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Iran war, jet fuel concerns cloud airlines' summer holiday plans

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-29T07:29:48+00:00

Carriers have been largely riding out ⁠the crisis with hedges that have tamed costs even as the price of jet fuel has risen nearly 84% since the start of the conflict on February 28

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Central banks ‘scoop up a load’ of gold in bumpy first quarter

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-29T07:26:08+00:00

Net official-sector purchases totaled 244 tons in the three months, up from 208 tons in the previous quarter, according to estimates from the World Gold Council

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Consequences of Iran war ‘may echo for months or years to come,’ EU chief warns – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T07:23:01+00:00

Ursula von der Leyen later due to meet new Hungarian leader who is seeking to unlock EU funds in return for reformsVon der Leyen says that “every member state has a different energy mix,” so no blanket EU solution would work.But she calls for more coordination not just on common procurement, but also on fuel reserves, “especially jet fuel and diesel, where markets are tightening.”“ Let us use this to make the switch to electricity – not just in transport, but also in industry and heating. This is not only a matter of affordability and competitiveness; this is also a matter of economic security

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le bénéfice net de TotalEnergies en forte hausse grâce à la flambée des prix du pétrole

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T07:19:22+00:00

Le géant français des hydrocarbures TotalEnergies a publié mercredi un bénéfice net en hausse de près de 50 % sur un an au premier trimestre, à 5,8 milliards de dollars. Il a en outre annoncé le redémarrage mi-avril de la raffinerie Satorp en Arabie saoudite, mise à l’arrêt après des frappes qui ont endommagé une partie de l’installation.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le bénéfice net de TotalEnergies en forte hausse grâce à la forte hausse des prix du pétrole

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T07:19:22+00:00

Le grand groupe français spécialiste des hydrocarbures TotalEnergies a publié mercredi un bénéfice net en hausse de près de 50 % sur un an au premier trimestre, à 5,8 milliards de dollars. Il a, en outre, annoncé le redémarrage, à la mi-avril, de la raffinerie Satorp, en Arabie saoudite, mise à l’arrêt à la suite des frappes qui ont endommagé une partie de l’installation.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient | « No more Mr. Nice Guy » : Donald Trump menace l’Iran, qui a « intérêt à se montrer malin rapidement »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-29T07:19:22+00:00

Le président américain a posté, mercredi matin, une photographie modifiée de lui, surmontée des termes « No more Mr. Nice Guy » (« Fini de jouer les gentils »). Fusil d’assaut à la main et lunettes d’aviateur sur le nez, il pose devant un décor ressemblant à l’Iran, constellé d’explosions.

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"Нафтогаз" встановив ціну на газ для населення на рік: за яким тарифом платитимуть українці

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-29T07:19:01+00:00

Рішення компанії, найімовірніше, поставило крапку у дискусіях стосовно перегляду тарифів на газ для населення найближчим часом.

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Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T07:12:40+00:00

European Commission says tech company does not have effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and InstagramThe tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms.Issuing the preliminary findings of a nearly two-year investigation, the European Commission said on Wednesday that Meta did not have effective measures in place to stop under-13s accessing its services. Continue reading...

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Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T07:11:39+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland health minister still has major concerns about Thriving KidsTim Nicholls, the Queensland health minister, said the state still has major concerns about the federal government’s Thriving Kids program, which will move children under nine years old with mild development delays and autism off the NDIS. Queensland is the only state yet to sign on to the plan, which is expected to be fully set up by 2028.We want to make sure that any system that does replace what the Commonwealth is trying to do – and let’s

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Trump administration urged to use ‘trade remedies’ to stop news bargaining incentive – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T07:11:39+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland health minister still has major concerns about Thriving KidsTim Nicholls, the Queensland health minister, said the state still has major concerns about the federal government’s Thriving Kids program, which will move children under nine years old with mild development delays and autism off the NDIS. Queensland is the only state yet to sign on to the plan, which is expected to be fully set up by 2028.We want to make sure that any system that does replace what the Commonwealth is trying to do – and let’s

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King Charles and Queen Camilla to Visit New York’s 9/11 Memorial

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-29T07:05:27+00:00

After attending a ceremony at the memorial in Lower Manhattan, the royal couple is scheduled to visit a Harlem nonprofit, the New York Public Library’s main branch and Christie’s.

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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T07:00:48+00:00

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs. Continue reading...

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Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-29T07:00:48+00:00

Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to IndiaIt remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?The animals – herbivores native to sub-Saharan Africa – were originally imported into Colombia by the drug kingpin for his own entertainment. But the beasts and their offspring were left to roam free after his death in 1993. Continue reading...

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