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Brent crude hits $116 a barrel as Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Iran’s oilwells and export hub

Investors nervous over escalation of Middle East conflict as US president says he wants to ‘take the oil in Iran’

The Guardian - US

Newsletter: G7 ministers to hold crunch talks as war’s economic fallout deepens

Also in this newsletter: Outrage after Israeli police stopped the heads of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday.

Euronews

Brent crude rises after Trump says he wants to ‘take the oil’ in Iran and Yemeni Houthis launch second attack on Israel – as it happened

Brent crude on track for record monthly increase; aluminium prices hit four-year highs after Iranian attacks on Middle East smelters

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer to meet energy and finances bosses in bid to stop household bills spiralling

PM to hear directly from business leaders as war in the Middle East threatens economic instability

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks

Starmer to convene major energy industry and insurance figures to draw up emergency plans amid continued blockade of strait of Hormuz

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to meet business leaders amid Hormuz blockade

The Prime Minister is expected to meet senior representatives from the energy, shipping and financial services industries.

Evening Standard

Watch: The G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit is happening in France - but what it can actually do?

The foreign ministers of one of the most advanced economies are gathering during G7 summit to tackle a world on fire. But your reporter started to wonder: what exactly is this group, and does it still have the power to fix global crises?

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‘Consequences will follow’: Marco Rubio breaks down after Europe rejects him, and he wasn’t ready for a dose of reality

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio braced for some tough questions from European leaders at the G7 summit, all while criticizing nations unwilling to fully back the US-Israeli war on Iran. This comes as top diplomats showed significant divisions with the United States over the ongoing Iran war, despite agreeing…

The Mary Sue

Israel says it intercepted first incoming missile from Yemen as war in Middle East intensifies

Israel’s military says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel for the first time

The Independent UK

War to end in ‘weeks, not months’: Rubio says no need to send ground troops to Iran

US secretary of state Marco Rubio stated military operations against Iran are expected to conclude within weeks, not months, without ground troops. Despite ongoing conflict and disruptions to global energy supplies, Washington anticipates a response to its 15-point proposal aimed at ending the war, as Iran faces further strikes on…

The Times of India

Houthis join the fray – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

G7 Shock: Global South Sends Urgent Message

While headlines are filled with wars and political tensions, a deeper and more dangerous crisis is quietly building beneath the surface. At the recent G7 meeting, S. Jaishankar delivered a warning that went beyond geopolitics. He didn’t talk about weapons or borders. He spoke about something far closer to home…

MyLifeXP

Ukraine war briefing: Rubio stridently denies US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas to Russia

US secretary of state says Zelenskyy’s claims ‘not true’ about Donbas; French TV criticised over Sergei Lavrov interview. What we know on day 1,494

The Guardian - AU

10 US service members injured in Iranian attack on Saudi base

Iran's ambassador to the UN confirmed the nation would "facilitate and expedite" such movement

The Independent UK

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Axios

Scoop: Rubio and EU official had heated exchange on Russia at G7 meeting

"If you think you can do it better, go ahead. We will step aside," Rubio fired back.

Euronews

Iran says it will 'facilitate and expedite' humanitarian aid through Strait of Hormuz

The announcement came just hours after Iranian state media said two nuclear facilities had come under attack in strikes claimed by Israel.

The Guardian - UK

Yemen’s Houthis launch first attack on Israel since outbreak of conflict, as Rubio says war to end in ‘weeks’

Missile fired from Yemen the first since the Iran war began and came hours after the US secretary set a new timeline for the conflict

Euronews

G7 agrees to secure Strait of Hormuz but only after war in Iran ends

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven made the mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz conditional on the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East.

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Axios

Rubio tells allies Iran war will continue 2-4 more weeks

Details from inside the room with Rubio and allied foreign ministers.

Radio France Internationale

G7 ministers urge end to attacks against civilians in Mideast war

G7 foreign ministers Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war and urged Iran to immediately restore freedom of navigation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The Guardian - UK

Social media has led to a ‘complete rewiring of childhood’, says minister – UK politics live

The government has published new guidance for parents that says under-fives should be limited to one hour of screen time a day

Evening Standard

Iran holding world’s economy ‘hostage’ with Strait of Hormuz closure – Cooper

Donald Trump insisted talks with Iran are ‘going very well’ despite little information being known about the negotiations.

Euronews

European stocks slip as Lagarde warns Iran war shock is 'beyond what we can imagine'

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has warned that markets are "overly optimistic" about the Iran war's economic impact, as stocks fell across Europe, Asia and Wall Street on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

France denies excluding South Africa from G7 summit under pressure from US

French officials have denied claims by the office of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's that France has excluded South Africa from the list of invitees to June's G7 leaders' summit in Paris under pressure from Washington, saying Kenya has been invited instead.

Euronews

Newsletter: ‘Not our war’ - Rubio joins G7 talks amid transatlantic rift over war in Iran

Also in this newsletter: Lebanon’s Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé tells Europe Today that Israel's "creeping military action" in the country's south has become an "invasion".

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