Business & Finance

Brent crude oil hits $110 as Trump’s latest Iran extension fails to calm markets; UK consumers feel ‘ripple of fear’ from the conflict – business live

March 27, 2026 · 8:47 AM Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude trades over $110 a barrel for first time...

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World News

Middle East crisis live: Trump extends pause on energy site strikes; German minister says US-Iran talks to take place ‘very soon’

March 27, 2026 · 8:31 AM Morgan Ofori (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)

US president says he is extending deadline for strait of Hormuz to reopen to 6 April; German foreign minister says...

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Saudi Arabia urging US to keep up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms

March 27, 2026 · 8:16 AM Julian Borger and Aram Roston in Washington

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said to view US-Israeli war as ‘historic opportunity’ to remake Middle East

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In Thailand’s rice paddies, rising petrol prices spell disaster for farmers

March 27, 2026 · 6:43 AM Rebecca Ratcliffe in Ayutthaya

Farmers need fuel to keep water pumps running, but many petrol stations are empty and fears are now growing over the...

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World News

Trump extends deadline for Iran to open strait of Hormuz by 10 days

March 27, 2026 · 5:41 AM Jason Burke in London and David Smith in Washington

President claims talks with Tehran regime are ‘going very well’ and says he is pausing ‘Energy Plant...

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World News

Blasts heard in southern Beirut – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 3:07 AM Adam Fulton and (earlier) Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose and Taz Ali

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World News

Malaysian vessels permitted to travel through strait of Hormuz, country’s PM says after Iran talks

March 27, 2026 · 2:35 AM Guardian staff and agencies

A trickle of cargo ships and tankers – mostly Iranian, but some from Thailand and China – have made it through the...

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US News

‘Emergency situation’: Trump says he will order payments to TSA agents amid turmoil at US airports – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 2:00 AM Coral Murphy Marcos, Robert Tait, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose

President says he will order new DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay TSA immediately as Congress remains deadlocked...

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US News

Trump news at a glance: president tries to stop chaos at airports

March 27, 2026 · 1:38 AM Guardian staff

Donald Trump said he will take executive action to pay 50,000 airport security workers as a deal stalled in Congress to...

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Australia News

Albanese says he hasn’t received direct request for help after Trump takes swipe at ‘not great’ Australia

March 27, 2026 · 1:19 AM Josh Butler

PM downplay’s Trump’s claims after US president criticises lack of support for war against Iran

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US News

US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS

March 27, 2026 · 1:03 AM Shrai Popat in Washington

Vote came after Trump said he would sign an order directing agency’s new secretary to pay TSA agents

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US News

Trump to sign order for DHS to pay TSA agents ‘immediately’ amid funding standoff

March 26, 2026 · 11:01 PM Dani Anguiano

President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during dispute

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