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April 17, 2026
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Even with ceasefire or peace deals in place like in Gaza and Iran, many dynamics of war continue. Global attention should not move on, says this Middle East researcher from the University of Melbourne.
BEIRUT, April 17 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that a ceasefire agreed to by his country should be transformed into \"permanent agreements,\" without saying whether he was referring to a prospective peace deal with Israel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Straits Times Asia
Southeast Asia · straitstimes.com
LONDON, April 17 - The threat posed by mines in parts of the Strait of Hormuz is not fully understood and avoidance of the area by ships should be considered, a U.S. navy advisory said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Straits Times Asia
Southeast Asia · straitstimes.com
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Military moves, clashes, maritime flashpoints, and security posture changes.
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Even with ceasefire or peace deals in place like in Gaza and Iran, many dynamics of war continue. Global attention should not move on, says this Middle East researcher from the University of Melbourne.
BEIRUT, April 17 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that a ceasefire agreed to by his country should be transformed into \"permanent agreements,\" without saying whether he was referring to a prospective pea...
LONDON, April 17 - The threat posed by mines in parts of the Strait of Hormuz is not fully understood and avoidance of the area by ships should be considered, a U.S. navy advisory said on Friday.
China's President Xi Jinping has broken a six-week silence about the war in Iran, vowing to take a "constructive" role in efforts to end the conflict. Beijing is wary of being drawn into a war it took no part in, and fac...
The air force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks with the United States last weekend, launching a major operation after the Iranians said Israel might seek to kill them, three sources told Re...
MOSCOW, April 17 - The Kremlin said on Friday that European countries were becoming more involved in the war in Ukraine, referencing a warning from Russia's Defence Ministry about drone production sites across the contin...
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