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Zelenskyy: North Korea Preparing Another 10,000 Troops for Russia's War in Ukraine
World

Zelenskyy: North Korea Preparing Another 10,000 Troops for Russia's War in Ukraine

With more than 8,000 North Korean soldiers already on Russian soil, Zelenskyy says Pyongyang is selecting and training another 10,000 โ€” deepening the war's internationalization.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Trump Rejects Iran's Seven-Day Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as Oil Jumps Past $107
World

Trump Rejects Iran's Seven-Day Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as Oil Jumps Past $107

Tehran offered to reopen the world's most critical oil chokepoint within a week in exchange for sanctions relief and an end to the blockade. Trump called the terms unacceptable โ€” and markets convulsed.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Crew-13: The Astronauts Ending America's Six-Month Launch Drought
Space

Crew-13: The Astronauts Ending America's Six-Month Launch Drought

Two Americans, one Canadian and one Russian are set to lift off for the International Space Station on October 1 โ€” the first US crew launch since Artemis II.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Canโ€™t End
Opinion

Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Canโ€™t End

The RBA hiked to 4.60%, the Fed signals more to come. But interest rates canโ€™t produce oil โ€” and the dilemma has no good answer, only less-bad ones.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20269 min read
Trump Rejected Iranโ€™s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense โ€” Until You Count the Cost
Opinion

Trump Rejected Iranโ€™s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense โ€” Until You Count the Cost

Washington says the rejected Hormuz proposal traded permanent leverage for a temporary pause. The ledger of continuing the war is worth reading in full.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
The Seven-Day Strait: What Iran's Rejected Hormuz Offer Means for Oil Prices and the War
Explainers

The Seven-Day Strait: What Iran's Rejected Hormuz Offer Means for Oil Prices and the War

Tehran said it could reopen the world's most important oil waterway within a week โ€” if Washington eased pressure first. Trump said no. We explain what was offered, why it failed, and what it means for fuel and inflation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Turner Prize 2026 Opens in Middlesbrough: Crude Oil, Living Sculptures and the M62
Culture

Turner Prize 2026 Opens in Middlesbrough: Crude Oil, Living Sculptures and the M62

The Turner Prize 2026 exhibition has opened at MIMA in Middlesbrough, with four shortlisted artists taking on oil extraction, living sculpture and the industrial North of England. The winner is announced on 10 December.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers
Business

The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers

With Brent crude above $105 and US-Iran tensions flaring around the Strait of Hormuz, the energy shock is driving bond yields to multi-decade highs, squeezing businesses and households, and forcing central banks back into tightening mode.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read