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Crispin Odey drops £79m libel claim against FT over sexual misconduct allegations

Ex-hedge fund manager ‘forced to accept’ newspaper likely to succeed in its public interest defence, say his lawyers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10

US declares ‘V for Victory’ in Iran but chaos in the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon continues

A major escalation in Lebanon by Israel threatens to derail the Iran ceasefire less than a day after it was announced

The Independent UK · Apr 8

Cost of Trump’s Iran war is now estimated to be $500 million a day

U.S. may already have spent as much as $31 billion on five-week conflict, think-tank estimates

The Independent UK · Apr 7

Hegseth’s broker accused of seeking to invest millions in defense contractors before Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused of attempting to profit from Operation Epic Fury as Pentagon insists claim ‘false and fabricated’

The Independent UK · Mar 31

TotalEnergies made $1bn profit from Middle East oil bet as war disrupts prices

The French energy giant is reported to have dominated the Middle East crude market in March, snapping up dozens of oil cargoes as wartime disruptions created a historic opening for traders.

Euronews · Mar 30

Brent crude hits $116 a barrel as Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Iran’s oilwells and export hub

Investors nervous over escalation of Middle East conflict as US president says he wants to ‘take the oil in Iran’

The Guardian - US · Mar 30

Brent crude rises after Trump says he wants to ‘take the oil’ in Iran and Yemeni Houthis launch second attack on Israel – as it happened

Brent crude on track for record monthly increase; aluminium prices hit four-year highs after Iranian attacks on Middle East smelters

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30

Oil set for record monthly gain – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 30

US treasury department demands retraction of story on increased oversight of Federal Reserve

Treasury department said Financial Times article about Scott Bessent’s views on Fed oversight was ‘manufactured’

The Guardian - US · Mar 28

'Saudi pact becoming a problem for us': Why Pak wants to host US-Iran peace talks

Pakistan’s push to host US–Iran peace talks is being shaped as much by urgency as by opportunity. Islamabad is growing increasingly wary that its defence pact with Saudi Arabia could pull it deeper into a widening regional conflict.

The Times of India · Mar 28