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18/05 22:05 - Middle East crisis live: Trump says he cancelled planned attack on Iran at request of Gulf states, vows US is ready for ‘large scale assault’ if peace talks fail 18/05 22:00 - Australia news live: flash flooding hits Queensland roads; $57bn of Victoria infrastructure threatened by climate hazards 18/05 21:57 - Iran wants to hand over nuclear stockpile to Russia – media 18/05 21:37 - Iran announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz as peace talks stall 18/05 21:07 - Iran makes new proposal for deal to end war, regional officials say 18/05 21:03 - Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman 18/05 20:22 - New York Times sues Pentagon again over ‘utterly unreasonable’ press restrictions 18/05 20:12 - Trump delays ‘scheduled attack’ on Iran, crediting ‘serious negotiations’ 18/05 20:12 - Trump delays ‘scheduled attack’ on Iran, crediting ‘serious negotiations’ 18/05 20:03 - ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota 18/05 20:00 - Damage control over prevention: International health system 'closing gaps instead pushing forward' 18/05 20:00 - Kremlin details Putin’s official visit to China 18/05 19:38 - Israel built two secret military bases in Iraq to aid Iran war, New York Times reports 18/05 19:17 - Could the Iran war trigger the next debt shock? 18/05 19:17 - Could the Iran war trigger the next debt shock? 18/05 18:51 - Trump Warns Iran the ‘Clock Is Ticking’ as Tensions Surge Again in Middle East 18/05 18:45 - No ‘tailor-made’ deal for UK if it wants to rejoin bloc, say former EU Brexit officials 18/05 18:23 - Europe’s search for a Putin negotiator deadlocked 18/05 18:10 - Belarus dismisses concerns as it launches joint nuclear drills with Russia 18/05 18:10 - Belarus dismisses concerns as it launches joint nuclear drills with Russia 18/05 17:05 - Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places 18/05 16:28 - Angela Merkel says Europe ‘not making sufficient use of diplomatic potential’ to engage with Russia – as it happened 18/05 16:18 - Russia and Belarus stage joint nuclear weapons drills 18/05 15:54 - Trump Has Done More Than Misjudge Iran 18/05 15:26 - Russia’s New Human Rights Commissioner Accused of Helping Kidnap Ukrainian Children 18/05 15:05 - Trump moves to withdraw $10bn lawsuit against IRS amid talks of deal to compensate allies – US politics live 18/05 15:00 - NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be ‘funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons’, advocates warn 18/05 14:58 - Luigi Mangione trial judge allows gun and notebook to be used as evidence 18/05 14:57 - News24 | Transport protests hit Kenya over rising fuel prices 18/05 14:47 - French Minister visits Algeria amid diplomatic thaw 18/05 14:44 - Donald Trump’s approval rating sinks to lowest point of second term 18/05 14:42 - Cuba warns US of ‘bloodbath’ if military action follows drone claims 18/05 14:31 - ‘High time to push peace agenda’: Ebola outbreak in DRC spreads in conflict-hit, hard-to-reach areas 18/05 14:18 - Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts 18/05 14:14 - Ex-assistant principal faces trial after six-year-old shot Virginia teacher 18/05 14:10 - Xi prepares to welcome Putin to China four days after hosting Trump 18/05 14:03 - "I'll Make Sure Of It": Marjorie Taylor Greene Just Sent A "Revolution" Warning To Donald Trump For His Iran War Mongering, And It's Wild 18/05 13:45 - Oil Prices Climb and Bonds Falter as Iran War Raises Inflation Fears 18/05 13:30 - 11 Mind-Boggling And Shocking Cold War Operations You Probably Didn't Know About 18/05 13:16 - Why world attention is turning eastward as global leaders visit China 18/05 13:09 - News24 | Lebanon president says he will do the ‘impossible’ to stop war with Israel 18/05 13:03 - Iran eyes challenging stock market reopening after lengthy war closure 18/05 13:03 - Iran eyes challenging stock market reopening after lengthy war closure 18/05 12:49 - The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israel 18/05 12:49 - The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israel 18/05 12:47 - G7 finance ministers meet amid Middle East war economic fallout 18/05 12:44 - Iran sends response to US proposal to end war via mediator Pakistan 18/05 12:44 - Iran sends response to US proposal to end war via mediator Pakistan 18/05 12:08 - BBC staff strike as new director general warns of ‘tough choices’ on his first day 18/05 12:00 - Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts 18/05 11:50 - News24 | US-Israel war with Iran cost companies $25 billion - and the bill is still climbing 18/05 11:45 - Ryanair has ‘near-zero concerns’ on fuel shortages but warns of future price rises 18/05 11:41 - Former England cricket captain Smith dies aged 92 18/05 11:33 - 'I don't believe the war is coming to an end': Kyiv-based photographer Mark Neville 18/05 11:27 - Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to secure peace deal | First Thing 18/05 11:07 - Could Ukraine's drone strikes mark a turning point in war with Russia? 18/05 10:52 - Russian drone hits Chinese ship off Ukraine before Putin meets Xi Jinping 18/05 10:52 - Russian drone hits Chinese ship off Ukraine before Putin meets Xi Jinping 18/05 10:45 - Two dozen injured in Ukraine following Russian strikes 18/05 10:44 - Lammy dismisses Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU as ‘sixth form’ debating position – UK politics live 18/05 10:28 - News24 | Somali piracy returns: A warning from the western Indian Ocean 18/05 10:24 - New BBC boss warns 'tough choices are unavoidable' as he starts role 18/05 09:58 - Trump warns 'clock is ticking' for Iran as peace progress stalls 18/05 09:55 - A Search for Ways Around Blocked Strait Leads to Syria 18/05 09:55 - Blocked Strait of Hormuz Leads to New Opportunities for Syria 18/05 09:55 - How war affects civilians for generations 18/05 09:55 - How war affects civilians for generations 18/05 09:53 - War against Iran is "growing more unpopular by the day" in the US 18/05 09:52 - G7 finance ministers meet in Paris as headwinds mount for global economy 18/05 09:51 - Russia and Ukraine exchange overnight drone attacks 18/05 09:50 - Gulf of Oman could become ‘graveyard’ for US fleet – Iran 18/05 09:49 - Russian drones hit two ships off Ukraine's coast, including Chinese-owned vessel 18/05 09:38 - Weather tracker: Europe braces for swing from Arctic chill to extreme heat 18/05 09:33 - Instant AI answers could undermine people's intelligence, warns Royal Observatory 18/05 09:02 - Trump’s Approval Sinks Amid Unpopular War, Darkening G.O.P. Prospects 18/05 09:00 - He Shut Liquor Stores and Banned Abortion, All for the Glory of Russia 18/05 09:00 - Drones reshape war in Colombia as deaths and injuries mount 18/05 08:57 - Israel built two military bases in Iraq before war on Iran: New York Times 18/05 08:57 - Israel built two military bases in Iraq before war on Iran: New York Times 18/05 08:55 - Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears 18/05 08:37 - 'Tool of control to crush dissent': Amnesty warns of global 'resurgence' in use of death penalty 18/05 08:28 - Oil Prices Edge Higher as Cease-Fire Remains Tenuous 18/05 07:24 - Iran war day 80: Trump issues warning; Tehran ‘ready’ to confront attacks 18/05 07:24 - Iran war day 80: Trump issues warning; Tehran ‘ready’ to confront attacks 18/05 06:02 - UAE blames Iran or proxies for strike near nuclear plant, as Trump tells Tehran ‘clock is ticking’ 18/05 06:00 - National Conversation project launches as Britain risks ‘being torn apart by differences’ 18/05 05:00 - News24 | Oil prices increase as Iran peace talks stall, Trump warns: ‘The clock is ticking’ 18/05 05:00 - Two-thirds of NHS nurses believe lack of staff is putting patients at risk, survey finds 18/05 03:25 - Pianist Jayson Gillham’s case against MSO mustn’t turn into ‘roving inquiry’ on Middle East conflict, judge warns 18/05 03:19 - Australia news live: judge warns about ‘controversy’ as pianist sues orchestra; NSW landlords fined over no-fault evictions 18/05 02:38 - The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations 18/05 01:57 - I’m Warning Ya, Endless Compliments Will Start Flying Your Way With These 39 Fashion Pieces 18/05 01:41 - Middle East war live: Iran announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz 18/05 00:37 - US intelligence points to ‘drone threat’ from Cuba – Axios 18/05 00:09 - Trump warns Iran that 'there won't be anything left of them' without peace deal 18/05 00:00 - Iran war live: Tehran says talks ongoing through Pakistan 18/05 00:00 - Iran war live: Tehran says talks ongoing through Pakistan 17/05 23:02 - 'This may be the last time you hear my voice': Political executions surge in Iran since start of war 17/05 23:02 - Inside the 'kill-zone' on Ukraine's front line, where new weapons have transformed war 17/05 23:01 - UK firms halt investments and hiring as Iran war pushes up costs, bosses warn