geopolitics

Lavrov tells Rubio of Russian decision to strike Kyiv sites linked to military Reuters

FIFA confirms Iran’s World Cup base camp moved to Tijuana Reuters

Brent rises nearly 2% as US military strikes Iranian boats, missile launch sites Reuters

Taiwan tracks second Chinese 'combat' patrol in a week, sends ships and jets to monitor Reuters

Rubio says Strait of Hormuz has to be open 'one way or the other' Reuters

Rubio says Iran deal could take days as US launches fresh strikes Reuters

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Strait of Hormuz crisis pushes price growth ahead of pay increases in US, UK and elsewhere

Oil rebounded as fresh US military strikes in Iran clouded the outlook for an interim deal between Tehran and Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the talks set to continue for several more days. Bloomberg's Garfield Reynolds has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)

Donald Trump also said negotiations with Iran were "proceeding nicely," but cautioned that the U.S. could resume military action if discussions were to collapse.