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UN chief calls for immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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UAE exit signals OPEC’s declining grip on oil markets

Chris Weafer says the UAE’s OPEC exit leaves the organisation less influential on global oil pricing.

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US falls to ‘historic low’ in press freedom tracker: RSF

Reporters Without Borders warns of ‘press freedom crisis’ in US amid media consolidation, Trump policies.

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Israel rights group petitions top court to order release of 14 Gaza doctors

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel accuses authorities of hindering the rehabilitation of Gaza’s healthcare system.

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Trump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widens

Berlin says ‘prepared’ for fewer US troops, as Trump says German chancellor should focus on European affairs, not Iran.

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Iran confirmed to play at World Cup according to FIFA chief Infantino

Iran’s place at the US cohosted 2026 event has been in doubt since the US-Israeli war on their country.

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Piracy rises off Somalia as US-Israeli war on Iran diverts naval forces

More than a dozen sailors, mostly from Pakistan, are being held by Somali pirates as hijackings and harassment surge.

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Lebanese girl mourns paramedic father killed in Israeli strike

A young girl in Lebanon joined hundreds mourning her father, one of three paramedics killed in an Israeli attack.

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