World - Wednesday, May 6, 2026

President Trump said his administration had had “very good talks” with Tehran in the last 24 hours. An Iranian official said an American plan to end the war was under review. Israel struck targets near Beirut.

Woman and child expected to settle in Sydney as part of returning cohort. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Bridget McKenzie says rollback of inland rail project sends ‘chill’ through community Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie , the shadow minister for infrastructure, said the Labor party has sent a “chill through the infrastructure pipeline” after the Albanese government abandoned a beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland. People were surprised and shocked and dismayed at this announcement by the Labor government, they’ve been making their concerns heard loud and clear. This Labor government has actually derailed this project and, indeed, sent a chill through the infrastructure pipeline investment community because no project would now be safe from some future government turning off the tap. You’re cutting the wrong things, not the things that are going to drive a productive economy. Continue reading...

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Statement comes after Trump’s threats to escalate bombing if Iran doesn’t agree deal and IRGC suggestions the strait of Hormuz could reopen The UK work and pensions secretary, Pat McFadden, has warned that job losses “could happen” in Britain due to the economic impacts of the Iran war. He said the UK economy was “going in the right direction” at the start of the year and unemployment figures for February showed a decline. He added that interest rates were expected to come down and the markets were pricing in cuts during the course of the year. Continue reading...

Israel wants Iran to stop enrichment, dismantle underground nuclear sites, restrict missiles and cut ties to Hamas and Hezbollah, experts say.

Ro Khanna criticizes commerce secretary after closed-door interview about ties to Jeffrey Epstein as Democrats call performance ‘embarrassing’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email It’s worth noting, ahead of Howard Lutnick’s closed-door testimony before House oversight committee members today, that the commerce secretary has refused to answer questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein from lawmakers during congressional hearings on Capitol Hill over the last month. In April, Represenative Madeleine Dean , a Democrat from Pennsylvania, asked whether the president expressed “concerns” about the commerce secretary’s relationship with Epstein. Lutnick refused to comment . Continue reading...

Three people with possible symptoms of the disease were evacuated on Wednesday morning from the MV Hondius before it headed to the Canary Islands.

‘Clinical consensus statement’ also urges heart doctors to advise patients to not eat late at night, and chew slowly Want to reduce your intake of ultra-processed food? If so, cook at home more often, don’t eat late at night and chew your food more slowly. Those are among some of the tips doctors have offered to help people limit the amount of UPF they consume given the acute and growing danger it poses to human health worldwide. Continue reading...

President Trump is putting Europe on notice, vowing the U.S. will remember the lack of support during the Iran war as Germany, Italy, Spain and others put on warning.

Reports have raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.