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Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’
ByAmanda Meade May 7, 2026

Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights recordThe acclaimed Australian film-maker Phillip Noyce is being paid by the Saudi regime to make a feature fi…

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Keep quiet ‘so we don’t go to jail’: Israeli suspects charged with bribery after suspicious bets placed on Iran strikes
ByNiamh Rowe May 6, 2026

Authorities allege that Omer Ziv and an unnamed air force major used classified information to bet on the timing of military operations on PolymarketSince users of the leading prediction market Polymarket have been able to wager on the outcomes of war,…

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Another day, another pivot as Trump flails in an Iran trap of his own making
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 6, 2026

Latest proposal, derided by Tehran as a ‘wishlist’, could yet be a way out – but with 5,000 dead, it comes at an awful priceMiddle East crisis – live updatesAnother day, another hairpin turn in the world of Donald Trump’s foreign policy.The weekend was…

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US fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump gives Tehran fresh ultimatum
ByJason Burke, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in New Delhi May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

President tells Iran to accept deal to end war or face new wave of bombing at ‘much higher level and intensity’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump issued a fre…

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Pope Leo rejects claim he supports nuclear weapons after Trump tirade
ByAngela Giuffrida in Rome May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Pontiff responds after US president accuses him of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with stance on Iran warMiddle East crisis – live updatesPeople in the US: what do you think of Chicago-born Pope Leo?Pope Leo has said he has never supported nuclear we…

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Oil prices fall as Trump says strait of Hormuz ‘open to all’ if Iran accepts deal
ByLauren Almeida May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

US president says war will end if Tehran agrees to deal, but that ‘bombing starts’ again if it does notOil prices fell and stock markets rose as Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end and the strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” if Tehran str…

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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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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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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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