OECD forecast sets out economic risks from conflict, pointing to potential shortfalls to key energy products OECD predicts spate of recessions globally if Iran conflict drags into 2027 Rural areas in the UK would be particularly at risk of diesel shortages if the conflict in Iran continues to squeeze supplies, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned. The OECD predicted economic growth of 0.9% in the UK this year – a modest upgrade from the 0.7% it feared in March wh
Kuwait said Wednesday it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack hit the country's airport, injuring a number of people hours after Iran and the U.S. traded missile strikes. (Image credit: Amirhosein Khorgooi)
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South Dakota Republican businessman Toby Doeden will move on to a July runoff in the GOP gubernatorial sweeps, while the race for the second contender remained too close to call overnight Wednesday. The news is a blow to incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden, who still has a shot to face off in the runoff depending on whether he, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., or South Dakota House Speaker Jon Hansen make it through. Rhoden, the longtime lieutenant governor under former Gov. Kristi Noem , is a rancher w
Senate estimates hearing told issues caused by a glitch in the automated system that runs the controversial mutual obligations scheme Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The government has admitted it illegally cancelled hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments because of a glitch in the automated system that runs the controversial mutual obligations scheme, it has been revealed. Speaking at senate estimates on W
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Businessman Zach Lahn addressed his supporters following the concession by Rep. Randy Feenstra, a Trump-backed candidate, in the Republican primary for Iowa governor. Lahn will face Democrat Rob Sand in the November general election.
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This live blog is now closed. California elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stake Iowa: Democrat Josh Turek to face Trump-backed Ashley Hinson in bid to flip red Senate seat Sign up for the Breaking News US email Voters in Maine won’t head to the polls until next week, but the state’s primary election has been shaken up by recent news about Senate hopeful Graham Platner. According to information his wife shared with his campaign last year, Platner exchanged sexually explicit texts wit
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CCTV cameras caught the carnivorous marsupial skulking around deserted grounds at 4am Tuesday morning Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A search is under way on Queensland’s Gold Coast for a missing Tasmanian devil who escaped her enclosure in a daring early morning dash caught on camera. The devil, named Mary, did a Houdini from the Paradise Country theme park, escaping from quarantine in the early hours of Tuesda
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Campaigners say builders’ demolition of nest site highlights weak protection of wildlife from development A building that was a noted nesting site for swifts, among the UK’s most at-risk birds, has been demolished during the nesting season, highlighting significant weaknesses in the protection of wildlife from development, campaigners say. Contractors for the housebuilder Hill Group carried out the demolition of Regent House near Dorking station in Surrey over the last few weeks, during the nest
