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  • Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens

    Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in

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  • US allies rebuff Trump’s request for support in Strait of Hormuz

    By Reuters Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep

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  • Trump can send ships into Persian Gulf if he dares, Iran warns

    By Anadolu Agency Iran dismissed US claims that its naval capabilities have been destroyed, warning that US President Donald Trump can send ships into the Persian Gulf “if he dares.”

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  • Xi stresses enhancing political loyalty in military to advance defence modernization

    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a plenary meeting of the delegation

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  • Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine flees country amid political crackdown

    Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has fled the country following escalating political tensions in the East African nation, according to Kenyans reported.

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Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens

Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in

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A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China, at the Sheraton Hotel, as he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Picture date: Monday

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Djibouti and Kenya insist that African Union troops remain in Somalia until 2026

Kenyan President William Ruto and his Djibouti counterpart dictator Ismail Omar Guelle discussed the importance of remaining African Union forces in Somalia with the country’s security

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