Trump is being briefed on fresh military options against Iran, including a special forces raid on its uranium stockpile and seizing part of the Strait of Hormuz, even as a fragile ceasefire and war crime warnings hang over the conflict.
Brent crude has spiked nearly 7% to $126 a barrel, its highest since 2022, after reports that Trump is about to be briefed on fresh military options against Iran. Here's what it means for UK wallets.
US petrol prices have hit $4.23 a gallon, the highest since the 2022 Ukraine invasion, as the Strait of Hormuz crisis squeezes global oil supply and Trump's approval slides.
Jerome Powell held rates in what looks like his final meeting as Fed chair, but the 8-4 split, sticky inflation, and a politically charged succession say plenty about what comes next.
Prosecutors want Cole Tomas Allen held until trial after newly released selfies show him armed in a Washington hotel room hours before the Correspondents' Dinner shooting.
Former FBI director James Comey has surrendered over a second indictment alleging that a 2025 Instagram photo of seashells arranged as '86 47' was a threat against President Trump. The case faces serious legal and political headwinds.
Court documents reveal photos of suspect Cole Allen armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives moments before he allegedly rushed security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. A Secret Service officer fired five shots and missed.
Russia has confirmed its 9 May Victory Day parade will go ahead without military vehicles or cadets for the first time in nearly two decades, citing a 'terrorist threat' from Kyiv as Ukrainian drones reach ever deeper into Russian territory.
Two months after a US missile killed scores of Iranian schoolchildren in Minab, the Pentagon has said almost nothing. Former US officials warn the silence is highly unusual, and the gutting of civilian harm units may be why.
Scam losses have rocketed past a trillion dollars a year, but a new global summit, an Interpol operation and a tech industry accord suggest the fightback is finally getting serious.