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<p>Jump fuelled by fears of further Middle East supply disruptions amid reports of US-Israeli plans to strike Iran </p><p>European gas prices have jumped to levels not seen since 2022 as fears continue to grow around the continent’s supply this winter and ongoing conflict in the Middle East.</p><p>Wholesale gas prices hit €97 (£81) per megawatt-hour on Monda

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<p>Victorian coroner hears Emily Lal told Stacey Warnecke that her ‘condition and mindset’ needed to be ‘solid’ to avoid a hospital birth</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/26/australia-politics-live-helen-haines-tribute-anthony-albanese-labor-liberal-one-nation-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-question-time-senate-est

Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed intense anxieties about isolation abroad, security at home and the future of Israel’s identity.

Ogun residents in Obafemi Owode LGA appeal to Gov Dapo Abiodun to halt land allocation to Chinese investors, fearing it will render hundreds homeless. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-residents-fear-eviction-over-chinese-land-allocation/

<p>Paul Edbrooke says he fears for family’s safety amid heightened concerns for MPs after alleged attack on Helen Haines</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-st

Based on the violent market reaction to Meta's rising capital expenditures last week, the response to any disappointment likely won't be forgiving.

Fears of outlaw bikie involvement in South Australia's biggest infrastructure project prompt the premier to ask SA's corruption watchdog to investigate.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a close vote Tuesday, says Iran's leadership must be eliminated. U.S. President Donald Trump vows to "finish the job" in Iran eight months after the war began, as a third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops make their way to the region.

Frustrated psychiatrists and lawyers say an alarming uptick in homicides by people with psychosis is a triple tragedy for perpetrators, victims and the wider public because many of the deaths could have been prevented.

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Half of Gen Z won't dance in public for fear of being humiliated by someone with smartphone.

The economy is still a key issue in the 2026 election, but voters are concerned about Trump testing the bounds of the office and Democratic Socialist polices.

Young people are increasingly anxious — and angry — about the Big Tech revolution and what it means for their job prospects

<p>Humanitarian catastrophe largely ignored as rivals Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu vow to end Hamas rule</p><p>As Israel prepares <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/theres-a-lot-of-racism-a-lot-of-hatred-far-right-gains-predicted-as-israel-heads-to-the-polls">to go to the polls</a>, Palestinians in Gaza are bracing for an outcome

After the attacks on Helen Haines and the office of Hannah Beazley, lawmakers in Western Australia are growing worried about the rising political tensions, and want more ways to defuse them.

With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

Tehran warns that even limited strikes would trigger a response 'several times greater'.

Oregon dad Kaylub Giamanco was near Silver Rail Elementary School when he had the terrifying realization that a school shooting was underway. He intervened, shooting and killing the teen shooter. Giamanco spoke out about the tragic experience and his heroic actions that saved lives.

If the MHA does not return to the May 22 agenda, we will be forced to hit the streets, agitate and prepare to go to jail for our legitimate demands within the Constitution, says co-chairperson Asgar Karbalai

How do you zig when all you know is zag?

The rotation out of AI stocks benefited several defensive Club stocks.

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Arian Simone built the "Fearless Fund," a venture capital fund intended to support women of color. Simone details her legal battle to keep the fund alive and shares more about her book "Fearless Freedom: A Manifesto for Unlocking Wealth and Equality for All."

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Looters ravaged a storied commercial avenue in France’s second-largest city. Its merchants fear that more unrest could follow.

A former Goldman Sachs chief who sits on the board of Revolut, Europe's most valuable private technology company, has become the latest prominent financier to leave the country amid concerns about Britain’s rising tax burden.

France is deploying some 70,000 police officers as fresh nationwide protests begin. A deadly shooting near Paris has additionally fueled tensions. DW has the latest.

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Some such parents have transformed their lifestyles in the hope of outliving offspring who cannot live independent lives

Purchasing gaffes, malfunctioning machine guns and planes too big for hangars show the Defence Forces has a lot to learn

Durgesh said the YSRCP had lost public confidence and was trying to prevent an electoral defeat through legal challenges

A U.S. immigration lawyer says his Canadian client died after failing to seek medical care over fears she would be detained and deported by U.S. authorities.

The son of a Canadian woman who died after a fall at her home in Point Roberts, Wash., earlier this month said she refused to seek treatment, fearing she would be detained by U.S. authorities or prevented from returning to the country.

Many people are feared trapped after a multi-storey building collapsed in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Sonny Bill Williams has revealed he's had emergency open-heart surgery.

This year’s olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is the most violent in years, as settlers have attacked farmers and besieged homes, drawing condemnation from U.S. officials and others.

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka could be sidelined for up to eight weeks with the quadriceps injury he suffered against Bayern Munich.

People are feared to be trapped after a large, unfinished building in Nairobi collapsed during construction. Rescue operations have proven complicated as police fired tear gas to disperse looters.

The woman, known anonymously as Jane Doe, alleged she was drugged and raped by several men on Cornell's campus.

A multi-story building has collapsed in a busy commercial area of Kenya&rsquo;s capital, and many people could be trapped beneath the rubble

<p>It is possible to take lessons from exposure therapy and apply them outside the clinic, experts say</p>

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<p>Brent crude increase follows Tehran threatening retaliatory attacks on Gulf refineries and datacentres</p><p>Oil has hit its highest level in more than six months as fears of fresh escalation in the Middle East conflict grip the energy markets.</p><p>Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, rose by about 3.5% on Friday to pass $117 a barrel at on

A bill to bolster the nation’s unemployment insurance program reflects the concern — and the risks — in Washington.

Australia could do with more politicians like Helen Haines. But after Monday’s attack, many women would be forgiven for deciding the cost of entering public life is too high.

Mirik Milan says nighttime in cities is seen as a blight of “mischief and mayhem”. His vision transformed Amsterdam’s outskirts – and it could do the same for Melbourne.

Oil prices closed out the week solidly higher with the market on edge about the possibility of renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and further attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure.

Rise in energy prices pushes US inflation expectations higher

OPINION: The brutal attack on an Australian MP has pushed safety into the spotlight.

Just 22 per cent of respondents indicated they would make such a disclosure to seek medical support

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Artificial intelligence has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites taken offline as organisations worldwide work to fend off would-be hackers, but what is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?