FTSE 100 closes higher after Britain's move to hold talks on Strait of Hormuz - Reuters

FTSE 100 closes higher after Britain's move to hold talks on Strait of Hormuz  Reuters

UK gathers more than 30 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz - AP News

UK gathers more than 30 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz  AP News

UK says Iran holding world economy 'hostage' with Hormuz attacks

Yvette Cooper is chairing a virtual summit looking at ways to get energy exports moving through the shipping lane.

Arab Countries Want the U.N. to Authorize Force to Open the Strait of Hormuz. The Idea Hit Roadblocks.

Several permanent members of the Security Council opposed the resolution, drafted by Bahrain in coordination with its Gulf neighbors, officials said.

By Farnaz Fassihi and Vivian Nereim

UK, Italy and Japan sign first contract with industry for fighter jet project

Funding limited to three months while Britain finalises delayed defence investment plan

Nations to meet on Strait of Hormuz as Trump calls for others to ‘take the lead’

The president has said responsibility for reopening the waterway should fall largely to European and Asian countries that depend on it more than the U.S. does for oil.

By Ellen Francis

‘You have to be serious’: Macron criticises Trump’s mixed messages about Nato and Iran

Speaking in South Korea, the French president defended the transatlantic alliance and called for return to peace Middle East crisis – live updates Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s inconsistent and often contradictory pronouncements on the Iran war and Nato, saying if “you want to be serious” it was better not to come out with a something different every day. “There is too much talk … and it’s all over the place,” the French president said on Thursday during a state visi...

By Jon Henley

GCC chief urges UN to halt Iranian attacks, protect Gulf waterways

Jassim al-Budaiwi calls on UN Security Council to guarantee 'uninterrupted navigation through all strategic waterways'.

Trump calls on world to build ‘delayed courage,’ seize key oil route from Iran

While addressing the nation on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump called on the world's countries to “build up some delayed courage" and “just take" the Strait of Hormuz.

Britain says 40 countries discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz after Iran blockade

About 40 countries are discussing joint action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran holding “the global economy hostage”, Britain said on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump said securing the waterway was for others to resolve. British foreign minister Yvette Cooper said Iran’s “recklessness” in blockading ‌the waterway was “hitting our global economic security” as she chaired the virtual meeting, which included France, Germany, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and India. “We hav...

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Fitch Ratings Upgrades Term Issuer Default Rating on British American Tobacco (BTI)

Why NATO countries are saying no to Trump’s Iran war demands

India joins UK-led talks on Strait of Hormuz, stresses unimpeded transit

The UK-led meeting was held hours after US President Trump said that securing the strategic waterway was a problem for other nations to address.

Britain to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz - The Straits Times

Britain to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz  The Straits Times

How Arlo Parks Danced and DJ’d Her Way Into Healing on ‘Ambiguous Desire’ 

The British singer-songwriter spent the past few years recovering from burnout while discovering what makes her most excited about the future

By Larisha Paul

Pakistan approves host of transshipment measures to stregthen maritime sector

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved series of initiatives related to transshipment with the aim of strengthening Pakistan’s maritime sector amid evolving regional security dynamics following the US-Israeli attack on Iran, it emerged on Thursday. The initiatives have been approved based on recommendations of the high-level committee constituted by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The committee is headed by Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry. According to an official h...

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UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz, US absent

British foreign minister Yvette Cooper will chair the virtual meeting of about 35 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.

Dynacom tanker exits Hormuz as mainstream traffic slows to a trickle

Another tanker belonging to Greece-based shipping firm Dynacom has been confirmed to have exited the Middle East Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, but vessel traffic through the chokepoint remained only a trickle in late March, with Iran-linked shadow fleet trade still dominating the limited energy outflows. According to Lloyd’s List Intelligence data corroborated by […]

Onset Octopus Claims UK Vertical Video First With ‘Cowboy Before Dark’ Drama Business Model

EXCLUSIVE: UK microdrama producer Onset Octopus is claiming to the first British producer to independently finance and make a vertical video series for international distribution. Cowboy Before Dark is the studio’s latest production, following a queer love story between two friends who reunite. Octavia McKenzie is the writer, with Elliot Eason – best known for […]

By Jesse Whittock

On Camera, Iran's Shahed Drone Chased By US F-15 Jet Over Iraq

The video is reportedly from an Iranian strike on a British engine oil company in Iraq's Erbil, which caused a massive fire. So far, the United States or any of its allies has not confirmed the incident.

UK-led Hormuz talks demand 'immediate' reopening of Hormuz

“Iran is trying to hold the global economy hostage in the Strait of Hormuz. They must not prevail,” said British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper, calling for an immediate and unconditional reopening of the waterway.

Create humanitarian corridor for fertilizers with UN Tajani tells Hormuz meeting

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 2 - At Thursday's meeting on the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, along with colleagues such as the Dutch minister and the deputy minister of the Emirates, supported the need for a process with the UN to quickly create a "humanitarian corridor," primarily for fertilizers and for everything needed to avoid a new food crisis, especially in African nations, the Farnesina reported in a statement. The Italian foreign minister, who is also deputy premier, also e...

By ANSA

New Rave: How the Mythic Genre Tore Up British Dancefloors in 2006 – and Won Over Rihanna

The short-lived chaotic fusion of electronica and indie-rock was loved and loathed in equal measure, and took bands like Klaxons to the edge of glory before a spectacular implosion.

By Thomas Smith

British journalist discovers the real China in Dali - China Daily

British journalist discovers the real China in Dali  China Daily

UK convenes over 30 countries to plot ways of unlocking Hormuz

Nearly three dozen countries will meet in the U.K. Thursday to press for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route disrupted by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Bri...

Gulf countries call on the UN Security Council to approve the use of force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

China, Russia and France oppose Bahrain’s resolution The post Gulf countries call on the UN Security Council to approve the use of force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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UK Leads 35-Nation Summit to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom is gathering foreign ministers from 35 countries on Thursday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The post UK Leads 35-Nation Summit to Reopen Strait of Hormuz appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Hanane Afeznaoui

UK gathers more than 30 countries to plot ways of reopening Strait of Hormuz - Naharnet

UK gathers more than 30 countries to plot ways of reopening Strait of Hormuz  Naharnet

UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz - thecitizen.co.tz

UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz  thecitizen.co.tz