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Travolta returns to Cannes with aviation-inspired directorial debut

Travolta returns to Cannes with aviation-inspired directorial debut

US movie legend John Travolta will present his directorial debut "Propeller One-Way Night Coach", about a young boy's journey in the "golden age of aviation", at the Cannes Film Festival in May, organisers said Thursday. The film, to make its world premiere, is

Cubans demand end of US embargo in bike protest

Cubans demand end of US embargo in bike protest

Hundreds of Cubans demonstrated in front of the US embassy in Havana on Thursday, riding bicycles and electric vehicles as they waved flags and signs demanding an end to the decades-old trade embargo on the country. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel greeted the crowd before the "anti-imperialist

Grain, steel, fertiliser blocked by Hormuz closure: data

Grain, steel, fertiliser blocked by Hormuz closure: data

Besides oil and gas, Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off shipments of crucial goods and raw materials to world markets. Overall volumes of dry bulk goods fell from 7.5 million tonnes in February to 1.3 million tonnes in March, according to data

Oil climbs, stocks slip as Trump dashes hopes of quick end of war

Oil climbs, stocks slip as Trump dashes hopes of quick end of war

Oil surged and stocks fell on Thursday after Donald Trump threatened more heavy strikes on Iran and offered no solution to reopening the key Strait of Hormuz. But stocks clawed back some of their losses and oil receeded from its highs ahead of a three-day weekend that will allow

Trump urges Bruce Springsteen boycott in social media rant

Trump urges Bruce Springsteen boycott in social media rant

Donald Trump told his followers Thursday to boycott Bruce Springsteen in an angry rant against the rock icon who has emerged as a fierce critic of the US president's often harsh immigration crackdown. Calling Springsteen "a dried up prune who has suffered greatly from the work of

US banks in Paris tighten security, order remote work over pro-Iran threat

US banks in Paris tighten security, order remote work over pro-Iran threat

Citigroup and Goldman Sachs stepped up security in Paris on Thursday, telling staff they can work from home, after authorities thwarted an attack against another US financial institution that French prosecutors said might have been linked to a pro-Iran group. According to a French police source, Goldman Sachs in

Which countries' ships are hit by Hormuz crisis?

Which countries' ships are hit by Hormuz crisis?

Shipping companies from Greece, the UAE and China are most affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from Bloomberg and marine traffic organisations. Around 670 commodity vessels sent signals from west of the Strait of Hormuz over the last day, with companies from the nearby