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Middle East crisis live: US says nearly 2,000 targets hit in Iran war; Trump says navy may escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe UK foreign office has said that British nationals, their partners and children under 18 are eligible to...
Spring forecast: Rachel Reeves to insist government has ‘right economic plan’, as Middle East crisis threatens inflation spike – live updates
Introduction: Reeves to respond to spring forecast after oil and gas prices surgeGood morning.“Events, dear boy, events”. Rachel Reeves may have the (probably apocryphal, oft-quoted) wisdom of Harold Macmillan...
Trump’s show of force in the Middle East creates a weakness China can exploit
As the US and Israel opened a new chapter of chaos in the Middle East, China stands to benefit from a Washington establishment that does not have the political...
Some flights depart Middle East as US urges its citizens to leave region immediately amid travel chaos
Travellers stranded by a widening war in the Middle East began departing the United Arab Emirates aboard a small number of evacuation flights on Monday, as governments around the...
The war in the Middle East in maps, video and photos
A US-Israeli war against Iran that began on Saturday with bombing and missile attacks that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has exploded into a regional conflict, with Tehran...
Middle East crisis pushes up oil prices – and could drive inflation rises too
The impact of the deadly and unpredictable conflict in the Middle East on the global economy will be felt most immediately, and keenly, through the rising cost of oil.Prices...
Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix hit by travel chaos amid Middle East crisis
As many as one thousand members of the Formula One circus have been forced into last-minute travel changes to get to Melbourne’s opening round in the wake of the...
Foreign Office starts planning evacuation of thousands of Britons in Middle East
The Foreign Office is drawing up plans to evacuate tens of thousands of British citizens if war in the Middle East escalates, with many travellers currently stranded in Dubai.Keir...
