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OPEC+ announces symbolic oil output rise during Strait of Hormuz closure 

03 May 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran OPEC+ has agreed to a modest, largely symbolic oil output increase for June as the United Sta...

Was the Iran war the final blow in the collapse of Spirit Airlines? 

03 May 2026

Spirit Airlines, a budget carrier in the United States, has begun winding down operations, cancelling all flights, after...

US military says two service members taking part in Morocco drills missing 

03 May 2026

News|Military The United States military says two service members participating in a multinational military exercise in ...

What’s Iran’s 14-point proposal to end the war? And will Trump accept it? 

03 May 2026

Iran has offered a new 14-point proposal to the United States in the latest diplomatic step to reach a permanent end to ...

Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction 

03 May 2026

Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla who were detained and abducted by Israeli authorities have app...

Two women die in attempted Channel crossing from France to UK 

03 May 2026

Two women thought to be from Sudan have died while trying to cross from northern France to the United Kingdom in a small...

Ukraine drone attack hits Russian Baltic port, governor says 

03 May 2026

Ukrainian forces have launched a drone attack on the Russian Baltic Sea ⁠⁠port of Primorsk, the governor says, as Ky...

Strait of Hormuz blockade and other major naval sieges in modern times 

03 May 2026

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway once carrying roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas, remains effectively ...

Austrian police arrest man after discovery of rat poison in baby food 

03 May 2026

News|Crime A man has been arrested in Austria over the discovery of rat poison in a popular brand of baby food, accordin...

Israel issues new forced displacement orders in southern Lebanon 

03 May 2026

Israel’s military has issued new displacement orders to residents in towns and villages in southern Lebanon, including...