Israel’s military says it killed two gunmen who fatally shot two Israeli soldiers near Hebron in the West Bank on Friday
October 23, 2026Saudi Arabia appears to be expanding its ballistic missile factory to build larger solid-fuel missiles that could fly farther or carry heavier
October 23, 2026Shares in Gucci owner Kering tumbled 16% on Friday, set for their worst day ever after the group reported further sales declines but said it would stick with
October 23, 2026Markets are battening down the hatches.
October 23, 2026Seven oil tankers were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, Iran’s state television reported, potentially marking the largest single-day incident since the Iran war began on Feb. 28
October 22, 2026Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the
October 22, 2026Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said.
October 22, 2026The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor
October 22, 2026Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will host his counterparts from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Germany in Istanbul on Friday for talks on regional
October 22, 2026The IMF on Thursday forecast a sharp drop in economic output in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan this year due to the US-Israeli-led war against Iran, followed by a
October 22, 2026All countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, China and Djibouti said in a joint statement following a meeting of
October 21, 2026Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, and Indonesia signed an agreement on Wednesday to boost defence cooperation and strengthen defensive capabilities, the Turkish Defence Ministry said
October 21, 2026Iran told Pakistan's army chief on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Washington until Tehran's demands were met, Iranian media reported, underscoring its hardening
October 20, 2026After a week of street riots and protests in France, the country's stocks and bonds are on edge, even as curfews in parts of Paris overnight appear to have restored
October 20, 2026Iran has deliberately prolonged talks with the US to try to weaken Donald Trump politically ahead of November's US midterm elections, senior officials say,
October 20, 2026Britain will fly Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks, the
October 20, 2026The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it hoped a meeting in Russia between President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff could be organised in the near future to
October 20, 2026Muhamad Yasin, a 63-year-old parking attendant in central Jakarta, says he has cut back on meals as rising prices have
October 19, 2026US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu as the longtime Israeli prime minister struggles
October 18, 2026Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country's territorial waters on Saturday, the defence ministry said.
October 18, 2026Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets on Sunday.
October 18, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left Washington on his 31st trip abroad as America’s top diplomat, heading to Uzbekistan and India amid rumblings that he’s ignoring pressing matters in favor of more politically safe visits and meetings
October 18, 2026US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's
October 16, 2026Brent touched $110 a barrel for the first time since May on Friday on worries that escalating tensions in the Middle East could further tighten
October 15, 2026The head of the IMF on Friday appealed to global leaders to cooperate in the face of multiple economic risks, including rapid advances in AI and a
October 16, 2026The cost of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East
October 16, 2026Qatar is stepping in to help Lebanon revive its struggling economy
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October 16, 2026The risks of artificial intelligence may exceed its opportunities if no adequate safeguards and ethical framework are put in place, IMF
October 16, 2026Stablecoin issuer Circle is making a major push to enter about 40 emerging and developing countries around the world as blockchain adoption is expected to
October 16, 2026Dolce & Gabbana's beauty business expects to maintain double-digit growth in 2026 after surpassing €1 billion ($1.12 billion) in wholesale revenues last year, its CEO said in
October 16, 2026Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,
October 15, 2026South Korea is reviewing an expansion of its military operations in the Middle East, the Kyunghyang Shinmun newspaper reported on Thursday, as the US ally faces pressure from
October 16, 2026Houthi militants who control northwestern Yemen have in the past week attacked Riyadh international airport and hit the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the
October 15, 2026The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen.
October 15, 2026Israel said commercial goods were no longer entering Gaza over what it said was a dispute over taxes between local merchants and Hamas, shutting off a vital source of
October 15, 2026A Hezbollah lawmaker said on Thursday that hundreds of kilograms of explosives seized last week by Lebanese security forces belonged to his group, as tensions persist over
October 15, 2026When the oil supertanker Esteem Explorer sails from the United States to Japan in late November, loaded with about 2
October 15, 2026Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th government to do so, as new President Abelardo De La Espriella reversed his predecessor's break
October 14, 2026Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties, while intensified fighting along multiple front lines has cut off
October 14, 2026The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US
October 13, 2026By Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova LONDON, Oct 13 - Oil producer group OPEC+ posted a sharp gain in production in September, OPEC said on Tuesday, driven by an increase from Saudi Arabia despite
October 13, 2026President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US
October 13, 2026Oil and fuel prices rose on Monday following weekend attacks on a Saudi airport, which had a varied impact on global stocks.
October 13, 2026European households and industries face at least another year of high gas prices, even if the Iran war is resolved and winter proves mild, as the continent will
October 12, 2026Iran is still reviewing a US response to its proposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and will reply to Washington via intermediaries when the review is over,
October 12, 2026Saudi Arabia will have to respond to Houthi airport attack – but the choices are stark
October 11, 2026The Federal Aviation Administration told US airlines on Sunday to exercise caution when flying to or over Saudi Arabia, citing safety threats tied to
October 12, 2026After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping
October 11, 2026President Donald Trump and Iranian officials seem to agree on one thing about their seven-month-old war
October 10, 2026Saudi Arabia’s aviation authorities say that the latest attack targeting Riyadh's international airport and an aircraft killed three Saudi citizens
October 09, 2026Saudi aviation authorities say three Saudi citizens including a pilot were killed and several other people wounded in two attacks Thursday that were claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels
October 09, 2026Europe's EASA aviation safety body said on Friday it had expanded the area of Saudi Arabian airspace where it recommended airlines not to operate, after Yemen's
October 09, 2026Could bond market pain be contagious?
October 09, 2026Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh has informed France that a Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly
October 09, 2026Thomas Barrack, a top US diplomat in the Middle East, advocated for a firm run by his business partner to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from
October 09, 2026Tanker freight rates soaring to record highs are putting US crude oil out of reach for Asian refiners, pushing them to seek alternatives from the Middle
October 09, 2026Oil prices settled 4% higher on Thursday on revived concerns about the ongoing war in the Middle East and growing supply disruptions due to a hurricane
October 08, 2026US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war, congressional report says
October 08, 2026US President Donald Trump, who waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace in Ukraine, said on Wednesday that he should win the Nobel
October 08, 2026Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security
October 07, 2026The head of the International Monetary Fund says countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the AI boom and shocks from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine
October 07, 2026Saudi Arabia says three people were injured in the latest attacks on its airports since fighting with Yemen’s Houthi rebels reignited
October 06, 2026The investigation into the thwarted FlyDubai cockpit attack has expanded from the Middle East to New Zealand
October 05, 2026What happened inside the Flydubai flight to Israel?
October 01, 2026Crude futures finished down after European leaders agreed to US President Donald Trump's request to release diesel reserves to lower prices and reduce fuel
October 02, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio has waived a restriction on $320 million in military aid to Egypt that had been previously withheld over human rights concerns
October 02, 2026The U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East
October 02, 2026The co-pilot of a passenger jet who stabbed the captain in an apparent attempt to crash the plane as it flew to Israel had
October 01, 2026A passenger who helped save a flight carrying more than 170 people to Tel Aviv from crashing says he knew how to stabilise a nose-diving
October 01, 2026US troops complete Iraq exit, as Iran and its allies celebrate
September 30, 2026Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, with traders exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar
September 29, 2026US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep
September 29, 2026Toyota Motor said on Tuesday its global vehicle sales and production fell for a second straight month in August, as declines in China, the US and the Middle East persisted
September 29, 2026Oil prices rose on Monday, but eased off session highs on expectations that Qatari mediators would hold talks with the US and Iran to try to find a
September 28, 2026US President Donald Trump's administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions program on Monday to allow for flights
September 28, 2026Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.
September 28, 2026Crude oil exports from key Middle East producers rebounded in September to 16.328 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest since the US-Israeli war on
September 28, 2026Iran says it is awaiting ‘definitive’ US response despite Trump rejecting latest proposal
September 26, 2026China’s vice president has unfurled the nation’s familiar list of global talking points at the U.N. He emphasized development, issued mild statements about the U.S. war with Iran, artificial intelligence and protectionism and made no direct mention of self-ruled Taiwan
September 26, 2026Oil prices fell about 2% on Friday on mounting hopes for a truce between the US and Iran and talk about a possible US ban on diesel exports, even as
September 25, 2026A defence pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan could turn into a broader pact "for the Muslim world" that includes Iran, Turkey's parliament speaker said on
September 25, 2026The United Nations children's agency reported on Friday a rise in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, including in the most severe cases, as
September 25, 2026Geopolitics initially took center stage this week, as the United Nations General Assembly kicked off and Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to Washington, but
September 25, 2026The United States has proposed that the United Arab Emirates host a trilateral meeting with Ukraine and Russia to discuss efforts to end their four-and-a-half-year war,
September 25, 2026European shares snapped a three-week losing streak on Friday as oil prices retreated for most of the week, although investors remained
September 25, 2026US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a phased path out of war that would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of
September 24, 2026Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States
September 23, 2026US shares fell and benchmark 10-year Treasury yields climbed to their highest level since 2007 on Wednesday, after data showed US business activity
September 23, 2026Global wheat buyers holding out to replenish dwindling stocks face painfully higher costs when they return to the market in
September 23, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
September 23, 2026President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met for about three hours Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war
September 22, 2026France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single
September 23, 2026Canada is giving C$100 million in international assistance for Palestine, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday.
September 23, 2026President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend the US-Israeli campaign against Iran while laying out his foreign policy
September 22, 2026Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in a meeting during which Iran's
September 23, 2026Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday the U.N had become unable to fulfill its duty of preserving peace and called for reform
September 22, 2026The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Tuesday, lifted by Micron Technology and other AI-related stocks, while the S&P 500 hovered just
September 22, 2026US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday to make the case for his war on Iran, arguing he has
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