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Why are fuel price protests sweeping the Republic of Ireland?

talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad on Sunday [ended](/news/2026/4/12/us-iran-ceasefire-talks-what-are-the-key-sticking-points) without a deal. Around 40 percent of petrol stations across Ireland were reportedly empty at the weekend, several hundred left completely dry. Some

What are Iran’s $100bn in frozen assets and where are they held?

April 22 in the Middle East, that tension is expected to resurface. But how many Iranian assets are frozen, why is Tehran unable to access them, where are these funds at the moment

Australia news live: Albanese and Sultan of Brunei pledge energy cooperation; antisemitism royal commission to hold first public hearings in May

2023-24. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images The climate change minister, **Chris Bowen**, said the data showed the safeguard was a “good policy, working well”. He said it provided investment certainty for industry “to make sure that