Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated he is seriously contemplating withdrawing the United States from NATO, intensifying his criticism of European allies amid escalating tensions ...

The Philippines is committed to "deepening cooperation" with Iran, particularly on energy, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday as the import-dependent archipelago jockeys with other ...

Australians have been warned to reconsider their travel plans as Donald Trump threatens Iran with a “massive attack”, raising ...

The Middle East conflict has become the defining force reshaping the global economic outlook, according to the OECD's June 2026 Economic Outlook. The report warns that a failure to reach a durable ...

The conflict in Iran unfolded following a period of debt-issuance growth in the region, especially from the financials sector. The deterioration in the operating environment increases asset quality, ...

• Opening the strait: The UN Security Council is set to vote Friday on a Bahraini proposal that would authorize countries to use “all defensive means necessary” to secure the Strait of Hormuz. More ...

Iranian state media airs video purportedly showing soldiers seizing container ships in Strait of Hormuz • Pressure on Iran: Trump is also satisfied with the economic pressure campaign and has not set ...

The escalating Middle East conflict is reshaping the operating environment for the global plastics industry in ways that go well beyond the conventional logic of commodity price cycles. Iran accounts ...

Manulife Investment Management’s Marc Franklin explains how bond market transmission into equity markets may not be significant unless conflicts escalate. He also senses that there is complacency in ...

A near halving of Middle East air travel demand drove a 3.4% global drop in RPKs in April Global air passenger traffic declined 3.4% year-on-year in April, marking the first contraction since the ...

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