GPS jammed on RAF jet carrying UK defence secretary close to Russian border

Russia suspected of obstructing signal on flight bringing John Healey home from visit to British troops in Estonia

An RAF jet carrying the defence secretary, John Healey, had its signal jammed for the entire three-hour flight after it flew near the Russian border.

Healey had been visiting British soldiers in Estonia and was travelling back to the UK when the electronic attack happened, the Times reported.

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Australia politics live: Zali Steggall confirms teals having ‘conversations’ amid speculation about new political party

Zali Steggall says teals want to ‘be more effective in holding government to account’. Follow today’s news live

Menopause national awareness campaign launches

A nation-first campaign to spread awareness about the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause will launch today.

Menopause should not come as a surprise, but for too long silence and stigma have left too many women in the dark ... It is important that this campaign reflects the different experiences of perimenopause and menopause, because no two women experience it the same way, and every woman deserves to feel seen and supported.

The Australian public, the sensible public, wants rational policies. They don’t want culture wars. They don’t want blame game. They want something constructive.

The Coalition currently wants to repeal net zero, which means taking Australia out of the Paris agreement … They want to blame migrants who have actually built Australia …

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Australia news live: Queensland police shoot dead man north of Brisbane; gunshots heard near White House

Shooting of man who was allegedly armed with a firearm at a house in Narangba to be investigated

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Pocock says Australia also needs to focus on returns from ‘industries of the future’

Pocock has advocated for a fair return on gas and other “industries of the future” including critical minerals and AI datacentres.

I think we need to get a fair return from the export of our gas right now but we need to be looking at all these other industries that we’re told are the industries of the future, critical minerals, AI datacentres.

I don’t have the specific solution to it but I think it’s the principle of how do we get a fair return on resources that belong to the Australian people?

We’re one of the biggest gas exporters in the world right now. My argument is we should be getting a fair return from the export of that gas, and also lowering the price of gas here in Australia.

We’re constantly being told that we have some sort of shortage of gas. We’ve got manufacturers here paying more for Australian gas than Japan is buying our gas for.

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Nascar champion Kyle Busch died of pneumonia and sepsis, family says

The driver died aged 41 on Thursday after "overwhelming complications" from the illnesses.

Middle East crisis live: fate of strait of Hormuz hangs in balance as Trump claims Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’

US president says strait will be opened as part of the deal, but Iran’s influential Fars news agency reports that vital waterway would remain under Iranian control

• Full report: Trump says peace deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated’ with strait of Hormuz to open

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Iran war and the wider Middle East crisis.

Donald Trump has announced that a peace deal with Iran “has been largely negotiated”, after calls with a Pakistani mediator, Gulf allies and Israel, potentially paving the way for an end to the war launched by the US and Israel in February.

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Trump says peace deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated’ with strait of Hormuz to open

Remarks by US president potentially mark conclusion of bombing campaign led by US and Israel

Donald Trump announced on Saturday that a peace deal with Iran “has been largely negotiated”, after calls with a Pakistani mediator, Gulf allies and Israel, potentially paving the way for an end to the war launched by the US and Israel in February.

Trump wrote on his social media platform that “final aspects and details” of a “Memorandum of Understanding” are still being discussed, and “will be announced shortly” but said the strait of Hormuz will be opened as part of the deal.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/trump-ceasefire-iran-strait-of-hormuz