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Oil price soars amid new war fears!

by our Arab affairs correspondent

Iranian air-defences are on red alert as Trump mouths off his usual threats and Brent crude tops $100 on the spot oil market amid fears that a new round of all-out fighting is imminent in the Middle East. The cease-fire in Lebanon has collapsed as Israeli troops battle to extend their control of their northern borderlands and create a new ‘buffer zone’ on Lebanese territory. And in a renewed call for peace, UN chief António Guterres warns that the consequences of the war in Iran and regional instability are growing “dramatically worse with each passing hour”.

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New bid to ban Palestine marches

by New Worker correspondent

“I am absolutely horrified by the appalling attack on two Jewish Londoners,” said Jeremy Corbyn on hearing the news that two Jews had been stabbed in an apparently anti-Semitic attack in Golders Green. The Metropolitan Police have now detained a man with a “history of serious violence and mental health issues”. The suspect in the double stabbing has been identified as a British national who was born in Somalia and came to the UK legally in the 1990s.

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Editorial

The spirit of May Day

May Day is workers’ day – but its origins go back to the rituals of hallowed antiquity. Long before the emergence of trade unions, May Day was a spring festival dedicated to the spirits that people thought controlled the destinies of humanity. Houses were decorated with green branches and peasants picked a ‘May King and Queen’, believing this would magically bring about a good harvest and prosperity.

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