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President shifts deadline again for attacking power plants and bridges in expletive-ridden social media postMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump issued an expletive-laden warning on Sunday that Tehran had until Tuesday night to reopen the strait of Hormuz or the US would obliterate Iran’s power plants and bridges.Iran’s parliament speaker responded with a warning that the US president’s “reckless moves” would mean “our whole region is going to burn”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/trump-warns-iran-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-by-tuesday-or-face-hell Author : Saeed Shah in Islamabad and Dan Sabbagh in Jerusalem Publish date : 2026-04-06 01:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

State upper house MP runs unopposed after initially being dropped during a preselection challenge. Follow today’s news liveMore on Bowen’s fuel comments this morning, with reserves in ‘pretty good’ conditionAs we reported earlier, the energy minister, Chris Bowen, spoke to RN Breakfast this morning about the state of the nation’s fuel supply. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/06/anthony-albanese-fuel-crisis-angus-taylor-middle-east-labor-liberals-moira-deeming-ntwnfb Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2026-04-05 23:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sponsors pull out after Keir Starmer calls decision to book rapper who wrote song titled Heil Hitler ‘deeply concerning’Pepsi and Diageo have said they will withdraw their sponsorship of a UK music festival that is due to be headlined by Kanye West after Keir Starmer joined criticism of the event.The musician is understood to have not yet made an application to come to Britain and could be blocked under powers allowing the authorities to do so if his presence is deemed not conducive to the public good. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/05/kanye-west-wireless-festival-deeply-concerning-keir-starmer Author : Ben Quinn Political correspondent Publish

Members reportedly agree a rise of 206,000 barrels a day in May, but move symbolic while strait of Hormuz is effectively closedMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranian drones have struck Kuwait’s oil infrastructure, causing “severe material damage” that threatens to further disrupt oil supplies already hit by the US-Israel war on Iran.The drone strikes on Sunday came hours before members of the Opec+ group of major global oil suppliers gathered to discuss how to bolster output despite Iran’s effective closure of the strait of Hormuz shipping route. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/05/iranian-drone-strikes-hit-kuwait-oil-infrastructure-before-opec-supply-talks Author : Kalyeena Makortoff and agencies Publish