Iran has throttled ​traffic through the strait, a vital global oil and gas supply route, since the war with the United States began with US and Israeli strikes on February 28.

The result deepens pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition, as the far-right party’s record state-level gains raise the prospect of its first path to power since the Nazi era.

Volcanic ash from repeated eruptions has disrupted air travel around Jakarta, with 170,000 passengers affected by cancellations and schools shifting to remote learning in some areas.

Tehran says it will pursue economic reforms to counter sanctions and war-related pressures, while warning that any further attack on Iran would draw a faster and more damaging response.

Tasnim, the semi-official Iranian news agency, had reported that four US missiles hit a tanker in the area of Kharg’s anchorage.

Volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau disrupts hundreds of flights around Jakarta, while schools suspend activities and fishermen stay ashore as authorities warn of continued hazards.

Putin praised Trump’s efforts to end the war but offered no sign of a breakthrough as US envoys pressed Moscow on a possible settlement, with major differences over territory and Ukraine’s future security still unresolved.

Iranian state television ​on Thursday said that a 22-year-old woman had died in hospital following the strike that hit a home during a wedding, taking the total reported death toll ​to five.

Some private economists have also questioned whether the deflator — a number calculated to strip out inflation from nominal GDP to show the “real” growth rate — understated inflation compared with other price indicators.

The United States threatened more devastating strikes. Iran accused Washington of hitting a wedding ‌party, killing five people and wounding dozens.

The reopening of the G216 highway allows heavy equipment to reach the devastated Gyirong border area as Chinese and Nepali rescuers continue searching for hundreds of people missing after floods and landslides.

US airstrikes on Iranian military targets trigger retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, raising fears of a broader conflict and renewed disruption to global oil supplies.

Tehran has repeatedly said it will allow free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital ​waterway for global ​oil supplies, only if Washington implements the terms of the agreement.

Renewed missile strikes between the US and Iran threaten to unravel a month-long shift towards economic pressure, though both sides say they do not seek a return to full-scale war.

Iranian missiles target US forces in Jordan after American forces hit two launchers allegedly being prepared to fire rockets and lay sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

During the present ​conflict, Tehran has struck US military facilities as ​well as other infrastructure in Gulf states, underscoring the tensions between Tehran and its Gulf neighbours.

Many mourners who came on Friday praised Harald’s spirit ‌of inclusiveness.

Bibek Kumal was working in a toilet pit when a wall of water, mud and rocks swept through the area, carrying him downstream until he became trapped in a mango tree and was later rescued by police.

Rising temperatures, melting glaciers and unstable mountain slopes are increasing the risk of cascading disasters in the Himalayas.

Meta agreed over the next decade to restrict teenagers’ use of Facebook and Instagram ​to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 am, absent parental consent.