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Sia gli esperti legali che i difensori dei diritti dei minori hanno criticato i cambiamenti, che includono l'indebolimento del principio di collocazione dei bambini aborigeni, definendoli «pericolosi, ignoranti ed errati». • Seguite il nostro blog live sulle notizie dall'Australia per gli ultimi aggiornamenti. • Iscrivetevi alla nostra email per le notizie dell'ultima ora, scaricate l'app gratuita o ascoltate il podcast quotidiano. Il governo del Northern Territory sta rimuovendo una protezione introdotta per evitare la ripetizione della Stolen Generation nell'ambito di ampie riforme del sistema di protezione dell'infanzia. La bozza della legislazione è stata rivelata insieme ai dettagli di una revisione principale del sistema di protezione dell'infanzia del Territorio, annunciata in seguito alla morte di Kumanjayi Little Baby, un bambino di cinque anni ad Alice Springs.

Il presidente degli Stati Uniti definisce la proposta di pace di Teheran 'totalmente inaccettabile' e 'un pezzo di spazzatura'

Il presidente degli Stati Uniti definisce "totalmente inaccettabile" la risposta iraniana, mentre Teheran afferma che colpirà qualsiasi nuovo attacco statunitense o navi da guerra straniere nello stretto di Hormuz

• Un sondaggio di PwC riporta un rapido calo della fiducia dei consumatori, con persone preoccupate per l'impatto della guerra in Iran sull'economia e sulle finanze personali • Le famiglie britanniche si stanno preparando a una nuova crisi del costo della vita, poiché l'impatto del conflitto in Medio Oriente smorza la fiducia nell'economia e nelle finanze personali, secondo quanto suggerito da un sondaggio. • La fiducia dei consumatori nel Regno Unito è scesa negli ultimi tre mesi al ritmo più rapido dal giugno 2022, quando l'inflazione nel Regno Unito stava impennando a causa dell'invasione dell'Ucraina da parte della Russia e del picco dei prezzi delle materie prime. Continua a leggere...

• Il divieto della Cina alle esportazioni di prodotti petroliferi, a seguito degli attacchi statunitensi e israeliani all'Iran e della chiusura dello Stretto di Hormuz, ha ridotto le forniture di carburante per i vicini asiatici, aumentando il potere contrattuale di Pechino a partire dal 9 maggio 2026. • I paesi asiatici a corto di carburante si rivolgono alla Cina per ottenere forniture di cherosene per aerei, benzina e diesel, mentre Pechino promuove le proprie tecnologie di energia rinnovabile. • L'attuale guerra in Iran ha permesso alla Cina di negoziare da una posizione di forza, approfondendo la propria influenza nella regione in un contesto di prolungate carenze energetiche.

Gli Stati Uniti hanno dichiarato di aver condotto attacchi contro obiettivi militari iraniani dopo un assalto a tre cacciatorpedini americani nello stretto di Hormuz. Buongiorno e benvenuti al live blog del Guardian sul Medio Oriente. Gli USA hanno affermato di aver colpito obiettivi militari iraniani a seguito di un attacco a tre cacciatorpedigheri americani nello stretto di Hormuz, mentre Teheran ha accusato Washington di aver colpito per prima. Lo scambio di colpi minaccia di compromettere un fragile cessate il fuoco in vigore dall'8 aprile, ma Donald Trump ha insistito che la tregua rimanga intatta. Continua a leggere...

Gli Stati Uniti e l'Iran hanno fornito messaggi contrastanti sulla probabilità che un accordo venga raggiunto a breve. • Gli USA e l'Iran hanno offerto messaggi divergenti sullo stato dei negoziati per porre fine alla guerra, con Donald Trump che ha segnalato che i colloqui sono "molto buoni" e un accordo "molto possibile". • La notizia di un possibile accordo è seguita al brusco ripensamento di Trump su un'operazione militare statunitense per guidare le navi fuori dallo stretto di Hormuz, denominata "Project Freedom". Trump ha dichiarato che la decisione di sospendere la missione martedì – due giorni dopo il suo lancio – era volta a dare una possibilità alla pace, ma NBC ha riferito che l'operazione è stata sospesa dopo che l'Arabia Saudita ha rifiutato di permettere all'esercito statunitense di utilizzare le proprie basi e lo spazio aereo. Funzionari USA hanno riferito all'emittente americana che gli alleati del Golfo sono rimasti spiazzati dall'improvviso annuncio del Project Freedom, e che ciò ha irritato la leadership dell'Arabia Saudita. • Il presidente iraniano, Masoud Pezeshkian, ha detto al suo omologo francese, Emmanuel Macron, che il comportamento degli Stati Uniti ha "deviato il percorso della diplomazia verso minacce, pressioni e sanzioni" e che Teheran non poteva fidarsi di Washington. In un comunicato diffuso da Press TV, l'emittente statale iraniana, Pezeshkian ha affermato che l'Iran ha intrapreso il dialogo con gli USA per due volte e che "in entrambe le occasioni, aggressioni militari contro l'Iran sono avvenute parallelamente ai negoziati. Tale comportamento equivale a 'pugnalate alle spalle'". • L'Iran ha negato ogni coinvolgimento nei danni a un'imbarcazione gestita dalla Corea del Sud nello stretto di Hormuz, colpita da un'esplosione e un incendio lunedì. Trump ha attribuito l'incidente a un attacco iraniano, mentre il ministero degli Esteri della Corea del Sud ha dichiarato che la causa dell'incendio sarà confermata solo dopo l'ispezione del nave. L'ambasciata iraniana a Seoul ha rilasciato una dichiarazione stamattina respingendo le accuse, affermando che il passaggio sicuro attraverso la via d'acqua richiede il rigoroso rispetto delle normative iraniane. • I danni e le distruzioni inflitte ai siti militari statunitensi in tutto il Medio Oriente durante la guerra sono molto superiori a quanto pubblicamente riconosciuto dall'amministrazione Trump o precedentemente riportato, secondo un'analisi del Washington Post. Esaminando le immagini satellitari, il giornale ha scoperto che i raid aerei iraniani hanno danneggiato o distrutto almeno 228 strutture o attrezzature USA, tra cui hangar, caserme, depositi di carburante, aerei e attrezzature chiave per radar, comunicazioni e difesa aerea. Il US Central Command ha rifiutato di commentare il rapporto. • In Libano, dove un cessate il fuoco ha chiaramente fallito nel fermare i combattimenti tra Israele e Hezbollah, tre persone sono state uccise stamattina in attacchi israeliani a Nabatieh, nel sud del paese, secondo l'Agenzia Nazionale di Notizie libanese. L'esercito israeliano ha dichiarato che uno dei suoi soldati è rimasto gravemente ferito ieri da un drone di Hezbollah carico di esplosivo nel sud del Libano, senza specificare il luogo dell'attacco. • A Gaza, dove un altro cessate il fuoco sembra sgretolarsi, un attacco aereo israeliano ha ucciso Azzam Khalil al-Hayya, figlio del leader dell'ufficio politico di Hamas e capo negoziatore Khalil al-Hayya, secondo l'alto funzionario di Hamas Basim Naim. Azzam è deceduto stamattina per le ferite riportate in un attacco israeliano di ieri sera, ha riportato Reuters. È il quarto figlio del capo di Hamas in esilio a Gaza a essere ucciso in attacchi israeliani.

Mentre Reform promette di bloccare i parchi solari ed eolici, i leader del settore energetico sostengono che le rinnovabili offrano il futuro più sicuro, isolando il Regno Unito dalle forze ostili

• Il presidente degli Stati Uniti dichiara che sospenderà brevemente il Project Freedom dopo un solo giorno; Rubio afferma che gli USA hanno raggiunto gli obiettivi dell'operazione contro l'Iran; il ministro degli Esteri iraniano Abbas Araghchi vola in Cina • Trump mette in pausa il ‘Project Freedom’, dichiarando di sperare di finalizzare l'accordo con l'Iran • Il ministro degli Esteri iraniano Abbas Araghchi ha incontrato mercoledì a Pechino il capo della diplomazia cinese Wang Yi per dei colloqui, ha riferito l'agenzia di stampa cinese Xinhua, senza fornire dettagli sulla discussione.

• UBS, a Switzerland-based global financial firm, has lowered its GDP growth forecast for India in FY27 to 6.2 percent, representing a downward revision of 50 basis points due to intensifying oil crisis triggered by global tensions. • The Swiss brokerage attributes the slowdown to prolonged energy crisis stemming from Middle East conflict, severe supply chain disruptions, and rising inflation pressures across the Indian economy. • This downgrade reflects concerns about India's economic resilience amid external shocks, though the 6.2% growth rate still positions India among faster-growing major economies globally.

The prime minister said the attack in Golders Green is ‘part of a pattern of rising antisemitism’ in the countryGood morning. Keir Starmer has declared antisemitism “a crisis for all of us”. This morning he is hosting an event in Downing Street intended to get leaders across all areas of public life to address the problem and, according to the briefing from No 10, he will say:Last week’s terrorist attack in Golders Green was utterly appalling. But it was not an isolated incident. It is part of a pattern of rising antisemitism that has left our Jewish communities feeling frightened, angry, and asking whether this country, their home, is safe for them.These disgusting attacks are being made against British Jews. But, make no mistake, this crisis – it is a crisis for all of us. It is a test of our values. Values that are not guaranteed, but are earned. Every single day, through our actions.Jewish communities across England will receive a further £1m of government funding to tackle antisemitism and strengthen community cohesion in those places facing the greatest risk.An immediate £500,000 will also be allocated to Barnet council, reflecting recent serious antisemitic incidents in the borough and the large number of Jewish residents there. Continue reading...

US says it has destroyed six small Iranian military boats – which Tehran denies – while Iran launched barrage of attacks on US-allied United Arab EmiratesDonald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockadeWe are restarting our live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The US and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on Monday as they wrestled for control over the strait of Hormuz amid dual maritime blockades, taking the region back to the brink of full-scale war.The fresh volleys of missiles and drones came after Donald Trump launched a new effort to get stranded tankers and other ships through the vital energy and trade route that has been virtually shut since the US-Israeli war against Iran began in late February.Trump warned that Iran’s forces would be “blown off the face of the earth” if they attacked US vessels trying to reopen a route through the strait. The president announced the US operation – called Project Freedom – on Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped in the Gulf.Centcom chief Adm Brad Cooper declined to say whether he thought the ceasefire with Tehran that begun on 8 April remained in effect amid Iranian attacks in the region but acknowledged Iran’s Revolutionary Guards tried to “interfere” with Trump’s operation.Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said Monday’s events showed there was no military solution to the crisis. He said peace talks were progressing with Pakistan’s mediation and warned the US and the UAE against being drawn into a “quagmire by ill-wishers”.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that no commercial vessels had crossed the strait in the past few hours, and that US claims to the contrary were false. Iranian state media also denied reports the US had sunk Iranian vessels.The UK and Saudi Arabia both called for de-escalation after Iran’s attacks on the UAE – the first on the US ally since Washington’s ceasefire with Tehran took effect about a month ago.In Oman, two people were injured by an attack on a residential building in Bukha, on the Hormuz strait’s coastline, an Omani state news agency reported.A fire on a South Korean-operated vessel that had an explosion in the Hormuz strait has been extinguished, ship operator HMM said. South Korea’s foreign ministry said all 24 crew on the HMM Namu – including six South Koreans – were unharmed. Trump blamed an Iranian attack.International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva warned that inflation was already picking up and the global economy could face a “much worse outcome” if the war dragged into 2027 and oil prices hit about $125 a barrel. Continue reading...

Beef and olive oil costs increase the most as climate and energy shocks drive inflation, research suggestsFood prices are on track to be 50% higher in November than at the start of the cost of living crisis in 2021, new research suggests.Climate and energy shocks have driven an almost quadrupling of the pace of food price growth, according to new research from the thinktank Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), with costs rising in five years at about the same rate as they had over the previous two decades. Continue reading...

The Olympic Games minister, Tim Mander, and the child safety minister, Amanda Camm say they were not in a relationship when they were sworn inFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s opposition has accused the LNP government of being in an “integrity crisis” over an allegedly undisclosed affair between two ministers and has urged the government to show how the pair are avoiding conflicts of interest.But one prominent political commentator has warned Labor’s attack strategy may backfire – saying the issue “would not even make the list of things to be tested in the pub”. Continue reading...

Trump warns any interference with US operation in Hormuz will ‘have to be dealt with forcefully’ while providing few details about how the plan will workTrump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with IranA tanker reported being hit by “unknown projectiles” in the strait of Hormuz soon after Donald Trump announced the US would help trapped ships through the waterway.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said all crew were reported safe in the incident, which occurred 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.Iran said on Sunday it had received a US response to its latest offer for peace talks a day after Trump said he would probably reject the Iranian proposal because “they have not paid a big enough price”. Iranian state media reported that Washington had conveyed its response to Iran’s 14-point proposal via Pakistan, and that Tehran was now reviewing it.“At this stage, we do not have nuclear negotiations,” state media quoted Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying, an apparent reference to Iran’s proposal to set aside talks on nuclear issues until after the war has ended and the foes have agreed to lift opposing blockades of Gulf shipping. Iran has been blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf apart from its own for more than two months. Last month the US imposed its own blockade of ships from Iranian ports.Israel on Sunday ordered thousands of Lebanese people to leave 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, an escalation of a war between Israel and Iran’s Hezbollah allies there that has run in parallel to the Iran war and could further complicate wider peace efforts. Continue reading...

War has combined with battered economy to leave Tehran wondering how hardline it can afford to beIran may not be choking like a stuffed pig as Donald Trump predicted, but its economy is in serious difficulty as a combination of a massive war-damages bill, inflation, currency devaluation, unemployment and a contraction in oil revenues combine to leave the political elite worrying how hardline they can afford to be with their US negotiators. One estimate circulating in Iran’s media suggests the damage to the economy from the US-Israeli attacks is nine times the value of the Iranian budget last year.The UN Development Programme has estimated that 4.1 million more Iranians could fall into poverty. Continue reading...

• The American Heart Association released a Presidential Advisory on April 30, 2026, declaring U.S. health care affordability at a crisis point due to rising costs driven by chronic diseases. • Costs are forcing Americans to delay or avoid care, worsening health outcomes and increasing medical debt; a Gallup survey shows widespread worry about accessing affordable care. • A McLaughlin & Associates poll found 51% of voters cite health insurance as their top concern, followed by hospital bills (11%) and medicine costs (10%).

• Gas prices have surged above $4 per gallon and flights skyrocketed as the Strait of Hormuz blockade impacts energy markets amid the US-Israel war with Iran, eroding Trump's key political advantage. • More than three-quarters of registered voters—including over half of Republicans and 82% of independents—now blame Trump for the cost-of-living crisis affecting fuel, groceries, housing, and healthcare. • Trump's second-term approval ratings have fallen far faster than previous presidents after a government shutdown, tariffs, and the joint US-Israel attack on Iran, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warning the war is fueling inflation.

• A new suicide prevention strategy shifts focus from crisis intervention to upstream policies designed to give people reasons to live and address root causes of suicide risk. • The approach has demonstrated effectiveness in helping individuals in acute distress, including a farmer profiled by CBS News who benefited from this comprehensive intervention model. • This prevention philosophy represents an evolving understanding of mental health intervention that emphasizes long-term resilience and life satisfaction over immediate crisis management.

Motorists are forced to queue up to six hours for fuel or pay more on the black market, while farmers lack fuel to operate machinery and harvest crops.

Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are sufferingThe Middle East oil and gas crunch will impose as much as a trillion dollars of additional costs on the global economy while petroleum companies rake in spectacular profits from elevated fuel prices, analysis has revealed.The uneven distribution of risk and reward comes amid rising concern that the US-Israeli attack on Iran is worsening inequality, poverty and hunger across a world that has become dangerously dependent on fossil fuels. Continue reading...

Tehran’s UN envoy says ‘full respect’ of Iran’s rights also key for lasting regional stabilityUS is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich MerzWe are restarting our live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran.Iran needs “credible guarantees” against more US-Israeli attacks before it can ensure security in the Gulf, Tehran’s envoy to the UN has said, while on a Russian visit Iran’s foreign minister blamed Washington for the failure of peace talks.Donald Trump is unhappy with an Iranian proposal on the war because it does not address Iran’s nuclear program, Reuters cited a US official as saying on Monday, after Trump discussed the proposal with his top national security aides. Iran had offered to end its closure of the strait of Hormuz if the US lifted its blockade and ended the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on Iran’s nuclear program, the Associated Press reported earlier, citing two unnamed regional officials. Later reporting quoted White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt as saying the proposal was “being discussed”.Lebanese president Joseph Aoun said direct talks with Israel sought to end the war on Lebanon and that those who dragged Lebanon into it were the ones committing “treason” – a jab at the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, which claimed several attacks on Israeli targets in south Lebanon on Monday.Iraq’s newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country’s prime minister-designate on Monday, after the country’s leaders yielded to US pressure not to support the bid of a former premier close to Iran.The Coordination Framework – an alliance of Shia factions with varying links to Iran – had initially backed powerbroker Nouri al-Maliki to become the country’s next premier, but Trump’s ultimatum left Iraqi leaders looking elsewhere.The US and Iran clashed at the UN on Monday over Tehran’s nuclear program and its selection to be one of dozens of vice-presidents at a month-long conference to review the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. US official Christopher Yeaw said Iran’s selection was an “affront” to the treaty. Tehran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Reza Najafi, rejected the US statement as “baseless and politically motivated”. Continue reading...

• Active fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has intensified blockades on humanitarian corridors, trapping over 2 million internally displaced persons without access to food and medical supplies. • The UN World Food Programme reported that starvation conditions now affect multiple regions, with malnutrition rates among children exceeding 40 percent in some areas. • The U.S. State Department announced an additional $150 million in emergency humanitarian assistance but acknowledged that insecurity makes delivery of aid increasingly difficult.

US president says there’s ‘no reason to meet’ Tehran unless they agree never to have nuclear weaponsWelcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.Donald Trump has said Iran can telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the war and that it must agree never to have a nuclear weapon, while Pakistan’s leaders have sought to revive the stalled peace talks between Washington and Tehran.Iran gave the US a new proposal on reopening the strait and ending the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage, according to the news site Axios. The US state department and White House did not immediately comment on the Sunday report, which cited an unnamed US official and two sources.Araghchi’s talks with Pakistani officials on Sunday had included “implementing a new legal regime over the strait of Hormuz, receiving compensation, guaranteeing no renewed military aggression by warmongers and lifting the naval blockade”, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency. In the talks with Omani leader Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, Araghchi called for a regional security framework free of outside interference.Araghchi would meet with Putin “in continuation of the diplomatic jihad to advance the country’s interests and amid external threats”, Iran’s envoy in Russia, Kazem Jalali, said on X.Two US air force C-17s carrying security staff, equipment and vehicles used to protect US officials flew out of Pakistan after the latest diplomatic trip was called off, two Pakistani government sources told Reuters on Sunday. Continue reading...

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in mid-April, exacerbating severe shortages of clean water that are fuelling the spread of preventable disease.Israeli limits on the shipment of soap, washing powder and other hygiene products into Gaza have also forced prices up, adding to the challenge of keeping clean and avoiding infection in overcrowded shelters and tent encampments. Continue reading...

• Egypt has convened an emergency regional summit with Ethiopia, Sudan, and other Nile Basin nations to address water allocation disputes intensified by Sudan's ongoing civil war and dam infrastructure threats. • The summit, held in Cairo on Friday, focused on protecting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Blue Nile water flows during heightened regional conflict; negotiations remain deadlocked. • US officials are monitoring the summit closely, concerned that water scarcity could fuel refugee crises across the Horn of Africa and destabilize a critical US partner region.

Iranian foreign minister has landed in Islamabad but his ministry says there will be no direct negotiations with the US envoyThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched strikes in three areas in southern Lebanon against what it claimed were Hezbollah rocket launchers.The strikes hit the villages of Deir al-Zahrani, Kfar Reman and al-Sama’iya, which are north of where IDF forces are located in southern Lebanon. Continue reading...

US president claims ‘total control’ of strait of Hormuz despite Iranian seizure of two ships and report warning it could take months to clear waterway of minesTrump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container shipsAnalysis: Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by strategy born of warHello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.Donald Trump has ordered the US military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the strait of Hormuz and claimed that US minesweepers “are clearing the strait right now” amid the standoff over the key waterway.Trump said the US had “hit about 75% of our targets” in Iran and that a deal had not yet been reached because Iran was “in turmoil”. Trump added to reporters in the Oval Office that he would not use a nuclear weapon against Iran as the conflict continues without a clear end in sight.Trump also said the US had “total control over the strait of Hormuz” – a claim that has drawn scepticism in the face of Iran’s seizure of two container ships and a US report warning it could take six months to clear the strait of mines.Israel’s killing of a Lebanese journalist in a strike has been met with international outrage as Lebanon’s prime minister described the attack as a “war crime”. Amal Khalil, 43, was killed in what colleagues described as a sustained attack by Israeli forces, with rescuers attempting to dig her out of the rubble of a building also targeted and prevented from providing life-saving assistance.Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said there were no “hardliners” or “moderates” in Iran, responding a Trump claim there was internal division in Iran’s leadership. Separately, Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said Iranian state institutions “continue to act with unity, purpose and discipline”.Italian sports officials say Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup after a suggestion to that effect by a Trump administration official. Sports minister Andrea Abodi said “it’s not a good idea” while finance minister Giancarlo Giorgetti called the suggestion “shameful”. The US said it had no objections to Iranian players participating in the Cup but they would not be allowed to bring along people with ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.Pope Leo XIV urged the US and Iran to return to talks to end the war and condemned capital punishment, calling for a new “culture of peace” to replace the recourse to violence.It remained unclear if the US and Iran would hold another round of talks in Pakistan amid efforts from mediators there towards a peace deal. Continue reading...