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5 days ago | theguardian.com | Vicky Graham |Harry Taylor |Helen Davidson |Ben Smee |Jonathan Yerushalmy |Maya Yang | +14 more

Iran’s parliament has voted to shut down the vital Hormuz shipping channel in retaliation against Donald Trump’s attack on the country, prompting fears of a sharp spike in oil prices that could cause a global recession. A barrel of Brent crude was selling for about $77 on Friday, having risen by more than 10% since mid-June when Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites prompted missile strikes from Tehran against Tel Aviv.

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Maya Yang |Vicky Graham |Harry Taylor |Helen Davidson |Ben Smee |Jonathan Yerushalmy | +9 more

Iran’s parliament has voted to shut down the vital Hormuz shipping channel in retaliation against Donald Trump’s attack on the country, prompting fears of a sharp spike in oil prices that could cause a global recession. A barrel of Brent crude was selling for about $77 on Friday, having risen by more than 10% since mid-June when Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites prompted missile strikes from Tehran against Tel Aviv.

6 days ago | theguardian.com | Jonathan Yerushalmy |Ben Smee |Helen Davidson |Dan Jervis-Bardy |Julian Borger |Hugo Lowell | +1 more

Trump speech - Iran facilities 'obliterated'Donald Trump is now addressing the nation, confirming the strikes on the three nuclear facilities. “Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horrible destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment facility. “The strikes were a spectacular military success,” he says, saying the key enrichment facilities have been “totally and completely obliterated”.

6 days ago | msn.com | Helen Davidson |Ben Smee |Jonathan Yerushalmy

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1 week ago | theguardian.com | Ben Smee

Police say they have identified human remains found in scrub near Bundaberg as missing teenager Pheobe Bishop. Bishop’s housemates – James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33 – were arrested on 5 June and charged with her murder. They have not entered pleas and are on remand awaiting trial. The following day, police discovered remains during a search of an area near Good Night Scrub national park, close to Gin Gin. On Tuesday, police said they had identified the remains belonged to the 17-year-old.