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Strait of Hormuz: are France and Germany just out to ‘manage their irrelevance’?

France and Germany have ramped up diplomatic efforts to contain the fallout from an escalating Middle East oil crisis, seeking to project European autonomy and distance themselves from the US-Israeli war on Iran. But as the conflict entered its second month, analysts said this was more about damage control than a leadership bid. They said while Berlin and Paris were at the forefront of calls for de-escalation they ha...

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Supreme Court clears path to overturn conviction of ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon

The US Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Steve Bannon, a former adviser to US President Donald Trump, to overturn his conviction in a case linked to the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Bannon, a leading figure on the far-right, served four months in prison in 2024 for defying a subpoena to testify before a congressional panel investigating the 2021 attack. But he appealed to the Supreme Court to have the c...

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Trump says Iranian people want more US strikes for ‘freedom’ as his deadline looms

US President Donald Trump has claimed that ordinary Iranians were urging the US to keep bombing their own country in pursuit of “freedom”, as he renewed his warning of sweeping strikes on Iran’s critical infrastructure if negotiations fail ahead of his Tuesday deadline. Sounding triumphant after what he described as a “dangerous” operation to rescue a wounded American pilot from deep inside Iran, Trump on Monday warn...

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Supreme Court clears path to overturn conviction of ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon

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Trump says Iranian people want more US strikes for ‘freedom’ as his deadline looms

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‘God was watching us’: Donald Trump hails Iran pilot rescue op, warns media over leak - top quotes

As a 48-hour deadline for Iran approaches, President Trump warned the nation could be "taken out in one night." He detailed a complex rescue operation for two downed airmen, involving over 170 US military aircraft and fa...

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3 dead, 15 injured as Russia hits Ukraine’s port city Odesa in major drone strike

At least three people were killed on Monday in the latest powerful Russian drone strikes on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa. Fifteen residents, including a pregnant woman and two children, were injured, militar...

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How lessons from Iran war could shape mainland China’s calculus on Taiwan

Whether it wraps up quickly or drags on, the repercussions of the US-Israeli war on Iran will echo for years, reshaping warfare, geopolitics, energy security and global perceptions of American tactical and strategic powe...

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