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Iran shuts Hormuz again mid-talks: negotiations show progress but US blockade derails everything
Iran announces the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz 48 hours after reopening it, accusing the US of violating the deal. Trump claims a peace deal is near while negotiations stall over nuclear issues and blockade terms.
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Strait of Hormuz Reopens Under High Tension: Iran Holds the Cards, Trump Sidelines NATO, Paris and London Launch Their Own Naval Mission
The Strait of Hormuz has been declared officially reopened to commercial shipping by Iran and confirmed by Trump, but underlying tensions persist. France and the UK have launched an independent joint naval mission outside NATO framework after Trump explicitly rejected NATO involvement in securing the strait. Maritime companies and insurers remain cautious despite the official reopening, and a fundamental divergence exists between Iran's claim of full sovereignty over the reopening and Western interpretations attributing it to American pressure. This development reveals a deeper fracture: Trump's rejection of NATO for this mission forces Europe to build independent naval capacity, marking a potential shift in the global security architecture surrounding critical maritime routes.
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After Orbán: Magyar inherits a hollowed-out country, EU unfreezes €18 billion, Balkans lose their protector
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The USA Abandons Syria, Delays European Weapons, and Depends on Starlink: Anatomy of an Overextended Military Empire
Washington is completing the transfer of its bases in Syria, warning Europe of delays in weapons deliveries, and discovering that the Pentagon depends on a private company for its drones—three signals of the same overcommitment.
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Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire: Ten Days to Transform a Truce into Historic Peace
Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and invites their leaders to the White House—a first in 34 years—while Iran negotiates the handover of its enriched uranium.
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Six weeks of kerosene in Europe, three million new poor in the Philippines: the energy bill of war
The IEA chief warns that Europe has only six weeks of kerosene left—while the Philippines counts its future poor and Indonesia buys Russian oil.
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Missile barrage on Ukraine: deadliest night in weeks
A 12-year-old child among 14 dead, 703 aerial targets detected in 24 hours, and stalled negotiations—Russia's war of attrition reaches a new threshold.
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China's GDP Defies War: 5% Growth While the World Staggers
While war in Iran shakes global markets, Beijing posts 5% first-quarter growth — and no one reads this number the same way.
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Israel-Lebanon: First Direct Talks in 30 Years, But Two Countries Discussing Different Kinds of Peace
For the first time since 1993, Israeli and Lebanese representatives sat at the same table in Washington — but Israel wants to disarm Hezbollah, Lebanon wants a ceasefire, and France has been deliberately excluded.
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Sudan enters its fourth year of war: 150,000 dead, drones, famine, and the world's silence
April 15 marks three years of war in Sudan. 150,000 dead, 14 million displaced, 700 civilians killed by drones in three months — and the war in Iran has even driven up wheat prices in Khartoum.
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Israel Bombards Lebanon Four Days Before Negotiations: Baby Killed, UNIFIL Hit, Netanyahu in the South
An Israeli tank strikes UN vehicles, a baby dies under airstrikes during her father's funeral, and Netanyahu visits southern Lebanon as a conqueror — four days before Washington talks.
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