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Open fronts from Ukraine to the Middle East: How close are we to a Third World War?

Crises are ceasing to be separate and are beginning to converge – US-China rivalry and a world rearming itself – Flashpoints of war are multiplying and the great powers are becoming increasingly directly involved

Secret tanker crossings are keeping oil prices from soaring through the Strait of Hormuz

Satellite imagery shows dozens of tankers switching off transponders daily as producers reroute supply through pipelines and reserves, while Washington shifts to sustained pressure on Iran, pushing crude toward $100 amid Gulf attacks this week

Vindication for Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou as he wins a long battle over easyJet ownership

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. For a true knight like easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, such a modest emotion might hold little appeal, but there is another feeling entirely: vindication. And vindicated is surely how he feels, watching events unfold in favour of the most famous of his business ventures, easyJet. […]

FT: Iran considers strikes on U.S. targets in Europe, with Cyprus and Bulgaria in the “Crosshairs”

Tehran has even considered attacks on undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz — “If the U.S. goes too far, the war could reach Europe,” says a source close to the regime

Mecca alliance between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan creates new challenges for Greek foreign policy

Greek diplomacy faces mounting pressure as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan deepen ties, Riyadh weighs new US security guarantees, and Athens works to protect the East Med Act and IMEC corridor amid Israel's regional isolation

USS Abraham Lincoln crew pushed to breaking point after 9 months at sea: Sailors try to jump overboard

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has told anxious relatives that USS Theodore Roosevelt will eventually take over from the Lincoln, though officials still cannot publicly say when the exhausted, under-supplied crew will finally head home

Middle East in turmoil five months into the war: Cornered Iran raises the stakes as US loses grip on the post-war landscape

Tehran is using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage while middle eastern states are increasingly hedging against Washington as well

The Houthis, the Middle East’s “unsolved problem”: Why a thousand strikes were not enough to stop them

The US, Britain & Israel targeted infrastructure & leadership, but the threat remains - Missiles & drones threaten Saudi Arabia again, while Bab el-Mandeb is once again becoming a bottleneck

The U.S. Embassy in Israel issued a security warning for U.S. citizens

The US embassy in Jerusalem has urged Americans in Israel to remain vigilant amid rising Middle East tensions, warning of a complex security environment, unpredictable escalation, and possible flight cancellations or travel disruptions across the region

ECB keeps interest rates unchanged at 2.25%, pausing after June hike

The central bank chose to wait and assess the depth of the Middle East crisis before setting its final strategy for the end of 2026

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