Oil rises on reports US will extend Iran blockade, prolonging Mideast supply disruptions - Reuters

Oil rises on reports US will extend Iran blockade, prolonging Mideast supply disruptions  Reuters

America's special relationship 'probably Israel', says UK ambassador to US

The remarks, made in February and first reported by the Financial Times, came to light during the King's state visit.

Prime Minister Mark Carney Says Canada’s Economy Is Expected to Grow and Deficit to Fall

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget update keeps to his path of diversifying away from the United States.

By Ian Austen

China’s Used Cooking Oil Ships to US as War Drives Biofuel Boom - Bloomberg

China’s Used Cooking Oil Ships to US as War Drives Biofuel Boom  Bloomberg

US, Latin America countries criticise China’s retaliation over Panama Canal

China has detained nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships after Supreme Court ruling on Panama Canal, US officials say.

America’s only special relationship is ‘probably Israel,’ says British ambassador to US in leaked comments - CNN

America’s only special relationship is ‘probably Israel,’ says British ambassador to US in leaked comments  CNN

India’s major airlines on ‘verge of closing down’ as high fuel costs sting

India’s major airlines warned of a potential suspension in services unless the government lowered jet fuel prices. “The airline industry in India is under extreme stress and on the verge of closing down or of stopping its operations,” the Federation of Indian Airlines, representing carriers including IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet, said in a letter to India’s Civil Aviation Ministry, seen by Bloomberg. They sought a return to pandemic-era cost caps on aviation turbine fuel and a reduction or...

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Locksley taps Columbia Uni tech to fast-track US rare earths - SMH.com.au

Locksley taps Columbia Uni tech to fast-track US rare earths  SMH.com.au

Iran’s UK ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over embassy’s ‘unacceptable’ social media posts

Seyed Ali Mousavi was called in by Middle East minister Hamish Falconer over an online message reportedly recruiting expats to become martyrs

By David Hughes

Akshaya Patra-inspired initiative highlights challenge of food insecurity among US college students

Akshaya Patra-inspired initiative highlights challenge of food insecurity among US college students

As global prices surge, what Indian airlines want changed in jet fuel pricing

By Sukalp Sharma

US mandates what it calls ‘enhanced’ security checks for immigration applicants - The Straits Times

US mandates what it calls ‘enhanced’ security checks for immigration applicants  The Straits Times

Iran war drives jet fuel surge, disrupts travel routes, testing European airlines

"There is a risk that we'll see rationing of fuel supply, particularly in Asia and Europe," Willie Walsh, head of the International Air ​Transport Association, told Reuters.

US and allies in statement supporting Panama sovereignty

The US, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago have released a joint statement in support of Panama's sovereignty, saying recent actions by China are an attempt to politicize maritime trade and infringe on the sovereignty of nations in the hemisphere.

U.S. ends investigation into claims WhatsApp chats aren’t private

The abrupt closure ends a law enforcement inquiry into claims that challenge how the company markets the chat service's privacy.

Iran war, jet fuel concerns cloud airlines’ summer holiday plans

European airlines are facing their biggest challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic as the Iran war pushes up jet fuel prices and buffets travel through the Middle East, casting a shadow over the summer holiday season. Carriers have been largely riding out the crisis with hedges that have tamed costs even as the price of jet […]

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JetBlue suspends full-year guidance amid fuel spike, targets 100% fuel recapture by early 2027

US ambassador to Ukraine to step down, State Department says - The Kyiv Independent

US ambassador to Ukraine to step down, State Department says  The Kyiv Independent

The US started the war. The rest of the world is feeling the effects - eKathimerini.com

The US started the war. The rest of the world is feeling the effects  eKathimerini.com

JET-A1:  Middlemen defy regulator’s pricing band, raise price to N2,230/litre 

•As industry think-tank proposes airlines stabilisation plan to FG By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor & Dickson Omobola Despite a pricing advisory by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, oil marketers have continued to sell aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, to airlines at N2,230 per litre and above, deepening concerns across Nigeria’s […] The post JET-A1:  Middlemen defy regulator’s pricing band, raise price to N2,230/litre  appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Urowayino Jeremiah

America’s special relationship ‘probably Israel’, says UK ambassador to US

The UK's ambassador to the US has said the only country that has a "special relationship" with the United States is "probably Israel".

By Abubakar Ibrahim

UK’s King Charles meets Trump in bid to salvage ties - Kuwait Times

UK’s King Charles meets Trump in bid to salvage ties  Kuwait Times

Iran has legal right to act in Hormuz, holds US responsible for disruptions: UN mission - PressTV

Iran has legal right to act in Hormuz, holds US responsible for disruptions: UN mission  PressTV