Australia news live: Michele Bullock says higher petrol prices ‘not the reason’ for RBA’s decision to hike cash rate
Reserve Bank lifts official cash rate target by 25 basis points. Follow today’s news liveRBA raises official interest rate to 4.1% in blow to mortgage holdersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men charged with murder after man fatally shot in Sydney unitTwo men have been charged with murder after a gangland-linked shooting at a suburban apartment complex that left one man dead and another injured, AAP reports. Continue reading...
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Middle East crisis live: Trump seeks to delay summit with China’s Xi amid Iran war; US embassy in Baghdad reportedly targeted in air attack
Trump says delay of ‘a month or so’ requested while key official insists move is not to pressure Beijing to help unblock strait of Hormuz; Iraqi officials say drones and rockets attacked embassyEuropean countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of HormuzHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Are fuel price increases making you cut back?Operations at the United Arab Emirates’ Shah gas field remained suspended on Tuesday after a drone attack, while a fresh attack caused a fire in the Fujairah oil industry zone.No injuries were reported in either incident, the local media offices said. Continue reading...
Trump Says He Wants to Delay Visit to China Because of Middle East Conflict
“I think it’s important that I be here,” President Trump said of asking China to reschedule a summit. Earlier, he disparaged allies for failing to embrace his request for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship
With the Xi-Trump summit now almost certainly delayed, and tensions rising over the war in Iran, vital issues for both the U.S. and China are also being cast into uncertainty.
A Predictable Problem
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a well-known problem, appears to have caught Trump off guard.
Marine turned anti-war protester says Trump wrong on Israel, Iran
Former Marine Brian McGinnis says Donald Trump is “wrong” on Israel and Iran.
‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension
Audiences draw parallels between the abduction plot of Feels Like Home and Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reignIt’s seven o’clock on a Tuesday night, and one of the most popular movie theatres in Budapest is full, not an empty seat in sight. The audience is not here for a Hollywood blockbuster, but a Hungarian film that barely had the budget to be made.Feels Like Home (Itt Érzem Magam Otthon) has captured moviegoers not only with its striking visuals but also with its timing – its release coming before Hungary’s pivotal parliamentary elections on 12 April. Continue reading...
‘National disgrace’: pothole repair backlog hits record £18.6bn in England and Wales
Only half the road network is in good condition despite 1.9m repairs last year, says industry bodyA losing battle with potholes has now seen the backlog of repairs across England and Wales reach a record £18.6bn, according to an annual industry estimate, despite councils filling in about 1.9m holes last year.The “national disgrace” of dangerously pockmarked local roads has been exacerbated by a notably wet winter, with only half of the network now reported to be in good condition. Continue reading...
Queensland government backflips on plan to contest all native title claims
The policy reversal came after a federal court judge asked the government to explain why it had stopped negotiating with Cape York traditional ownersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has made an 11th hour backflip on a secret policy to contest every new native title claim in court, on the eve of being hauled before the federal court to explain themselves.But the Liberal National party’s position appears to still be unclear after Queensland natural resources minister, Dale Last, doubled down on contesting native title in a statement to Guardian Australia on Tuesday. Continue reading...
Venezuela defeats Italy, sets up WBC final against US
Venezuela is through to its first World Baseball Classic final and will play the host nation for the title in Florida.