Trump says Hormuz under 'total control', closed until Iran agrees to deal - Thursday, 23 April
The U.S. military is redirecting at least three Iranian-flagged tankers after intercepting them in Asian w...
Airlines have cancelled and rerouted flights across the Middle East as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates.
Airlines have cancelled or rerouted flights across the Middle East due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Major airports including Qatar’s Hamad International and Dubai International in the UAE temporarily halted operations on Monday as tensions spiked.
Qatar briefly closed its airspace after Iran launched missiles at a US military base in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. Flights at Dubai airport were also paused, with warnings of further delays and cancellations.
More than a dozen airlines suspended services to parts of the region. Air India halted all operations to the Middle East and suspended flights to North America and Europe. Japan Airlines cancelled its Tokyo-Doha route.
The Gulf region is a key global transit hub, with nearly 400,000 travelers passing daily through Dubai and Doha airports. Abu Dhabi handles another 80,000 passengers daily, serving as a major stopover point for long-haul flights between Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Hopes of de-escalation rose after US President Donald Trump announced a “complete and total” ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted three vessels, seizing two of them for alleged maritime violations and transferring them to Iranian shores, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington is extending its ceasefire with Iran until Tehran submits a proposal.
The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday, exclusively to Reuters.
Two local trains collided head-on north of Copenhagen on Thursday (23 April), injuring 17 people, five of them critically, according to emergency services.
The U.S. military is redirecting at least three Iranian-flagged tankers after intercepting them in Asian waters near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tehran said U.S. breaches, blockades and threats are undermining “genuine negotiations.”
The European Union is preparing its 20th round of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine. The measures are close to being approved, after earlier delays linked to energy concerns in Slovakia and Hungary eased following repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline.
The European Union adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia on Thursday (23 April), introducing sweeping new restrictions aimed at weakening Moscow’s war economy and limiting its capacity to sustain the war in Ukraine.
European Union leaders were set to discuss the bloc’s mutual assistance clause at a summit in southern Cyprus on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of traditional allies raises concerns over his commitment to NATO.
International cyber agencies on Thursday (23 April) urged organisations to strengthen defences against covert networks used by China-linked hackers to conceal malicious activity, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said.
SoutSouth Korea’s national data protection agency said on Thursday it had imposed a significant fine on matchmaking service Duo following a cybersecurity failure that led to the leak of highly sensitive personal information.
China has released a military propaganda video hinting at a possible fourth aircraft carrier - its first to be nuclear-powered.
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