[CALENDAR ADDITION] Australian PM Albanese is to address the nation at 19:00 local time tonight (09:00BST/04:00EDT)

Prime Minister Albanese's address tonight may introduce crucial updates on national policies or responses to recent events.

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UKMTO received a report of an incident 17 nautical miles north of Qatar's Doha with a tanker hit by an unkown projectile, although crew are reported as safe

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[CALENDAR ADDITION] Australian PM Albanese is to address the nation at 19:00 local time tonight (09:00BST/04:00EDT)

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[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks rally with global risk sentiment buoyed by hopes for an end to the Iran conflict following encouraging comments from the US and Iran, with Trump suggesting the war could end in 2 or 3 weeks

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Irish AIB Manufacturing PMI (Mar) 53.7 (Prev. 53.1)

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