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Diplomacy & Power April 20, 2026 241 stories in this edition

Xi Jinping says Strait of Hormuz should be open in call to Saudi Crown Prince

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Xi Jinping says Strait of Hormuz should be open in call to Saudi Crown Prince

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The Strait of Hormuz should remain open, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a phone call with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, China’s state broadcaster said. More to follow...

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Why Spain’s outreach to China offers a viable model for Europe

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s fourth visit to Beijing in four years has once again drawn attention across Europe and the Atlantic, but perhaps less scepticism than before. In an era marked by intensifying US-Chi...

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India’s Modi turns women’s Bill loss into campaign weapon in West Bengal

India's Prime Minister seized on the defeat to cast himself as a champion of women’s representation.

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Explainer-What do we know about Anthropic's Mythos amid rising concerns?

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Iran’s refusal of second round of US peace talks was ‘posturing’: Pakistani sources

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ISLAMABAD — After Iran claimed it had refused to attend a second round of peace talks on Sunday, Tehran is now “willing for a second round” of negotiations — and its bluster so far is mere posturing for the best deal pos...

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Crowd-puller Kyrgios confirms Halle participation

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EU hosts Palestinian leader in conference about security and peace in Gaza and the West Bank

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EU hosts Palestinian leader in conference about security and peace in Gaza and the West Bank

Gaza requires “one state, one government, one law and one goal,” Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa said in Brussels

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