The head of the UN maritime agency appealed on Tuesday for help for thousands of seafarers stranded due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as the Middle East war paralyses the vital shipping route.

Trump is demanding Iran give up its uranium stockpile and end attempts to control the strategic Hormuz waterway

Just hours remain until the two-week ceasefire struck between the warring sides expires

Greek maritime risk firm MARISKS warns of scam messages demanding Bitcoin or Tether

Senior Iranian official says Tehran ‘positively reviewing’ participation, but no decision yet

The White House said Vice President JD Vance was ready to fly back to the Pakistani capital Islamabad

Aid agencies warn children are bearing the brunt as food shortages worsen and humanitarian funding declines

The gunman, whose nationality was unknown, killed himself after opening fire at the popular tourist destination in central Mexico

Apple marks its 50th anniversary this year as artificial intelligence challenges the Silicon Valley legend to prove it can deliver yet another culture-changing innovation

The talks will take place at the State Department in Washington, again at the level of ambassadors.

The policy shift which ends Japan's self-imposed restraint on sales of lethal arms comes as Tokyo seeks to enter the international arms market, hoping to bolster national defence as well as boost economic growth

Pakistan source said Trump was told US blockade is obstacle to talks

Trump wrote in a social media post after concerns expressed by Democrats and some nuclear experts that he is rushing negotiations

Traffic has again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington impose separate blockades

Relying on single protector has limits, analyst says

Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said, and fighters from Hamas clashed with gunmen from an Israeli-backed militia, witnesses said.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun yesterday said that planned talks with Israel aim to end hostilities and the occupation in the south, despite the rejection of negotiations by Hezbollah and its supporters.

This year’s UN climate summit will seek to turn past decisions into action, with financing the main focus, Turkey’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum told Reuters, as the country prepares to host and chair COP31 in November.

Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters yesterday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran’s ports, a major hurdle for Tehran to rejoin peace efforts.

Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola yesterday that many people in the world were being “exploited by authoritarians and defrauded by the rich”, the latest example of a forceful new speaking style he has adopted on his four-nation Africa tour.