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6+ hour, 25+ min ago  (298+ words) U. S. container port volumes are not being significantly disrupted by the conflict in the Middle East, but rising fuel costs tied to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could eventually affect retailers and consumers, according to the latest Global Port…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (557+ words) Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia…...

12+ hour, 24+ min ago  (744+ words) Christopher Miller in Kyiv Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed for the first time that his country's electronic warfare systems and interceptors were used to take down Iranian attack drones in the Gulf. Answering questions from the FT during a…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1286+ words) In today's newsletter: Despite a fragile ceasefire, the economic fallout is pushing up the cost of energy, mortgages and food, hitting the poorest hardest An uneasy, incomplete peace has broken out across most of the Middle East. For now, the…...

10+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1222+ words) Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes as Trump tells US media he has asked Netanyahu to be more "low-key" in Lebanon. Follow live news Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes Donald Trump…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (326+ words) Thursday April 09, 2026 A pink-painted missile reportedly launched by Iran toward Tel Aviv has sparked widespread curiosity and debate online, reports India Today." The unusual colour choice was linked to a request from a young girl, turning a wartime act into…...

21+ hour, 44+ min ago  (488+ words) British Airways is dropping flights from London Heathrow to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, and will resume services to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv in the second half of the year at a much-reduced scale. The airline suspended most flights to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (375+ words) REalloys has secured a domestic" Suspiciously timed trades ahead of" The state refiner of Taiwan and commodity trading giant Glencore have each booked a tanker to travel to the Middle East and load oil, in a sign that crude customers…...

1+ day, 22+ min ago  (1537+ words) Uncertainty over the US-Iran ceasefire deal has triggered a rise in oil prices this morning. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 2. 1% to $96. 77 a barrel, while New York light crude rose by almost 3% to $97. 23 a barrel. Yesterday,…...

1+ day, 52+ min ago  (341+ words) Despite U. S. news claiming a truce has been agreed to and a victory in the Middle East secured, there's still a whole lot of bombs being dropped across the region. That will have consequences around the world as shipping routes remain…...