"The Strait of Hormuz is now too dangerous for all but a trickle of traffic," writes security correspondent Frank Gardner. Today, three ships have been fired on in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian media reporting that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted the vessels. We bring you the latest. The US blockade of Iranian ports, along with Iran showing no interest in ending its nuclear program or support for proxy groups in the Middle East, mean major questions remain between the two sides, writes Washington correspondent Daniel Bush. He notes that while Trump's announcement of a ceasefire extension buys him "more time to wind down [the] conflict", "a quick resolution to the war, for now, seems as elusive as ever".

In a country where car ownership is low and other public transport systems are overcrowded and overstretched, why are people avoiding the metro? Since 2014, the Indian government has spent more than $26bn (£19.24bn) on building and improving networks across nearly two dozen cities, but only 25-35% of the projected number of travellers are using the system. And in the city of Kanpur in the north, that number is as low as 2%.