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The global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran is equivalent to the combined force of the twin oil shocks of the 1970s and the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the head of the International Energy Agency has warned.
The IEA’s executive director, Fatih Birol, said world leaders had not properly understood the consequences of the strait of Hormuz’s closure, which has resulted in the loss of 11m barrels of oil per day and about 14bn cubic metres of gas.
The Coalition during question time continued to pressure the Albanese government over fuel supply, with the energy minister, Chris Bowen, confirming dozens of east coast service stations were experiencing petrol or diesel shortages.
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In pictures
A competitor in the “Feline Oscars” is one of the highlights from Guardian picture editors’ selection of the day’s best photographs from around the world.
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“Paris will be the heart of the resistance against this alliance of the right, which seeks to take away what we hold most precious and fragile: the simple joy of living together.” – Emmanuel Grégoire.
In the leadup to next year’s French presidential elections, when Emmanuel Macron’s two terms come to an end, Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally is polling high. But Paris’s new socialist mayor says the city will push back.
Full Story
Why the Christchurch terror attack still awaits a full reckoning
In 2019, a white supremacist murdered 51 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting. Across the Tasman, some say we have yet to reckon with the massacre which was perpetrated by a man raised and radicalised in Australia. Imam Alaa Elzokm and investigations reporter Ariel Bogle speak with Reged Ahmad about why Australia struggles to confront its connection to the massacre.
Before bed read
Tonight’s bedtime read is short and sweet, from our series where people recount the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for them. This week, we hear from a father who found himself alone in a Washington DC hotel room on his birthday. When his children sent his birthday fax message to the wrong house, a kind human-made sure it got to him – then went one step further to make the evening special.
Daily word game
Today’s starter word is: BIO. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
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