UK PM Starmer says no plans to quit despite local elections defeat
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 9: Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy speaks to media…
Marco Rubio says U.S. expects Iran response on peace deal ‘today’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press at the US Embassy in Rome on May…
Leadership challenge swirls around Starmer
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street on February 02, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. Alishia Abodunde…
Iran reviewing U.S. proposal, Trump says war will end soon: Reports
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington, May 1, 2026. Kevin…
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Oil/Chemical Tanker “Bald Man” at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic…
Social media reshapes world’s fastest-growing consumer market
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Trump’s Hormuz gambit lands with a whimper
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of…
Trump says U.S. will ‘free’ ships trapped by Strait of Hormuz closure
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House on May 1, 2026 in…
Trump says he is likely to reject Iran peace proposal
Motorists make their way past an anti-U.S. billboard referring to President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz,…
OPEC+ announces 188,000 barrels-per-day output increase
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images OPEC+ has agreed an increase in oil output of 188,000 barrels…
Israel approves plan to buy fighter jets from Lockheed, Boeing
An F-35 fighter jet takes off from the US airbase in Ramstein as part of a large-scale exercise…
Oil rises as White House says Iran ceasefire halts 60-day war deadline
United States Marine Corps soldiers seen staged outside of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles during the…