Gulf
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Which war is having the biggest impact on diesel prices - Iran or Ukraine?
Both conflicts have led to less diesel being exported - but the data shows more has been lost from the Middle East.
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UAE urges Gulf defence cooperation after Riyadh airport attacks
Deadly attacks on Riyadh’s airport have brought fresh calls for joint Gulf defence, as Qatar warned the wider conflict was damaging global energy supplies.
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Saudi minister vows 'serious response' to Houthi attacks on airports
It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation.
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Hurricanes can produce a huge amount of rain but the big risk isn’t the total amount
Hurricane Harvey dropped an estimated 27 trillion gallons of water over Texas, enough to fill about 40 million Olympic-size swimming pools
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Why are the Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia and how are they breaching its defences?
Washington has largely ignored the lingering disruption created by the Houthis around the Red Sea. But a wider conflict with Saudi Arabia could force them to intervene, writes James C. Reynolds
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UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show
Calls for planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped as analysis finds average fuel bill could hit £1,965, up from £1,294
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Children among at least 139 dead after migrant boat capsizes
A boat carrying 305 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa
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Houthi attack on Riyadh airport forces swift rethink of Trump’s new strategy
US president’s plan to park the wars in Iran and Yemen, while blaming Ukraine for diesel prices, looks unsustainable
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Man City: Prime Minister Andy Burnham to release details of his meetings with Man City owners
Andy Burnham has faced criticism for comments he made in the wake of Manchester City being found guilty of all charges related to breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.
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At least 139 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
The UN's IOM agency says tens of thousands of migrants travel from the Horn of Africa through Djibouti each year as they look to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Yemen and eventually reach the Gulf countries.
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Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say
Unidentified projectile strikes King Khalid airport as escalating attacks threaten to draw more countries into Yemen conflict
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139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 on board capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said
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Middle East crisis live: Houthis warn passengers against using Saudi airport after deadly attack on Riyadh
US president Donald Trump says he is weighing whether the US will join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis
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Riyadh airport attack another dangerous moment in already tense conflict
The Houthis have stepped up their attacks on Saudi Arabian soil, and while the physical damage can be quickly repaired, its reputation for stability is taking a battering.
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At least four dead as Isaias continues to push across southeastern US
Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in the city of Destin in the Florida Panhandle on Friday evening. It has since weakened into a post-tropical cyclone.
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Djibouti boat capsize: Children among 109 dead with 116 still missing, UN says
The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 350 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.
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Several injured in fresh attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport
The US embassy says it is "aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport", which come days after Yemen's Houthis said they had struck it.
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Hurricane Simon live tracker map: Storm’s path as it makes landfall
Hurricane Simon is expected to make landfall in Mexico late on Saturday
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SoftBank seeks $100 billion for AI-refined projects from Middle Eastern investors — fund would be used to acquire companies and improve their operations using artificial intelligence and robotics
Expects AI and robotics to improve balance sheets of established companies.
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Rising water is creating inland ghost forests in the US
Forests full of dead trees aren’t just found by the US coasts – they are also appearing far from the sea around freshwater lakes
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Hurricane Isaias ‘biggest test’ for Fema since Trump cuts, experts warn
Gulf officials say they are ready for storm but concerns raised about restructured agency’s ability to respond effectively
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Iran latest: Airline captain among three dead in attack on international airport
Almost half of departures from the Riyadh airport had been cancelled by 1500 GMT yesterday, with more cancellations expected for Friday
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Upper Crust owner sees sharp drop in passengers around Middle East travel hubs
SSP Group said its financial performance in recent months had been ‘resilient’ in a ‘challenging environment’.
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OpenAI projected to bring in $20bn less in revenue than expected
Questions raised over AI growth as ChatGPT maker forecasts this year’s revenue at $50bn, way below the $70bn signalled before
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Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season
Storm expected to make landfall on US’s northern Gulf coast with risk of flash floods and isolated river flooding
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More than 80 planes worth up to $3 billion damaged or lost in Iran war, report finds
A costly F-35A fighter jet and a four-engine E-3 Sentry were among the casualties, which is primarily accounted for by MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to the Congressional Research Service
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Iran war live: Trump says he doesn’t ‘really want’ peace deal
Trump and his national security team discuss possibility of restarting large-scale US military operations in Iran
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Manchester City charges: Premier League clubs fear political interference in appeal after Andy Burnham comments
Premier League clubs are "concerned" about political interference in Manchester City's appeal after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's comments.
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Shell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel made
Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia
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Israel marks third anniversary of 7 October Hamas attacks
Site of the Nova music festival near Re’im one of the locations where grieving relatives have gathered
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2030 Asian Games head to Qatar as F1 confirms Gulf races
Doha will host the Asian Games in 2030 and is among seven potential hosts for the 2036 Olympics, while Formula 1 says its Qatar and Abu Dhabi races will go ahead as scheduled, bringing much-needed relief after months of uncertainty.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Badenoch promises tax cuts' and 'Asos hacker havoc'
The Tories' financial plans and a hack at online shopping outlet Asos lead Wednesday's papers.
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Paramount and Warner Bros. to become one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got here
Skydance-owned Paramount is expected to close its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros
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The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department that left Trump ‘concerned’
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, one of a long list of Pentagon departures under the defense secretary’s rule, has spoken out about his exit. Joe Sommerlad reports
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Merz insists Baltic defence is Germany's defence, German researchers win Nobel prize in medicine, flight prices from Germany have doubled since 2010 and more news on Tuesday, October 6th.
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Turkey and Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia under defence pact
The three signatories of the August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement met in emergency session in Riyadh and agreed to move immediately to "rapid deployment" of military forces, uniting NATO's second-largest army, the Islamic world's only nuclear state and the largest Gulf power.
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Qatar warns 'whole world is paying' for Iran war as talks continue
The Iran war has disrupted global trade as regional powers prepare to bolster Saudi Arabia’s defences. Qatar said talks to end the war remained active and backed the Mecca defence alliance, but added that it was too early to discuss joining the pact.
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Making every drop of water count
From desalination in the UAE to modernising irrigation systems in Uzbekistan, countries facing water pressure are finding ways to secure supplies and reduce losses.
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Iran war live: Trump says Tehran may have targeted UK with drone attack
Trump says Iran could face ‘devastating losses’ as US moves bombers from UK base
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Tories pledge £10bn for British anti-missile defence system
The Conservatives say their plan would protect the UK at a time when Nato allies have warned of Russian drone incursions.
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Yemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and 'secured' Red Sea waterway
Saudi-backed forces gave conflicting reports of whether they had also seized the port city of Mokha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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Iran war live: Trump’s forces have ‘fled’ 1,000km from Iran’s borders, says commander
Iran has said it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz ‘until our seven conditions are met’
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Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.
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Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen
Government offensive launched under air cover by Saudi military coalition aims to retake all Houthi-held territory
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Saudi-backed Yemeni forces seize vital strait from Houthi rebels
Fighting has raged along several frontlines in Yemen for weeks after a dormant civil war erupted in a spillover from the US-Iran conflict
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Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches military drive to retake all Houthi-held territory
The announcement came hours after Iranian-backed Houthis reportedly cut a vital supply route to besieged city of Taiz
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Why as an SAS soldier it goes against decades of training to speak out
David, involved in the 1980 Iranian embassy siege as well as Northern Ireland, describes how speaking out about his time as an SAS officer defies years of training of secrecy and discretion. As told to Sam Kiley
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Iran-US war live: Tehran threatens to keep Hormuz shut until US meets conditions
Iran accused the US of ‘dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands’
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Strikes by North Sea oil workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies
Union says staff left with no choice but industrial action after breakdown in pay talks with Texas oil firm Apache
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FlyDubai co-pilot who used crash axe in ‘terror incident’ studied at UK university
Hammam al-Hammami, believed to be the perpetrator of the FlyDubai hijacking, was educated in the UK
