Iran Strait of Hormuz warning adds to shipping uncertainty Ships in the Gulf have received a warning from Iran's navy that any vessels seeking to cross the Strait of Hormuz without permission "will be targeted and destroyed", the shipping brokerage firm SSY has confirmed to BBC Verify. A two-week ceasefire …

When fruit grower Ali Capper woke to news that war had broken out in Iran, she says she "felt quite sick" anticipating the repercussions for the UK farming industry. Farmers and growers in peak planting season are grappling with spiralling costs as the conflict pushes up the price of fuel …

With minutes before a self-imposed deadline – and an unprecedented threat to wipe out Iran's "civilisation" - US President Donald Trump announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed to halt the war. The mediators, Pakistan, are due to host American and Iranian negotiators for talks in Islamabad, possibly as …

Donald Trump has again attacked Nato for not supporting the US in the Iran war, following a private meeting with its Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. In a post shared to Truth Social after the meeting, the US President said: "NATO WASN'T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, …

Bowen: Ceasefire means respite for civilians, but it might not last long In a day, Donald Trump went from threatening that Iran's civilisation "will die tonight" to declaring that Iran's ten-point plan was a "workable" basis for negotiation in Pakistan. The ceasefire, first and foremost, is a respite for all …

Adobe Acrobat has largely catered to professionals with its recent AI features. Now, the company is turning its attention to students by making Acrobat more useful with the launch of a new AI tool called Student Spaces. The tool will allow students to create presentations, flash cards, and quizzes from …

For decades, buying stock in a hot startup meant being allowed to invest in the funds run by the top VCs. But with the AI boom causing an investment frenzy, more family offices and private wealth are skipping the VC middlemen to get directly onto the cap table. “Companies are …

In 2022, California announced that it wanted to install 6 million heat pumps by 2030. So far, it has only installed about 2. 3 million, which means to make that goal, it would need to average about 2,000 installs per day for the next five years. Hitting that target could …

The Trump administration is planning to cut the budget of the U. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) by at least $707 million for 2027. The proposed budget cut [pdf] was released late last week as part of an omnibus budget proposal that includes the privatization of airport security. The …

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