Asia stocks fall for third day, oil edges up as markets track Iran war

South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index was notably impacted, registering a more than 8% decline in morning trading, extending a slide that saw it slump over 7% the previous day. This…

Trump says US Navy will protect ships in Middle East ‘if necessary’

The Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint located between Iran and Oman, with the United Arab Emirates just to its south, is not merely a shipping lane; it is a geopolitical…

US nationals urged to leave Middle East as conflict spreads

The United States is mobilizing charter flights and military aircraft to evacuate its citizens from several Middle Eastern countries amidst escalating conflict with Iran. The State Department issued a stark…

Deepfake attack: ‘Many people could have been cheated’

At the dawn of this year, a seemingly innocuous video surfaced across Indian social media platforms, featuring Sundararaman Ramamurthy, the chief executive of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). In the…

Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain over air base access

In characteristically blunt remarks, President Trump lambasted Spain, labeling its actions as "terrible" and suggesting an immediate and comprehensive halt to bilateral trade. "We’re going to cut off all trade,"…

Gloucestershire businesses encourage others to prioritise planet

The B Corp certification is not merely a label; it represents a comprehensive framework that evaluates a company’s entire social and environmental impact. This includes everything from supply chain and…

Trump says Starmer is ‘no Winston Churchill’ over Iran strikes

The dispute centers on the United Kingdom’s conditional agreement to allow the United States to utilize its military bases, specifically RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and the strategically vital Diego Garcia…

Amazon says drones damaged three facilities in UAE and Bahrain

Amazon’s global cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has confirmed that three of its critical data center facilities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain sustained damage from…

Spring Statement: No new tax rises, but don’t be fooled – they are still set to rise.

The recent Spring Statement, delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, offered a momentary reprieve for households and businesses, with the headline announcement that there would be no new tax…

Go further on regulating leasehold managing agents, Angela Rayner urges

Speaking before the committee, Rayner offered qualified praise for the government’s draft legislation, acknowledging its effort to strike a "right balance." She commended its ambition to challenge "vested interests" while…