Brent Crude Oil prices hover near $114 as US-Iran Strait of Hormuz tensions rattle markets

Brent crude held near $114 despite a slight dip, as renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz fueled market uncertainty. While limited shipping movement offered brief relief, escalating naval clashes and attacks on vessels continue to threaten global oil supply routes.

World leaders pressure Iran as ceasefire on brink

World leaders on Tuesday piled pressure on Tehran to stick to diplomacy to bring an end to the Middle East war, after a salvo of attacks in the region left a ceasefire crumbling.

US ‘lying’ about sinking Iranian boats – Tehran

Iran has dismissed claims that US forces sank six Iranian naval vessels that were allegedly threatening commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.    

Trump rejects Iranian peace offer

US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian counterproposal to a peace plan previously conveyed via Pakistani intermediaries.

Iranian strike causes ‘major fire’ at petroleum facility – UAE

At least three Indian nationals have been injured in a drone strike on a major petroleum industrial site in the Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, the authorities have said.

Kuwait exports zero barrels of oil for first time in 35 years – monitor

Kuwait exported zero barrels of crude oil last month, according to data from a shipping monitor, marking the first such halt since the 1991 Gulf War.  

Taiwan’s leader a ‘rat’ – Beijing

China has compared Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te to a “rat crossing the street” after he secretly boarded an Eswatini government aircraft and flew to the small southern African kingdom on an unannounced state visit.

Jemima Goldsmith Reportedly Set to Marry Irish Financier Cameron O’Reilly

British screenwriter Jemima Goldsmith is reportedly engaged to Irish businessman Cameron O'Reilly after a year-long relationship, according to media reports.

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say

The United States plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, marking a significant shift in transatlantic relations. The move follows escalating tensions between President Donald Trump and European leaders over the Iran war, with disputes over strategy, support, and NATO responsibilities deepening divisions.

Trump likens American forces seizing Iranian ships to pirates

US President Donald Trump has joked that American forces are behaving like pirates as he boasted about the capture of tankers and cargo ships attempting to breach the blockade of Iranian ports.

Trump says ‘not satisfied’ with new Iran proposal

US President Donald Trump said Friday he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, as peace talks remain frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire.

JPMorgan exec accused of making subordinate her ‘office sex slave’ – The Sun

A senior female JPMorgan Chase executive is being sued for allegedly turning a married male banker into her “office sex slave” over the course of several months, threatening his career to force compliance, The Sun has reported.