Arson attacks 'gathering momentum', Chief Rabbi says The warning comes after a north-west London synagogue was hit by an arson attack overnight.

It is appalling that, in the words of @chiefrabbi #Antisemitism is
'gathering momentum' like this in Britain in 2026.

It feels like there is no safe country for ##Jewish people.

The global nature of the modern world means that hate has no borders

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🇮🇷So it seems the #StraitofHormuz might be reopening

🚢But will #shipping companies be keen to rush back?

💵That will be vital in terms of what it means for the global economy

✍️A few thoughts for the BBC live page 👇

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...

🎵👨🏿‍🎤There are growing calls to ban Kanye West from the #Wireless Festival in London in July

Big companies are distancing themselves from #KanyeWest's history of #antisemitism as I explained earlier

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🚢🌍#Houthis in #Yemen have threatened #shipping in the #RedSea again

But will it make much difference?

A few thoughts on a route that once carried ≈12% of global trade 👇

📸Chios Lion attack in July 2024

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BBC World Service - The Interview, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, head of the WTO: What is going on in the Middle East will have a significant impact on trade Ben Thompson speaks to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about trade at a time of global turbulence

NEW PODCAST:

❓Can global #trade still make people off?

🌍The @wto is holding its major meeting in Cameroon
with a system in chaos thanks to #tariffs & #IranWar

@BenThompsonTV goes through the problems & solutions with the boss @NOIweala

🎧LISTEN 👇
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🌍Some positive progress on #trade..

🇪🇺The European Parliament has backed the #EU deal with #USA

🇺🇸Albeit with clauses aiming to stop #Trump changing things with new #tariffs etc

💰Certainty will be good for business on both sides of Atlantic

My @bbcworldservice report 👇

🌍Global #trade and food security are both under threat because of the #IranWar‌

🛢️🍽️ That's the fallout from closure of the #StraitofHormuz pushing up energy prices & impacting fertilizer availability, says @NOIweala

📻 My @bbcworldservice report 👇

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

🚢Around 20,000 #seafarers remain stuck in the Persian Gulf because of the #IranWar

@IMOHQ started an extraordinary meeting this morning to discuss what help they need

📻This is my @bbcworldservice preview #shipping

Ukraine’s urgent fight on the financial frontline The war-torn country is battling to secure crucial funding from the IMF and EU, as well as putting up taxes.

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🇺🇦 The war in #Ukraine won't just be decided by the fighting on the frontline

🇪🇺President Zelensky's government could run out of money in weeks without €90bn EU loan

📈So I've been assessing the economic impact of 4 years of war
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The Interview - Vincent Clerc, CEO of Maersk: Freedom of navigation will depend on some kind of deal between the two sides at war - BBC Sounds Jonathan Josephs speaks to Vincent Clerc, CEO of Maersk about disruption in the Gulf

NEW PODCAST

🇮🇷 As the #Iran war continues to disrupt #oil, #trade & global #SupplyChains I've been speaking to the influential CEO of #shipping giant @Maersk

🎧LISTEN to my extended conversation with Vincent Clerc on the impact on the global economy 👇

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U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer on U.S.-China trade relations, Iran war impact and tariffs agenda U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the upcoming meeting with Chinese officials, state of U.S.-China trade relations, impact of the Iran war, President Trump's tarif...

🇺🇸🇨🇳Latest #USA #China #trade talks start in Paris on Sunday

Groundwork ahead of #Trump #Xi meeting

🇮🇷🛢️But China main client for #Iran's discounted #Oil

@USTradeRep Jamieson Greer playing that down but does it give US more leverage on #rareearths etc?

www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...

👷‍♂️ 8 unsung heroes of the global economy have now died because of the #IranWar‌

🚢Around 20,000 #seafarers remain stuck in the Gulf. They are vital to #shippng #oil & other goods we all want

📅@IMOHQ is set to have an emergency meeting next week

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

#BREAKING

🛢️ @IEA governments are going to release 400m barrels of #oil because of the global economic fallout from #IranWar

⏰ Just 6th release in 52 year history

🌍 Some quick thoughts on what it means and what difference it will make 👇

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

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🇩🇪 Germany economy minister Katherina Reiche appears to confirm plan for biggest release of oil reserves in @IEA history

🛢️400m barrels supposed to be signal to markets "to curb high risk premiums and speculative gains" amid #IranWar surge in prices

DETAILS👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

NEW..

🇬🇧🛢️ The UK is prepared to support a coordinated release of collective International Energy Agency #oil reserves, I understand from government sources.

However any announcement will be left to the #IEA.

#OOTT

LATEST: 👇
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MY LATEST EXCLUSIVE:

🚢 Higher costs from #IranWar‌ will be passed on to consumers

🚢"some kind of deal" is best way to reopen vital global #trade routes

@Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc is one of the most influential figures in global #shipping

READ MORE 👇

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🚢Tankers & ships remain stuck in Persian Gulf

🇺🇸Words from #Trump calming #oil price - not action or G7 talk re strategic reserves

🛢️Anyway a 300m barrel release is ≈25% of those stocks but only 3 days of global demand or 15 days of supplies via #StraitofHormuz
#Iran
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Israel begins new 'wave of strikes' in Tehran as US Senate bid to limit Trump war powers fails Meanwhile, the Pentagon has confirmed that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.

🚢 Around 20,000 #seafarers are trapped because of events in the #StraitofHormuz, the head of the UN's International Maritime Organization has told the BBC

#Iran #IranWar #shipping #trade @IMOHQ

MORE DETAILS 👇

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Higher tariffs likely this week, says US Treasury Scott Bessent says that

🇺🇸 “Likely sometime this week” the US will increase its global tariff on imports from the existing 10% to 15%, says @SecScottBessent

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⏲️ A #tariff timeline..

🇺🇸 It's been a busy weekend for the global economy with sweeping new 15% #USA #tariffs from President Trump, so here's a useful reminder of how we got here...

🤔And a look at what might be next

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🇺🇸 US Supreme Court striking down a raft of #Trump #tariffs is massive story for the global economy

💡 A few quick thoughts about what the point of them is and if they've worked

Plus all the latest reaction 👇

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An unprecedented moment for UK - and a former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the first senior royal to be arrested in modern history.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the most senior UK royal to be arrested since Charles I in 1647

The mere arrest really is unprecedented, and historic

The 8th in line to the throne has always denied wrongdoing in relation to Jeffrey Epstein

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BBC World Service faces funding cliff edge in seven weeks, says Tim Davie As trust in Russia and China’s state broadcasters grows, director general warns of the dangers of cutting back the service

🎙️Countless business & political leaders have told me how influential @bbcworldservice was in shaping their perspective on the world

It's vital that continues

📻It's completely editorially independent but that UK govt funding matters more now than ever

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Opinion | America’s Rare-Earths Solution Is Hiding in Plain Sight The real threat to a secure and sustainable supply of rare earths is not that they are scarce, but that so much is wasted.

Despite the prevailing narrative of a Chinese supply stranglehold, “the United States has immense quantities of rare earths and other critical minerals sitting in thousands of mining waste sites,” Julie Klinger writes.

The business of war.

A truly glaring example of how private companies are having increasingly influential impacts on the way wars are fought

@elonmusk has turned off #starlink internet access for #Russia on the #Ukraine frontline

www.kyivpost.com/post/69509

Kevin Warsh: Will Trump's pick to head US central bank get him what he wants? Opinion is divided over whether Warsh will align with the US president's views over how the Federal Reserve should be run.

🇺🇲🏦 Will Trump's pick of Kevin Warsh to lead US central bank get him the change he wants for the world's biggest economy?

#KevinWarsh #FederalReserve #UnitedStates

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EU suspends approval of US trade deal The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.

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When BBC News asked one well placed EU source for a response to President Trump saying he wouldn't go ahead with the tariffs, the response was simply an eye-rolling emoji 🙄

#Trump #tariffs #Greenland #Davos2026

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Trump rules out taking Greenland by force, drops threat of tariffs on Nato The US president says he has

🇪🇺🇺🇸 It’s not clear if President Trump’s row back on #Greenland #tariffs against EU partners will be enough to save the #trade deal the two agreed last July.

@berndlange tells me "we have to look what this so-called solution would mean"

#Davos2026

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Europe to suspend approval of US trade deal as markets fall The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.

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🇪🇺🇺🇲 The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US trade deal agreed in July

MEP @berndlange says there is "no alternative" because of #Trump's #tariff threats over #Greenland. A subject dominating ##Davos26

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Agree that it's complex. But can only fit so much in one article!