Donald Trump has asked Beijing to postpone his upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping in China, casting doubt on the long-awaited summit between the US president and his Chinese counterpart. Trump told ...

Trump has called for European allies including the UK and France, as well as China, Japan and South Korea, to join a coalition to open the strait. Despite America’s naval strength, officials say ...

President says ‘numerous’ nations vow to help protect vessels, while UK and Germany refuse to be drawn into wider war ...

The UK, France and Germany have rejected Donald Trump’s demand for them to participate in a naval mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite his threat that doing so would ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is one of the most foreseen “unforeseen problems” in history. For decades, academics and game theorists have speculated about the possibility that, in wartime, Iran ...

Sir Keir Starmer has opened the door to a state bailout of household energy bills if the crisis in Iran persists, as he ...

We begin with US-China relations, after Donald Trump cast doubt on his long-awaited visit to Beijing. What to know: Two weeks ...

President casts doubt on visit with Chinese leader as officials from both countries lay groundwork for improved relations ...

Belgium’s prime minister has called for the EU to “normalise relations with Russia” to access cheap energy, a rebuff to the ...

So, rather than requiring companies to label AI-generated content and thus fall foul of Big Tech with all its unpleasant ramifications, how about the EU requires companies to label non-AI-generated ...

From Raymond Duignan, Sherborne, Dorset, UK ...

The BBC has asked a US judge to throw out Donald Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against the corporation over a misleadingly edited ...