Politics

The United States has started blocking ships from using Iranian ports in the Gulf, escalating the conflict into an economic standoff. Iran says Americans will feel the effects through higher …

Former senior military leader Richard Barrons has backed warnings from George Robertson and said Britain’s armed forces are “too small and undernourished for the world that we now live in.” …

An inquest has heard that Soham murderer Ian Huntley died after being struck multiple times with a metal bar in a workshop at HMP Frankland in Durham.

United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby is said to have floated a merger with American Airlines during a late-February meeting with Donald Trump, a move that would create the world’s …

Richard Barrons has backed George Robertson and Peter Hegseth’s criticism of the Royal Navy, saying Britain’s armed forces are “too small and undernourished for the world that we now live …

Hungary’s election winner is set for a rare appearance on state media after spending 18 months away from the broadcaster before the vote. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed …

Richard Barrons has backed George Robertson’s warnings about Britain’s military readiness, saying the armed forces are “too small and undernourished for the world that we now live in”. The comments …

US-sanctioned vessels have continued through the Strait of Hormuz even as Washington’s blockade on Iranian ports takes effect, while France and the UK are set to co-host talks in Paris …

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung has warned that tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are likely to keep oil prices high and strain supply chains for some time, as …