Hedge Funds Make Their Move as Litigation Finance Assets Slump May 11, 2026 By William Shaw, Edward Clark and Gautam Naik A losing streak in litigation finance is attracting hedge funds and other alternative investment managers looking to invest in legal...
Seoul Condemns Strike on Vessel in Strait of Hormuz as Probe Continues May 11, 2026 By Heesu Lee South Korea strongly condemned what it described as an attack on a civilian cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz...
Ships’ Signals Go Haywire as Hormuz Strait Tensions Escalate May 11, 2026 By Weilun Soon Geolocation data for some ships in the Persian Gulf showed locations and speeds that defied logic, pointing to an increase...
Strait of Hormuz Transits Halted Since Tuesday as US, Iran Clash May 8, 2026 By Julian Lee and Prejula Prem The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to commercial shipping after the US and Iran clashed overnight near the waterway,...
US Expects Iranian Response to Peace Proposal on Friday as Fighting Flares Up in Gulf May 8, 2026 By Idrees Ali and Hatem Maher The United States said it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day on Friday to its...
Lloyd’s Executives Debate Release of Findings Into Probe of Ex-CEO Neal: FT May 8, 2026 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s executives are debating how much information to release about the findings of a probe into former Chief Executive John...
Australia Regulator Calls for Urgent Cybersecurity Action to Counter Mythos May 8, 2026 By Scott Murdoch Australia’s corporate regulator has urged the country’s financial sector to take urgent action on tackling potential cyber risks from frontier...
Sabotage and Cyberattacks Have Put Europe’s Power Networks on Alert May 8, 2026 By Lars Paulsson, Maciej Martewicz and John Ainger The helicopter flying over fields, rivers and villages in central Poland is loaded with high-tech cameras and sensors. The pilot,...
Mitsui O.S.K. Says its Vessels Did Not Pay Fees Transiting Hormuz May 8, 2026 Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said on Friday three of its vessels that transited the Strait of Hormuz and exited...
Health Officials Downplay Pandemic Risk From Cruise Hantavirus Outbreak May 8, 2026 By Charlotte Hughes-Morgan and Janice Kew The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship doesn’t risk triggering the next pandemic, World Health Organization officials said, downplaying...