Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition – Axios

  1. Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition  Axios
  2. As allies resist US call to help in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says it was a loyalty test  Military Times
  3. US Allies See No Way of Opening Hormuz Strait During War  Bloomberg.com
  4. China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips  AP News
  5. Estonia ‘ready to talk’ on Strait of Hormuz backup  Politico
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Iran War Live Updates: As Oil and Gas Prices Soar, Bessent Says U.S. May Release More Reserves – The New York Times

  1. Iran War Live Updates: As Oil and Gas Prices Soar, Bessent Says U.S. May Release More Reserves  The New York Times
  2. What we know on the 20th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran  CNN
  3. No 'definitive time frame' to end Iran war, Pentagon to seek funds from Congress — as it happened  ABC News
  4. Morning Mail: crude spikes as Israel hits major gasfield, the driveways that ate Sydney, flight of the fashionistas  The Guardian
  5. Iran conflict to end as US has achieved aims: Albanese  thesenior.com.au
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2 Men Charged With Spying for Iran on Jewish Institutions in UK – The New York Times

  1. 2 Men Charged With Spying for Iran on Jewish Institutions in UK  The New York Times
  2. London police commissioner describes department’s work to disrupt Iran-backed retaliation plots  CNN
  3. Two men charged with spying for Iran targeting London Jewish community  ایران اینترنشنال
  4. 2 men in UK court accused of spying on Israeli embassy, London's Bevis Marks Synagogue for Iran  The Times of Israel
  5. Two men charged over alleged spying on Jewish community in London for Iran  The Guardian
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WA police investigate flyers targeting LGBTIQ+ community distributed to homes

The anonymous leaflets display pictures of LGBTIQ+ people along with accusations of crimes such as drug trafficking and paedophilia

Police in Western Australia are investigating flyers distributed to homes across Perth targeting members of the state’s LGBTIQ+ community.

The flyers, which are anonymous, display photographs of LGBTIQ+ people and falsely accuse them of crimes such as paedophilia.

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‘One in, one out’ asylum seekers sent to France return to UK in lorries

Exclusive: At least four people have travelled back to the UK by lorry in the last two weeks

Asylum seekers who arrived in the UK in small boats and were forcibly returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” deal have returned to the UK in lorries, the Guardian has learned.

When asked about the recent returnees, the Home Office said that people who came back to the UK after removal to France were detained and returned to France at the earliest opportunity. Amnesty International UK has called for “one in, one out” to be scrapped.

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Bernardi vows to pay for flights taken with Hanson on Rinehart’s plane amid confusion about SA’s donations ban

World-leading laws to be tested before South Australian election, complicated by Hanson and Bernardi’s political status

Cory Bernardi says he will pay for multiple flights with Pauline Hanson in a plane registered to Gina Rinehart’s company amid confusion about whether the trips may contravene South Australia’s new laws banning political donations.

Saturday’s SA election is the first since the new laws came into effect. There are a range of exemptions to the ban, but it is not clear if any of them apply to One Nation as parties, candidates and the electoral commission work through the “world-leading” laws for the first time.

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EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices – AP News

  1. EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices  AP News
  2. Europe and Japan ready to help stabilise energy prices and secure oil chokepoint  Reuters
  3. How Europe sleepwalked into yet another energy crisis  BBC
  4. Fossil fuels? No thanks. Why Trump’s Iran war is pushing EU toward renewables.  politico.eu
  5. Silver linings to the heavy cloud of higher energy prices  Financial Times
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As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know – The New York Times

  1. As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know  The New York Times
  2. 27 students sick, 2 dead from meningitis amid UK outbreak. What to know.  USA Today
  3. Kent meningitis outbreak has been contained, health officials believe  The Guardian
  4. Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent  GOV.UK
  5. Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive?  BBC
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How Iran Has Effectively Closed the Strait of Hormuz – Bloomberg.com

  1. How Iran Has Effectively Closed the Strait of Hormuz  Bloomberg.com
  2. About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war  AP News
  3. You can’t print molecules  Carlyle
  4. How Iran defied Trump threats to emerge as Strait of Hormuz gatekeeper  Al Jazeera
  5. Iran considers levying transit fees on ships in Hormuz Strait, lawmaker says  Reuters
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The world’s happiest countries for 2026 – and what they get right – BBC

  1. The world's happiest countries for 2026 - and what they get right  BBC
  2. A Nordic nation is the world’s happiest country for the ninth year in a row  CNN
  3. The UK, Canada, and The US Are Still Struggling, According To The World Happiness Report 2026  IFLScience
  4. The Anglosphere is increasingly miserable  The Economist
  5. Heavy social media usage erodes young people's wellbeing, report finds  Reuters
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