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Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor May 11, 2026

US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockadeMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and that he is considering restarting…

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EU announces sanctions against violent Israel settlers
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels May 11, 2026

Bloc breaks its lengthy deadlock on the issue but falls short of imposing full-scale trade sanctionsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe EU has agreed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, ending a years-long deadlock over the issue but still taking o…

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Israeli troops jailed for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon
ByStaff and agencies May 11, 2026

IDF says two soldiers will spend weeks in military prison over incident it said was viewed with great severityTwo Israeli soldiers will spend weeks in military prison for the desecration of a Christian object after one stuck a cigarette in the mouth of…

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Vision of destruction: Israel’s assault on southern Lebanon in video, maps and charts
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut. Graphics by Lucy Swan, Heidi Wilson and Paul Scruton May 11, 2026

More than 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid bombings, evacuation orders and demolitionsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s destruction in southern Lebanon happened in phases. Hours after Hezbollah launched rockets at Is…

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Mass starvation looms if fertilisers can’t pass key waterway, UN warns – as it happened
ByYohannes Lowe May 11, 2026May 12, 2026

This blog is now closedTrump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire fraysTurkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, will visit Qatar later today for talks on the war, its impact on the region and efforts to ensure navigati…

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‘It’s like we went bankrupt overnight’: poorest Somalis suffer as piles of worthless shillings mount up
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu May 11, 2026

Banknotes are now so tattered that even buses refuse to accept them, as a dollarised economy and mobile phone payments push up the cost of essentialsAs US troops withdrew from Somalia in the spring of 1994, a teenaged Muse Omar Jama began working as an…

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Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire frays
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

US president expresses ire at Tehran’s reported demands, as drones strike Gulf nations and Israel warns war ‘not over’Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian response to a US peace proposal as “totally unacceptable”, on a day the month-old ceasefire showe…

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‘Degree of complacency’: are supply chains prepared for impact of ongoing Iran war?
ByHeather Stewart and Jasper Jolly May 10, 2026

The economic warnings are bleak, but full extent of shortages are still not felt for many European countriesThe biggest energy shock in modern history, jet fuel shortages “within weeks”, a global recession – since Iran throttled shipping flows through …

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Saudi Aramco profits jump despite conflict in Middle East
ByLauren Almeida May 10, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company’s profits up 26% to £26.9bn in first three months of yearBusiness live – latest updatesSaudi Arabia’s state oil company reported a 26% jump in profits in its first quarter as its east-west pipeline allowed it to ship mi…

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Nobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisons
ByTess McClure May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

Writing by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatmentIn an exclusive extract of writing smuggled from prison in Iran, the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the “torture” of solit…

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