Oil prices leapt to nearly $110 a barrel after Iran reported an airstrike on the world’s largest natural gas field and threatened reprisals across the Gulf region. Iran’s said a fire at the South Pars...
International shipping ‘chaos’ as Strait of Hormuz closure sends ripple effects across the globe
Around 90% of global goods are transported by sea. And while just approximately 5% of that travels directly through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s effective closure of the key passage is having a ripple effect...
Are US soldiers really “refusing orders” to fight in Iran war? • FRANCE 24 English
More than two weeks after the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, a rumour has sprung up that American soldiers are refusing, en masse, to fight. There is no evidence for it. However, the number of...
Could Keir Starmer face another leadership challenge? | BBC Newscast
Today, Angela Rayner has reignited Labour leader speculation with a speech in Westminster. The former deputy prime minister told a room at a Westminster pub that Labour is “running out of time”. Adam and Chris discuss...
Another university in Kent confirms meningitis case | The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee
The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee will dig into the issues people across the country are talking about and explain and analyse the news stories they need to know in a dynamic hour of domestic news. A second university...
US seeks to curb soaring petrol prices • FRANCE 24 English
The Trump administration is taking steps to curb rising energy costs, as it continues to wage war in the Middle East. The US is easing sanctions on Venezuela, and suspending a century-old shipping law, in an effort to...
‘Acute risk’ that Iraq could become once again victim of internal conflict as Iran war progresses
Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade, Zaid Al-Ali, Visiting Fellow at Princeton University and Former UN Advisor in Iraq, explains that until the war in Iran broke out, Iraq had been able to "straddle...