According to royal insiders, the Duchess of Edinburgh was unable to attend today’s Easter Sunday service at Windsor due to her ill health. Sophie was supposed to attend a religious service, but she dropped out at the last minute. Her husband and son, James, Earl of Wessex, attended as usual. The source said the couple’s…
An apparent Iranian attack on a fully loaded Kuwaiti crude oil tanker at Dubai port sparked a fire that was later extinguished, officials said. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said early Tuesday that the Al Salmi tanker, anchored in port in the United Arab Emirates, was hit by an Iranian attack, causing damage to the ship…
From reproductive rights to climate change to big tech, The Independent is on the ground as the story develops. Whether it’s investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, The A Word, which highlights American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse facts from…
British Defence Minister and war veteran Al Carnes has warned of ‘very dangerous times’ as Britain faces threats from Russian submarine and warship activity and the growing Iran crisis. Russian leader Vladimir Putin (Image: Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA/Shutterstock) British Defence Minister Al Carnes has warned that “we live in very dangerous times” due to growing threats…
Global airlines are starting to pass the burden of rising fuel costs on to passengers amid rising oil prices. The America-Israel war is going on in Iran. New Zealand’s national carrier, Air New Zealand, said on Tuesday it had raised ticket prices across its network and warned that further fare adjustments could be made if fuel prices…
Oil prices have risen above $100 per barrel amid the consequences of the war between the United States and Israel over Iran. International benchmark Brent crude rose more than 20 per cent on Sunday, reaching $114 a barrel at one point, as fears grew of prolonged disruption to global energy supplies, particularly due to potential…
Average diesel prices in Britain have hit a 16-month high, less than a week after the Middle East was hit by war and oil prices soared. Global energy prices have been the main financial market focus ever since Tehran launched attacks against the Gulf states in response to US-Israeli attacks on their countries, disrupting both…
