miércoles.
Iranian authorities said loud sounds heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz were caused by air defences “confronting” drones, denying reports of explosions or damage on the strategic island.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, amid tensions with the United States in the Strait of Hormuz.
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
Jet fuel has doubled in price since the start of the war on Iran. How bad will the disruption get and could this accelerate the route to jet zero?
Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regime
Late last month, the EU failed to suspend its trade agreement with Israel despite international pleas, including from UN human rights experts, to do so and despite an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the International Criminal Court.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is visiting China for the first time since the start of the conflict, after holding multiple phone calls with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
More than 600 attacks have targeted US facilities in Iraq during the war with Iran, a senior US State Department official said, according to CNN.
NEW YORK — The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA, hitting the wallets of drivers after rising 50% since the war with Iran began.
Employees of Hana Bank celebrate in a photo opportunity to mark the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) of over 7,000 points at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A majority of Israelis oppose ending the war with Iran under current conditions, according to a survey by the Israel Democracy Institute.
China hosted Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Wednesday for the first time since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israel war on Tehran, just days before U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled visit to Beijing.
The United States and several Gulf allies have drafted a resolution at the United Nations Security Council aimed at ensuring safe passage for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with a vote expected in the coming days.
When millions of mobile phones across the UAE sent emergency notifications in response to Monday evening’s attack by Iran, it was an uncomfortable jolt for many. Such safety alerts, although vital, can also trigger a return of the unease that accompanied nearly 3,000 Iranian drone and missile attacks in earlier this…
App icons of generative AI assistants. Artificial intelligence is expected to be a catalyst fueling large M&A deals. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)