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La risposta del governo al rapporto Murphy non è esattamente eclatante. I sostenitori della tutela dei consumatori, gli operatori del gioco d'azzardo e gli inserzionisti stanno tutti aspettando di vedere se la retorica del Labor sarà seguita dai fatti. Il governo Labor ha deciso di pubblicare la sua controversa e molto ritardata risposta al rapporto di Peta Murphy sul gioco d'azzardo in uno dei giorni di maggiore fervore politico dell'anno. L'hanno rilasciata mentre i giornalisti politici federali della nazione erano bloccati nel lockup del budget. Continua a leggere...

• Il presidente Trump ha dichiarato il 9 maggio 2026 che gli Stati Uniti sono ancora in attesa della risposta dell'Iran all'ultimo piano di pace, sottolineando che potrebbe arrivare 'da un momento all'altro'. • I prezzi del carburante in tempo di guerra hanno raggiunto una media di 4,53 dollari per gallone a livello nazionale, segnando un aumento di 25 centesimi per la seconda settimana consecutiva in mezzo alle tensioni in corso. • L'assenza di risposta aumenta i rischi nello Stretto di Hormuz, dove le recenti azioni navali sottolineano le fragili dinamiche del cessate il fuoco.

• The United States is monitoring Iran's reply to a renewed peace proposal following mutual strikes, as reported by Fox News White House correspondent Aishah Hasnie. • President Trump pursues a diplomatic deal amid Middle East tensions, with former Iran special representative Brian Hook praising the administration's 'disciplined deterrence' strategy. • The developments signal potential de-escalation in the conflict, highlighting Trump's foreign policy focus on security and negotiation.

Diplomatic efforts continuing despite fighting in and around contested strait of Hormuz in recent daysMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said that Washington is expecting a response from Iran on Friday to its proposals for an interim deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, as Iran accused the US of breaching the increasingly fragile ceasefire announced last month.In recent days there have been the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the contested strait of Hormuz since the informal truce began. The rise in violence followed Donald Trump’s announcement – then rapid pause – of a new naval mission aimed at opening the strategic waterway. Continue reading...

Lack of a sustained plan to end the war has convinced US allies that the White House is running out of ideasNearly eight weeks after Donald Trump launched his assault on Iran, the White House has shifted from a strategy of shock-and-awe bombardments and leadership decapitation to a plan of sustained economic pressure as it tests the wills of a regime practiced over decades at wars of attrition.Since the negotiations stalled, the White House has begun to shift its messaging to say it is willing to wait to strike a more durable deal with Iran – despite the growing economic toll inflicted on the world economy by the closure of the strait of Hormuz. The reason, senior officials have said, is because of the joint US-Israeli strikes were so successful that they have fractured Iran’s leadership and prevented a new consolidation of power. Continue reading...

Committee to Protect Journalists says Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was found innocent after 52 days in detentionMiddle East crisis – live updatesA Kuwaiti-American journalist, who had been detained in Kuwait, has been acquitted, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has previously worked for PBS, HuffPost, the New York Times, the BBC and Al Jazeera, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait. Continue reading...

Campaign is said to be first time Labour-affiliated Unison is lobbying en masse against a key party policyMigrant workers and the UK’s largest union will carry out a mass leafleting campaign in Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham constituency to protest against a planned change in immigration policy.The Labour-affiliated Unison union says the changes will adversely affect migrant care workers. About one-third of all care workers and one-fifth of all NHS workers are migrants. Continue reading...