UK to host meeting of 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz
Before talks with 35 countries, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says reopening strait ‘will not be easy’.

Before talks with 35 countries, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says reopening strait ‘will not be easy’.






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From taxi drivers to tour guides, the collapse of Cuba’s tourism industry has left thousands struggling to get by.

The US president is threatening to take over Iran’s oil export hub or destroy it.
Labour market stagnation mirrors a slowing private payroll growth, averaging just 18,000 monthly in recent months
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Iran’s parliamentary speaker is using X to shape market sentiment, blending war messaging with financial signalling.
Dubai authorities say blaze contained with no oil leakage or injuries reported, as attacks are reported across the Gulf.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra about Iran war objectives.
In exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, the US secretary of state downplays US role in the island nation’s fuel crisis.

Israeli authorities said they were containing a large fire at an oil refinery in Haifa after it was hit by debris.

After a US blockade, Cuba is waiting on the arrival of a sanctioned Russian tanker carrying thousands of barrels of oil.