- Slovenia election sees ruling party tied with opposition DW.com
- Spies, Lies and Fake Investors in Disguise: How Plotters Tried to Flip a European Election WSJ
- Election in Slovenia Is a Near Tie The New York Times
- Premier Edges Out Trump Ally in Slovenia’s Closest Ever Vote Bloomberg.com
- Black Cube, leaked tapes and corruption: Israeli spy firm crashes Slovenia’s election politico.eu
Middle East crisis live: Starmer calls emergency meeting on UK economy; IEA open to releasing more oil stocks
British PM to chair Monday meeting including chancellor and Bank of England head on fallout from Iran war; International Energy Agency chief says it will release more stockpiled oil ‘if necessary’
British prime minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday, with chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey also attending, the UK government has said.
Financial markets face another turbulent week after Iran said it would strike its Gulf neighbours’ energy and water systems if Donald Trump followed through on his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open up the crucial strait of Hormuz.
Topics expected to be covered are the economic impact of the crisis on families and businesses, energy security and the resilience of industry and supply chains alongside the international response.
Continue reading...Hundreds of petrol stations across Australia run out of fuel as Albanese inks supply deal with Singapore
Energy minister, Chris Bowen, says ‘we’re a long way’ from further action like fuel rationing despite shortages
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Hundreds of service stations across Australia have run out of fuel, with the federal government inking a deal with Singapore, one of the country’s biggest sources of refined petroleum, to keep supplies of diesel and petrol flowing.
Concerns are now broadening to supplies of fertiliser and other chemicals, heaping more pressure on the Albanese government’s leveraging of overseas exports of coal and gas in a bid to handle of the crisis.
Continue reading...International Energy Agency head says global economy faces ‘major, major threat’ because of Iran war – AP News
- International Energy Agency head says global economy faces ‘major, major threat’ because of Iran war AP News
- More than 40 Middle East energy assets ‘severely damaged,’ IEA chief says CNBC
- IEA chief: Energy crisis due to Iran war a ‘major, major threat’ to global economy The Times of Israel
- Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chief The Guardian
- International Energy Agency head says global economy faces ‘major, major threat’ from Iran war abcnews.com
British couple in Iran prison say situation is ‘life-threatening’ – BBC
- British couple in Iran prison say situation is 'life-threatening' BBC
- Briton held in Iran urges UK PM Starmer to publicly reject spying accusation Reuters
- British couple detained in Iran feel 'let down' and plead with Starmer to 'help us' Sky News
- British man jailed in Iran says UK government has ‘abandoned him and his wife in a war zone’ The Independent
- Detained Britons used as ‘human shields’ in Iran war zone, family says The Hindu
US weight-loss drugmakers slash prices in fight to win customers
Weight-loss drug prices are falling in the US - but can the example be repeated?
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle to intensify with Perth a possible target as storm makes rare crossing across continent
Narelle weakens to a tropical low after bringing heavy rain to already-saturated parts of the Northern Territory
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Communities in Australia’s far north were again on flood alert as ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle continued its destructive westward journey on Monday, with forecasts suggesting the system could re-intensify and potentially threaten the Perth region this weekend.
Narelle had weakened to a tropical low system on Monday after bringing heavy rain to already-saturated parts of the Northern Territory over the weekend.
Continue reading...Air Canada plane collides with ground vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia airport, halting all flights
The regulator has issued a ground stop for all planes and New York’s emergency management authority warned people to expect cancellations and delays
New York’s LaGuardia airport was closed to flights early on Monday after an Air Canada flight and Port Authority vehicle collided.
The New York police department confirmed the collision but could not immediately offer further information. A spokesperson for the New York City Fire Department said firefighters responded to reports of a plane that crashed into a vehicle on the runway at 11:38pm.
Continue reading...Arson attack on London volunteer ambulances being treated as antisemitic hate crime, police say
Met says four vehicles from Jewish community ambulance service damaged in suspected arson attack in Golders Green
Four ambulances belonging to the Jewish community ambulance service have been set on fire in Golders Green, with police saying they were treating the incident as an “antisemitic hate crime”.
Officers were called to Highfield Road in Golders Green at about 1.45am on Monday after receiving reports of a fire.
Continue reading...HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry
Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices
One of HS2’s biggest contractors has warned the government that raising tariffs on foreign steel imports will “exacerbate” cost pressures for the UK construction industry, amid growing concern over the £100bn railway’s rising budget.
Ministers said last week they would double the tariffs on imported steel and slash the amount that can be bought from overseas, in an attempt to save Britain’s struggling steelmakers.
Continue reading...‘You can feel it’: South Yorkshire revival gathers pace as new industries move in
From steel to screen, podcasts to defence, Sheffield’s economy is diversifying amid a wave of new investment
It has seen its fair share of Hollywood parties – albeit with a twist. Instead of champagne and caviar it is usually Guinness and scampi fries. Red carpet? There aren’t even cushions on the seats.
The tiny Sheffield pub, Fagan’s, has raised more than a few toasts in the last year as Adolescence, the Netflix hit made by two of its owners, scooped multiple awards at the Emmys and Golden Globes and became one of the world’s most-watched dramas.
Continue reading...Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds
Handful of billionaires gave huge sums in particular to media organisations that boosted rightwing politicians, says Liam Byrne MP
More than £170m was given to MPs, political parties, media organisations and thinktanks aligned with the UK’s populist right over the past five years, new research from the Labour MP Liam Byrne has found.
Byrne, a former cabinet minister who chairs parliament’s business committee, said he had identified a “media-political complex” funded largely by a handful of billionaires.
Continue reading...Caught Between Two Conflicts, Afghans Flee Iran – The New York Times
- Caught Between Two Conflicts, Afghans Flee Iran The New York Times
- Official: Over 3m Afghan refugees returned home over past year chinadailyasia.com
- Nearly 90 Migrant Families Repatriated to Afghanistan Hasht-e Subh Daily
- Thousands of Afghan Refugees Return Home Amid Rising Regional Instability خبرگزاری اطلس
- Over 3 Million Afghan Refugees Returned Home in Past Year, Official Says Ratopati
BTS agency shares drop after comeback show turnout falls short
The concert was attended by an estimated 104,000 fans, much lower than the expected 260,000.
The road to Beijing doesn’t run through Tehran – Responsible Statecraft
- The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran Responsible Statecraft
- Why is China Sitting Out the War on Iran Time Magazine
- China’s silence on Iran reveals its true priorities Al Jazeera
- China Will Back Pakistan But Leave Iran Exposed In War: An Expert Reveals Why NDTV
- Opinion | When it comes to the Persian Gulf, China’s top priority is economics South China Morning Post
UN warns Earth’s climate being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as El Niño looms
The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.
In Denmark’s Election, How Will the Woman Who Took On Trump Fare? – The New York Times
- In Denmark’s Election, How Will the Woman Who Took On Trump Fare? The New York Times
- Opinion | Mette Frederiksen Changed Denmark The New York Times
- Danish premier Frederiksen poised to retain power as right splinters Financial Times
- Trump and Greenland loom over Denmark’s snap election. Here’s what to know CNN
- Danes vote in an election clouded by Trump's Greenland desires Reuters
Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, as National Rally fails to take key cities
City hall veteran beats rightwinger Rachida Dati in French capital, while far-right RN fails to win Marseille and Toulon in French local elections
The Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire has been elected mayor of Paris, beating the former rightwing minister Rachida Dati, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally (RN) failing to take key cities targeted in Sunday’s second round of local elections.
Grégoire took a victory bike ride with future councillors in Paris on Sunday night to show that the French capital would continue its pro-cycling and environmental policies.
Continue reading...Ukrainian drones killing Russian troops faster than Moscow can replace them, drone commander says – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian drones killing Russian troops faster than Moscow can replace them, drone commander says The Kyiv Independent
- A Choice of Deadly Drones Is Only a Few Clicks Away for Ukrainian Troops The New York Times
- Ukraine’s top drone commander wants to bleed Russia’s army dry The Economist
- How Ukraine’s front line became a laboratory for drone innovation AP News
- Ukrainian mid-range drones are consistently wiping out Russian air defences: results over the past year Українська правда
US said planning weeks-long operation to reopen Hormuz Strait; IDF strikes Tehran overnight – The Times of Israel
- US said planning weeks-long operation to reopen Hormuz Strait; IDF strikes Tehran overnight The Times of Israel
- The Tanker War: How history is repeating itself on the Strait of Hormuz CNN
- Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up raise specter of battle for Hormuz The Washington Post
- Iran War & Strait of Hormuz Energy Crisis Reveal Decline of U.S. Empire: Historian Alfred McCoy Democracy Now!
- Dire Strait The American Prospect