A look at the UK’s Royal Navy, which has faced jibe after jibe from Trump and Hegseth – AP News

  1. A look at the UK’s Royal Navy, which has faced jibe after jibe from Trump and Hegseth  AP News
  2. Relationship with Trump may be beyond repair, Keir Starmer told  The Guardian
  3. Trump Mocks Starmer Over Help In Iran, UK's "Old, Broken" Aircraft Carriers  NDTV
  4. An all too special relationship  Financial Times
  5. Iran war: Trump mocked Starmer and Royal Navy’s ‘old’ warships. But the reality is far different  The Independent
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‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears

Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November

There appears to be no legal barrier for a human to override a controversial algorithm that determines financial support for elderly Australians, a Senate inquiry has heard, despite government assessors being banned from doing so.

The Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), introduced in November as part of aged care Support at Home reforms, is used to assess eligibility and assign funding levels for aged care services.

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Exclusive: Russian oil output cuts are unavoidable as drone attacks shrink exports, sources say – Reuters

  1. Exclusive: Russian oil output cuts are unavoidable as drone attacks shrink exports, sources say  Reuters
  2. Exclusive: Russia's Primorsk oil terminal lost 40% of storage to drone attacks, satellite images show  Reuters
  3. Russia Baltic Crude Terminal Looks Undamaged in Satellite Images  Bloomberg.com
  4. Huge fires at Russian oil facilities following Ukraine strikes, satellite images show  BBC
  5. Russian Oil Exports Fall by 1.75M Bpd as Drones Assaults Baltic Ports  The Moscow Times
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Nations to meet on Strait of Hormuz as Trump calls for others to ‘take the lead’ – The Washington Post

  1. Nations to meet on Strait of Hormuz as Trump calls for others to ‘take the lead’  The Washington Post
  2. Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences  CNN
  3. Trump criticizes European allies for not helping fix the damage his war against Iran has caused  AP News
  4. Trump says US has plenty of jet fuel for Europe, market disagrees  Reuters
  5. Trump Says Europe Is On Its Own in Securing the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
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Wartime fuel shortages spawn panic, robberies and killings in Asia – The Washington Post

  1. Wartime fuel shortages spawn panic, robberies and killings in Asia  The Washington Post
  2. ‘Like relying on a drug dealer:’ the world’s dependence on oil and gas has exposed a dangerous vulnerability  cnn.com
  3. A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis  The Guardian
  4. Stopgap measures aren't enough to halt rising gas prices in the face of the Iran war  PBS
  5. How the Gulf’s war is becoming Asia’s crisis too  The Economist
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UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz – Reuters

  1. UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz  Reuters
  2. UK gathers more than 40 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz  AP News
  3. UK to host talks on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz  BBC
  4. UK says Iran holding world economy 'hostage' with Hormuz attacks  BBC
  5. Australia to attend global meeting on Strait of Hormuz — without the US  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across region – AP News

  1. No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across region  AP News
  2. Iran fires on targets across Mideast while Israel and US hit Tehran as war shows no signs of slowing  AP News
  3. Iran fires on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump claims threat from Tehran nearly eliminated  PBS
  4. Iran Threatens ‘Crushing and Broader’ Attacks After Trump’s Speech  Time Magazine
  5. The Latest: Iran launches missiles at Israel and Gulf states as explosions heard around Tehran  The Independent
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