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The decision to pause the mission one day after it began came as the US president appeared to be flailing in his effort to unblock the increasingly tense stalemate with Iran over the strait and struggling to contain the broader fallout from the war. ft.trib.al/7PFXPhJ

Fascinating act of self-sabotage from Merz, which seems to have spiralled out of control. He had grown critical of Trump's war on Iran - for good reasons - but has spoken too candidly to secondary pupils about it, with far-reaching consequences: ft.com/content/2dd4b9…

Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, is leading a $140mn investment in a US start-up that plans to use wave energy to fuel giant fleets of floating data centres. ft.trib.al/BxRK2rJ

Millions of seats have been cut and thousands of flights cancelled in May as concerns about fuel availability in the coming weeks intensify amid the Middle East crisis. ft.trib.al/WobYad0

Could Iceland become the next country to join the EU? The Nordic nation is holding a referendum in August to ask citizens whether they want to reopen membership talks. John Reed analyses why accession to the bloc has risen to the top of its political agenda.

US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in row over Iran conflict ft.trib.al/YcH0S1h

Oil prices hit new highs as US reportedly mulls Iran military action ft.trib.al/vNOZwD2

Jay Powell has vowed to continue as a Federal Reserve governor as he used his last meeting as the central bank’s chair to issue his most strident rebuke of Donald Trump’s attacks on the institution. ft.trib.al/Cp5iUiw

Trump launches review of US troops in Germany ft.trib.al/CXXH7bT

How Russia lost its way in the Sahara via @FT as.ft.com/r/44f9d036-65e…

Long read w/ @labboudles - with valuable contrib from @jattali @LianaFix @j_2ross @nicolange_ @CarloMasala1 @hanskundnani @Pl_Maurice Johanna Möhring @nicolas_richoux

Breaking news: The United Arab Emirates has said it is leaving Opec, dealing a significant blow to the oil cartel and its de facto leader Saudi Arabia ft.trib.al/08BCZA3

China warns EU over proposed ‘Made in Europe’ law ft.trib.al/rY12DCd

Rightwing media mogul rattles France’s literary scene via @FT as.ft.com/r/8a927575-839…

Polish PM questions whether US is ‘loyal’ to Europe’s defence via @FT as.ft.com/r/15f9306b-425…

FT Exclusive: A Trump administration official says Chinese entities are stealing from American AI labs. ft.trib.al/YC428xg

A top envoy to Donald Trump suggested the swap to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and the US president, as leader of the country co-hosting the tournament, arguing that Italy’s four World Cup titles in the tournament's history justify awarding it the slot. ft.trib.al/Vq3rPmE

Moscow to suspend Kazakh oil flows through key pipeline supplying Berlin ft.trib.al/M2kdO6s

Is Norway really a war profiteer? ft.trib.al/WfFholS | opinion

The German carrier cancelled about 120 daily flights and said it would drop unprofitable routes from Munich and Frankfurt until the end of the summer season. ft.trib.al/MMYTzqp