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Jul 14, 2026 - World

US president claims shipping route is open for all except Iranian ships after another night of strikes on IranUS launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockadeResurgent oil and fuel prices could cement a fourth interest rate rise in Australia this year if Donald Trump’s renewed conflict with Iran is not resolved within a week, economists warn.US missile strikes on Iran and Trump’s announcement of a new maritime blockade has lifted oil prices to their highest point in the month since the two countries agreed to a peace deal. Continue reading...

Jul 14, 2026 - World

US hits targets in port cities of Bushehr and Bandar Abbas while Iran targets Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation Middle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has backed down from a threat that ships would have to pay a 20% fee to the US for “security” in the strait of Hormuz, replacing it with what he described as investment and trade deals with Gulf Arab states as US and Iranian airstrikes resumed for a third day.The US president said he had decided to scrap the toll “based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership”, and touted “massive” investments, just five hours before the toll was due to come into effect. He said the US would continue to blockade Iranian ports. Continue reading...

Jul 14, 2026 - World

US Attorney Jay Clayton issued the subpoenas ordering journalists to testify on Wednesday concerning "alleged violation of federal criminal law."

Jul 14, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one yearThousands of university job cuts in humanities and social sciences are creating widespread cold spots for languages, classics and theology degrees, the British Academy has warned.Universities’ finances are so precarious that redundancies are also occurring in business studies, law and English – subjects considered strategically important and traditionally popular courses. Continue reading...

Jul 14, 2026 - World

All 36 people on board were eventually pulled from the water and brought ashore, where locals began CPR and first aid