Energy disruption set to force Xi Jinping closer to Vladimir Putin and to mull drawing on reserves

Frontrunner to succeed Donald Trump has been opposed to foreign military entanglements

New production from Texas will take months as drillers use windfall from price rise to pay investors

Donald Trump said the US military could begin escorting oil and gas tankers transiting the Gulf ‘if necessary’

Commons foreign affairs committee calls on prime minister to ‘end secrecy’ around push to improve bilateral relations

Data provided to Commons committee highlights major flaw in post-Brexit inspection regime

US commerce secretary will be first Trump cabinet member to face questions from House panel about late child sex offender

Foreign minister highlights how Islamabad has a mutual defence pact with Riyadh

Officials urge residents to return to normal but holidaymakers are cancelling

US president criticised some European nations for not being helpful in war on Iran

As global risks mount, Rachel Reeves must shore up Britain’s finances and growth agenda

France announces it is also sending air and naval assets to the Mediterranean and Middle East

Modified images of strikes circulate as fighting intensifies across the Middle East

US and Israeli strikes against an expansive list of targets cause heavy damage in residential areas and civilian casualties

Costs at the pump exceed level at the end of the Biden administration

Manchester City Council asks Democracy Volunteers for report detailing ‘claims and any evidence’ over Gorton and Denton poll allegations

Crude has surged as flows through Strait of Hormuz dry up, but so far reaction is muted compared with past oil shocks

Rachel Reeves touts ‘stability’ of UK public finances in Spring Statement amid gilt sell-off

A quick guide to official economic forecasts presented by UK chancellor Rachel Reeves on Tuesday

Wave of excitement could strengthen Zack Polanski’s party in May elections, as Reform and Tories take unpopular position on Iran war

Anyone who claims to know where this conflict will go is bluffing

Kyiv says evidence shows Druzhba pipeline is too damaged to restart supplies after attack by Moscow in January

Rachel Reeves touts ‘stability’ of UK public finances amid gilt sell-off

UK and French governments prepare to repatriate vulnerable nationals