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Iran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait

By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the already volatile region. “We warn that any foreign armed force, especially the invading American army, will be attacked if they attempt to approach

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EU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition

A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With global trade under growing strain, the direction taken by major economies to address the challenges will shape whether cooperation holds or fragmentation deepens. Against this

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Azerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy

By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its “anti-Azerbaijani policy, slander, and smear activities.” Citing the resolution adopted by the National Assembly, Azerbaijan’s state news agency Azertac reported that the country’s parliament is “guided

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Exclusive: US spy agencies examine how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory

A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency/File Photo By Reuters April 28 – U.S. intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would

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Trump safe after shooting at White House correspondents’ dinner, suspect in custody

Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. Photographer Jonathan Ernst By Reuters President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington by Secret Service agents ​on Saturday night after a man opened fire on security personnel nearby. The man fired a shotgun

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Turkish foreign minister says Israel has become direct threat to global security, urges collective response

By Anadolu Agency Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday that Israel now poses direct threat to global security and urged a collective international response, arguing that growing instability can no longer be viewed through a purely regional lens. Speaking at Oxford University during an official visit to the UK, Fidan said the world is

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British woman died in Ghana after traveling there to try to recover money from scammers, inquest told

Janet Fordham. Photo: GoFundMe By Face2Face Africa Inquest into the death of a 69-year-old widow from Devon has heard she died in a car crash in Ghana after losing up to £1m ($1.3m) in several romance frauds. Janet Fordham had traveled to the West African country to try recoup some of her lost fortune after

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Mandelson scandal shatters UK PM Starmer’s promise of stable government

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps outside 10 Downing Street to welcome Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, in London, Britain, April 22, 2026. Photographer Toby Shepheard By Reuters Prime Minister Keir Starmer came to power on a promise to govern Britain efficiently after years of political turmoil. Less than two years later, accusations

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Container ship damaged by gunboat fire near Oman, crew safe

By Anadolu Agency The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Wednesday that it has received a report of an incident involving a commercial vessel approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman. According to the report, the master of a container ship said the vessel was approached by a gunboat linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary

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Maersk largest shipping company suspends Berbera port operations

Credit Photo/Facebook The world’s largest shipping company Maersk said on Monday that it has temporarily suspended accepting new shipments to and from the port of Berbera in the Somaliland administration in northeastern Somalia. In a notice sent to its customers, the Danish company said the suspension was effective immediately and was temporary. “We would like

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