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Oil and gas prices fall sharply, driven by hopes of strait of Hormuz reopening – as it happened
ByJulia Kollewe May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy has announced the strait of Hormuz could reopen following the end of ‘threats from aggressors’Job vacancies in the UK bounced back in March but remained near a five-year low, and openings for graduates slum…

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Middle East crisis live: Iran’s top negotiator says US aims to force Tehran’s ‘surrender’; Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire began
ByTaz Ali (now) and Mark Saunokonoko (earlier) May 6, 2026May 7, 2026

Statement comes after Trump’s threats to escalate bombing if Iran doesn’t agree deal and IRGC suggestions the strait of Hormuz could reopenThe UK work and pensions secretary, Pat McFadden, has warned that job losses “could happen” in Britain due to the…

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Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again
ByPatrick Greenfield May 6, 2026

In today’s newsletter: The brief US effort to steer trapped vessels through the waterway put the fragile ceasefire under strainGood morning. Uncertainty once again reigns in the Middle East. The uneasy ceasefire between the US and Iran threatened …

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Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 6, 2026

Objection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panelsThe Palestinian ambassador to the UK has called for Foreign Office intervention after the British Museum removed referenc…

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Totally grounded? How the jet fuel crisis could change our summer holidays – and world history
ByZoe Williams May 6, 2026

Jet fuel has doubled in price since the start of the war on Iran. How bad will the disruption get and could this accelerate the route to jet zero?What happens to flights if the world runs out of oil? Well, obviously they will be grounded. To be more sp…

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Charges flagged as women and children from IS-linked families set to fly from Syria to Australia
ByTom McIlroy political editor May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Home affairs minister Tony Burke says government continues to refuse to help the group of 13Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of the Australian women linked to Islamic …

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US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side
ByJason Burke International security correspondent May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

Conflict appears to have reached impasse, but leaders in Tehran and Washington seem to think victory is nearThe month-old ceasefire between Iran and the US appeared to be in new peril on Tuesday with a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles reported to have…

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Ex-US spy for Israel calls for Gaza ethnic cleansing as he seeks Knesset seat
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 5, 2026

Jonathan Pollard, who served 30 years for selling US military secrets, advocates ‘forcible removal’ of PalestiniansJonathan Pollard, a former US navy intelligence analyst jailed for 30 years for spying for Israel, has said he will stand for election to…

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A veneer of normality has returned to Tehran, but fears for the future are rife
ByStefanie Glinski. Photographs by Mohammad Mohsenifar May 5, 2026

From economic woes to concerns that war could break out again at any moment, underlying worries run deepIn the weeks since the fragile ceasefire with the US and Israel took hold, life in Tehran has – on the surface at least – largely returned to someth…

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Israeli army chief says West Bank troops ‘killing like we haven’t killed since 1967’
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 5, 2026

Leaked remarks by Maj Gen Avi Bluth describe fatal shootings of stone-throwers and different treatment for Jewish settlersThe Israeli army chief in the West Bank has said his troops were “killing like we haven’t killed since 1967”, including fatally sh…

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