Figure far below expectations comes as doubts persist over labour market strength

The sinking of an Iranian ship near Sri Lanka, the first of its kind in decades, has sparked scrutiny about Washington’s tactics

Debt markets head for worst week in more than a year after energy price surge sparks inflation fears

David Lammy says deploying RAF jets to protect British nationals and staff would be ‘entirely legal’

German media group scuppers proposed acquisition of UK newspaper company by Daily Mail owner

People stuck in the Gulf complain of ‘very disappointing’ communication and defective helplines

Brent crude tops $90 after gas producer says it will take ‘weeks to months’ to restore deliveries

Etihad will also resume scheduled services as Lufthansa sees higher demand for direct flights to Asia and Africa

Counter-terror police apprehend one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals

All regular flights at the three hubs of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha remain suspended

Chaos and instability are a feature, not a bug, of the US president’s approach to foreign policy

Formula 1 is ‘monitoring situation’ ahead of planned races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia next month

First known military strike on a US hyperscaler rattles regional ambitions to build multibillion-dollar cloud facilities

White House boasts of the military’s lethality and prowess but critics pan the language as callous and cruel

Infrastructure in the region plays a critical role in global power supply

George Prokopiou’s Dynacom is one of the few legal operators willing to sail to and from the Gulf

High street lender wants to reduce technology costs by 35% this year, internal documents show

Swiss bank to take slice of fees from private capital funds in a move raising questions about its selection decisions

New Delhi to benefit from 30-day waiver as energy prices soar

Chief executive Dario Amodei says defence department’s move will not affect the ‘vast majority’ of its customers

President says the US would not accept Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba as supreme leader

Waves of US and Israeli strikes continued to hit Iran

Donald Trump has not fulfilled a vow to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that was drained by Joe Biden

Draft rule would require countries to invest in America in exchange for advanced semiconductors