US president briefly pauses ‘Project Freedom’ operation escorting ships through strait of Hormuz Business live – latest updates Oil prices have eased and stock markets rallied as Donald Trump touted “great progress” towards a “final agreement” with Iran, while momentum in AI-driven trading accelerated. The US president said he would briefly pause his “Project Freedom” … Read more
Federations have concerns over men’s World Cup model FA works with Uefa to freeze ticket prices for Euro 2028 The Football Association and US Soccer Federation have joined forces to lobby Fifa to alter its proposed organisational model for the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups. Both federations are understood to be seeking more local … Read more
Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regime The ecological disasters of the US-Israel war with Iran are already bad enough. The noxious smoke from bombed oil facilities, spills in the Gulf’s waters, the contamination of farmland and groundwater with toxic chemicals unleashed … Read more
Jet fuel has doubled in price since the start of the war on Iran. How bad will the disruption get and could this accelerate the route to jet zero? What happens to flights if the world runs out of oil? Well, obviously they will be grounded. To be more specific, is it possible, if the … Read more
Republican and Democratic candidates met again in race shaped by Eric Swalwell’s exit and Xavier Becerra’s rise Seven of the leading contenders in California’s unexpectedly dramatic race for governor faced off on Tuesday night, in a feisty, high-stakes showdown that arrived as voters begin casting ballots in the state’s nonpartisan primary. The heightened tenor of … Read more
In today’s newsletter: The brief US effort to steer trapped vessels through the waterway put the fragile ceasefire under strain Good morning. Uncertainty once again reigns in the Middle East. The uneasy ceasefire between the US and Iran threatened to disintegrate after Donald Trump launched an initiative – dubbed “Project Freedom” – to help thousands … Read more
NBC News’ Steve Kornacki breaks down primary races across Ohio and Indiana, including wins for Vivek Ramaswamy in the Republican governor’s race in Ohio and Sherrod Brown winning the Democratic Senate primary in his fight to regain the seat he lost in 2024, and how the races have been a test of the impact of … Read more
Democrat Chedrick Greene has won a special state Senate election in Michigan, NBC News projects, ensuring his party will keep control of the closely divided chamber.
Vice President JD Vance visited Iowa for the first time to support GOP candidate Rep. Zach Nunn in the midterm elections. During his remarks, Vance highlighted the differences between Rep. Nunn and his Democratic opponent, stating, “This is not a normal election.”
Party’s incumbents had resisted Trump’s bruising campaign to pressure them into redrawing congressional districts A majority of Indiana Republican legislators whose opponents were backed by Donald Trump lost their primaries on Tuesday, giving the president wins in a deep-red state just months after lawmakers there rejected his redistricting plan. Of the seven Trump-endorsed challengers to … Read more
