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Apple ‘Ultra’ Products Expansion Is Up Next After MacBook Neo Launch  Bloomberg.comApple Planning 'MacBook Ultra' With Touchscreen and Higher Price  MacRumorsApple is going high-end with new ‘Ultra’ products next  The VergeMacBook Ultra? Apple still expected to release an even bigger MacBook Pro update this year  9to5MacExpect more 'Ultra' products from Apple, if not by name  AppleInsider

Nepal election 2026 results - follow live  BBCA new Nepali party, led by an ex-rapper, is set for a landslide win in parliamentary election  NPRGen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win - The New York Times  The New York TimesEx-rapper's political party leads early results in Nepal's first election since 2025 Gen Z revolt  NBC NewsRapper-turned-politician sweeps to victory in Nepal  Financial Times

Iran latest: Oil price passes $100 for first time since 2022, as Khamenei's son named leader  BBCLive updates: Oil prices soar; Iran names Khamenei's son supreme leader  NBC NewsMojtaba Khamenei, Son of Iran’s Slain Supreme Leader, Is a Mysterious Figure  The New York Times‘The Most Dangerous Man in the World’  The AtlanticMiddle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader; oil prices soar past $100 a barrel  The Guardian

Oil Prices Spike Over $110 a Barrel, Highest Since Pandemic - The New York Times  The New York TimesEuropean Gas Prices Surge as Middle East War Curtails Supply — Market Talk  WSJOil tops $100 a barrel as Iran war escalates  AxiosUS dollar surges as Middle East war sends oil to cusp of $120  ReutersCNBC Daily Open: Oil storms past $100 for first time since 2022  CNBC

Dow futures tumble as U.S. oil nears $120 a barrel to begin the week's trading: Live updates  CNBCStock Market Today: Oil Prices Surge Above $100; Dow Futures Slide — Live Updates  WSJStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slammed as oil prices surge to over $100 a barrel  Yahoo FinanceShares skid as oil surge threatens inflation shock  ReutersDow Futures Dive as Oil Spikes on Iran Fears  Barron's

The latest Middle East tensions sheds light on how the world's three largest oil consumers have taken different approaches to energy, with global consequences.

Kharg Island serves as the centerpiece for Iran's oil industry, accounting for roughly 90% of the country’s crude exports.

European stocks started the new trading week sharply lower as traders tracked developments in the Middle East and a surge in oil prices.

China's consumer inflation recorded the biggest jump in more than three years, as an extended holiday bolstered spending.

The U.S. ordered non-emergency government staff to leave Saudi Arabia as the widening Iran war rattled markets and sent oil prices surging above $100 per barrel.

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Gulf Arab oil producers are cutting production as they run out of storage space because they can't export through the Strait of Hormuz

Markets cut losses later in the session as a reported release of Saudi Arabian crude on the market eased oil prices.

Shortly after the surge, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that "short term oil prices" are "a very small price to pay."

The Dow recorded its worst week since President Trump unveiled his tariff policy in April.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will join talks amid reports that oil reserves could be released to lower prices.

Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival.

Naveed Akram is seeking to prevent media publishing details about his mother, sister and brother.

Iraq head coach Graham Arnold wants Iraq's World Cup play-off decider to be rescheduled to the week before the tournament to give his side a fair chance of qualifying.

Sanju Samson lit up the T20 World Cup with 321 runs and impactful innings that helped India retain the title.

Britain's Emma Raducanu wins only 11 points in the first set as Amanda Anisimova wins 6-1 6-1 to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells.

Britain's Emma Raducanu wins only 11 points in the first set as Amanda Anisimova wins 6-1 6-1 to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells.

India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the western city of Ahmedabad, on Sunday, to defend their T20 World Cup title.

Top clerics said Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Israeli military said it was attacking Tehran and Beirut early Monday, and Iran said it had launched missiles toward Israel.

Asian markets tumbled on Monday as Middle East tensions and spiking oil prices sparked a mass exit from the region’s previously booming stocks.

The service member died Saturday night after being seriously injured during an attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia

Ukraine is facing an acute shortage of costly PAC-3 interceptor missiles supplied by US

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The bombing of Iranian oil depots, retaliatory strikes across the Gulf and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is hiking prices, prompting warnings oil could reach $150 a barrel and a gas shortfall in Britain

Iraq are due to play in a World Cup play-off later this month but are struggling to gather their players together amid the ongoing conflict

Police say woman fired up to shots from her vehicle using an AR-15 rifle at the house

A video posted on X showed a small boat being blown up as it floated on the water

Todd Inman was a prominent member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

The predictions market says promotion was ‘grammatically ambiguous’ and misunderstood by customers, reiterating that it ‘does not offer markets that settle on death’

Iran’s national soccer team has finished the Women's Asian Cup group stage in Australia and now faces a return home to a country embroiled in war

Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumbleFull report: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leaderTell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?Donald Trump has said a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual” one he’ll make together with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel has reported.It said Trump also claimed in a brief telephone interview on Sunday that Iran would have destroyed Israel if he and Netanyahu had not been around. The US president said:Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it … We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel.I think it’s mutual … a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account. Continue reading...

Donald Trump insists rise in energy prices is ‘very small price to pay’ as Middle East war sparks fresh stock market sell-offBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as fallout from the US-Israel war with Iran continued to rattle global markets and leading economies moved to tackle a worsening energy supply crisis.A weekend of escalating violence in the Middle East intensified concerns around a sustained supply crunch, propelling oil prices to their highest level in four years and triggering a deep stock market sell-off. Continue reading...

Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO’s payBusiness live – latest updatesA leading European investor will pump fresh funding into Yorkshire Water including helping to cover a £600m loan, despite recent heavy sewage fines and a scandal over executive pay at the utility firm.EQT, a Swedish private equity group, said on Monday it would take a 42% stake in Kelda Holdings, the Jersey-registered parent company of Yorkshire Water, which has 5.7 million customers across Yorkshire and parts of the East Midlands and Lincolnshire. Continue reading...

Greens senator sounds warning as Labor expected to announce possible defence measures to protect Gulf countries within daysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens say sending military support to Gulf countries would only serve Donald Trump’s interests in the growing Iran war, as international law experts warn assistance would mean Australia was legally part of the conflict.Cabinet’s national security committee met on Monday to consider requests for Australia to provide help to countries feeling the brunt of Tehran’s missile attack, sparked by bombings ordered by the US president and Israel. Continue reading...

Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an ‘unacceptable’ choiceMiddle East crisis - live updatesMojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as his successor, as the war entered its 10th day and fresh missile and drone strikes reverberated across the Middle East.Members of the clerical body responsible for selecting Iran’s highest authority announced the decision on Sunday, calling on Iranians to rally behind him and preserve national unity. Continue reading...

US among three countries so far backing measure triggered by Middle East war, according to reportsIran war drives oil prices above $100 a barrelBusiness live – latest updatesG7 finance ministers are preparing to discuss the release of emergency oil reserves, according to reports, after the US-Israel war with Iran sent the price of crude above $100 (£75) for the first time since 2022.The ministers will discuss the release of the reserves in a call coordinated by the International Energy Agency (IEA), according to a report from the Financial Times. Continue reading...

The Canadian prime minister was quick to jump on the Iran war bandwagon, seemingly forgetting his own speech at Davos.

The UAE’s Ministry of Defence released video it says shows Iranian drones being intercepted and destroyed.

Video released by the Iranian Red Crescent shows a body pulled from the rubble of a destroyed building in Tehran.

In war, a weaker opponent will often resort to asymmetric warfare, a tactic Iran is likely to exploit against the US.

Authorities say 26 people died in capital Nairobi as floodwaters submerged homes and carried away vehicles.

The spokesman for the IRGC, says the US has opened a new chapter in the war by bombing Iran’s energy infrastructure.

Bangladesh relies on imports for 95 percent of energy needs which have been disrupted after conflict in the Middle East.

Josh Payne, the chief executive of Nscale, raised $2 billion from investors. Sheryl Sandberg, the former Facebook executive, is joining his board.