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1. Oil prices rise as US and Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz

   Asian stocks head for stellar weekly gains despite pulling back slightly on Friday

2. Charli XCX releases surprise new ‘Rock Music’ single

   Confirming the release, she shared on social media: ‘Rock music. song and video out now’

3. Indonesia volcano eruption threatens at least 20 hikers as urgent rescue mission launched

   Indonesian authorities have launched an urgent mission to rescue at least 20 hikers caught up in a volcano eruption on Mount Dukono.

4. Peach farmers prepare to destroy 420,000 trees after Del Monte Foods bankruptcy filing

5. May Day rallies and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

   May 1-7, 2026

6. Local election results live: Labour lose control of five councils as Reform make huge gains

   Labour losses appear to be even worse than expected as Reform claim large numbers of early seats in England

7. Alarmed ASEAN leaders discuss crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war

   Southeast Asian leaders are meeting under pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies of the Iran war, which one top minister says, “should not have occurred in the first place.”

8. Hantavirus cruise ship latest: Foreign Office warns British travellers virus is health concern in Argentina

   Five cases have been confirmed in the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise

9. Could cruise boat hantavirus be the next global pandemic? Experts sound off on if Covid-era lockdowns could return

   Three cases have been confirmed as hantavirus by laboratory testing

10. Deadly hantavirus cruise ship outbreak caused by couple’s birdwatching trip to landfill site, experts fear

    Eight suspected cases of hantavirus have been linked to the boat, which sailed from southern Argentina