Getty Images Walmart has warned higher petrol prices are causing US consumers to cut spending elsewhere as the war with Iran continues to squeeze household budgets.
The retail giant expects its sales growth between May and July to slow significantly from the previous three months, with higher prices at the pump to blame.
Data from motoring group AAA shows the average price of a gallon of petrol has hit $4.56 (£3.40), up from $3 when the war began.
In an interview with CNBC,
Getty Images A judge in the US state of Virginia has dismissed charges against a former assistant principal at a school where a six-year-old shot his teacher during class.
Ebony Parker faced felony child abuse charges for allegedly ignoring warnings that the first grade student at her elementary school had a gun.
Her defence team argued the state had not made its case against Parker, and Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Robinson agreed, striking
BBC Iran has said it is significantly expanding the area around the Strait of Hormuz over which it claims military control in an effort to assert its sovereignty of the key trade route.
A map published by Iran's newly-created "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" claims "Iranian armed forces oversight" across more than 22,000 sq km (8,800 sq miles).
It extends into the territorial waters of Oman and the UAE. The UAE described Iran's claims of control as
Reuters Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists who were detained in Israel after their flotilla bringing symbolic aid to Gaza was intercepted are set to be deported from the country.
It follows international backlash in response to a video posted by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir showing himself taunting activists kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs.
On Thursday, the UK confirmed it had summoned Israel's top diplomat in Britain, charge d'affaires Daniela
Reuters US President Donald Trump says he will talk to Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te about a possible arms sale, in what would be a sharp departure from diplomatic tradition.
US and Taiwanese leaders have not spoken directly since 1979 - when Washington severed formal ties with Taiwan to recognise the Chinese government in Beijing.
China claims Taiwan as its territory and has not ruled out taking it by force. The US has long
Getty Images Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people.
The Paris Appeals Court found the airline and aircraft manufacturer guilty of corporate manslaughter over the incident, in which flight AF447 between Rio de Janeiro and Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
The passenger jet stalled during a storm and plunged into the water, killing all on board.
A court had previously cleared the companies in April 2023 but they
Getty Images Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhoea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said both diseases had reached their highest levels in over 10 years in 2024.
Gonorrhoea hit 106,331 cases - a 303% increase since 2015 - while syphilis more than doubled in the same period to 45,557.
The health agency
Getty Images China has called on the US to stop using "coercion" and "threats" against its ally Cuba, after Washington indicted former leader Raúl Castro on murder charges.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to exert pressure on Cuba and has openly discussed toppling its communist regime.
On Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the
Sahel Alerte / X Dozens of vehicles, including fuel tankers, minibuses and trucks, have been set on fire near Mali's capital, Bamako, as jihadists step up a blockade of the city, the BBC has confirmed.
Videos filmed from passing vehicles and verified by the BBC show the charred remains of the vehicles on a road