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Meloni in the Gulf: harmony on gas and defence with Qatar, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia

The focus of the talks of Italian prime minister with Qatar, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia was the restoration of energy supplies and security in Hormuz. Italy offered technical support for affected infrastructure and defence against Iranian raids.

Euronews

Macron visits Japan, South Korea for talks dominated by Middle East war

French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Japan for a visit that was initially aimed at strengthening partnerships in nuclear energy and space innovation, but is now set to be dominated by the war in the Middle East. He will conclude his trip later in the week in South Korea.

Radio France Internationale

This Week in History: Iranian plots, a siege on Bethlehem and the loss of a Pope

Explore how major events between 30 March and 5 April were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

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France denies excluding South Africa from G7 summit under pressure from US

French officials have denied claims by the office of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's that France has excluded South Africa from the list of invitees to June's G7 leaders' summit in Paris under pressure from Washington, saying Kenya has been invited instead.

Radio France Internationale

Rachel Reeves urged to raise taxes on companies profiting from Iran war

The price of oil has skyrocketed since the war in Iran began and the UK economy is predicted to see a drop in growth

The Independent UK

Iran war will jolt U.S. inflation, new analysis finds

The OECD projects U.S. headline inflation will be 4.2% this year.

Axios

UK gets biggest cut to growth outlook this year among world’s major economies

The OECD published the biggest downgrade to the UK’s growth outlook for 2026 than any other country in the G20 group of economies.

Evening Standard

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Trump's Iran war wreaks economic carnage on UK with £15 billion blow to GDP and deepening cost-of-living crisis, warns OECD

Inflation in Britain is forecast to jump to 4% this year, outstripping many wage increases

Evening Standard

Critics Say Starmer's £4m Foreign Trips are 'Too Much', UK Defends Britain's 'Banging the Drum' on Investments

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spent over £4 million on foreign travel in less than two years, including a £1.2 million spike in late 2025. Transparency figures reveal high-cost delegations to Brazil, India, and South Africa. Critics argue the spending is tone-deaf, while Downing Street insists the trips secure vital…

International Business Times UK

Starmer’s government increasing spending on foreign trips, figures show

PM’s most costly quarter for travel was in last quarter of 2025, with the most expensive trip to Cop30 in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners warn of ‘damage’ caused by the Government’s aid decisions

Yvette Cooper announced allocations under the official development assistance (ODA) regime on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper insists the UK will remain a ‘major player’ on aid despite cuts

The Foreign Secretary said hard choices had been made on allocations across the world as the Government aims for ‘partnership not paternalism’.

Evening Standard

Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut

UK’s bilateral aid to African countries, which funds areas such as schools and clinics, to be cut by almost £900m by 2028-29

The Guardian - UK

Poland went from a post-Communist wreck to one of the world’s biggest economies

Poland also benefited from billions of euros in EU aid

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

The South African minister of electricity and energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is proposing to suspend the country’s carbon tax after experiencing pressure from fossil fuel lobbies.

The Independent UK

How debt relief for developing countries could help reverse the devastating consequences of UK aid cuts

IN FOCUS: Exclusive: New analysis finds that debt relief for developing countries – which the UK could play a key role in orchestrating – could more than offset the impact of UK aid cuts. Nick Ferris reports

The Guardian - UK

When Starmer picks up G20 baton he has vital chance to act on aid and debt relief

Reclaiming Labour’s internationalist heart could also stop disillusioned voters drifting towards Lib Dems and Greens

The Conversation

Was the violent Sydney protest avoidable, and what can police and demonstrators learn?

The police role as a “thin blue line” between public order and chaos was tested in Sydney’s CBD on Monday night.

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China has lifted sanctions from six serving British MPs and peers, Starmer says

Starmer confirms immediate removal, but it is unclear if sanctions remain on former MP, academic and barrister

Radio France Internationale

South Africa confirms temporary withdrawal from the G20, as US takes the helm

South Africa has decided to "temporarily withdraw" from the G20, after a request by the United States. Washington takes on the rotating presidency for the year 2026, following on from South Africa in 2025. This comes after more than a year of bilateral tensions which Pretoria hopes to ease by…

The Conversation

Africa’s critical minerals are a huge economic opportunity: G20 framework sets out ways to seize it

As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa’s G20…

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence

The Conversation

What Mark Carney’s China trip could mean for the future of Canadian-Chinese relations

It has been more than three years since China’s Xi Jinping told Canada’s Justin Trudeau to “create the conditions first” before the two countries could work together constructively during their awkward private exchange at the 2022 G20 summit.

The Conversation

The G20 was built to stabilise the world’s economy – but it’s failed on climate, debt and inequality

The Group of Twenty (G20) emerged from the financial turmoil that followed the collapse of the Thai currency in 1997, which rapidly spread financial instability from Thailand to the rest of Asia.

The Conversation

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Just 20 countries produce 80% of the world’s oil, gas and coal. Since 2019, researchers have released regular reports analysing how these governments plan to continue drilling and mining for fossil fuels – and how those plans diverge from the global climate goal set out in the Paris Agreement, which…

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