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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a move that reflected the…
Category: 4. World
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Iran’s Shadow Fleet of Old Tankers a Ticking Bomb for Sea Life, Say Experts
Environmental analysts are warning that Iran’s “shadow fleet” of ageing oil tankers could become a catastrophic threat to global marine ecosystems, with experts calling the vessels a “ticking time bomb” due to…
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Student death puts French far-left under pressure – BBC
- Student death puts French far-left under pressure BBC
- ‘Ultra-left’ blamed for youth’s killing that shocked France France 24
- Macron urges calm after activist’s death sparks political clash Reuters
- Student killed by ‘left-wing militia’…
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Iran court issues death sentences to 14 protesters in online proceedings
To understand what could follow the Islamic Republic, it helps to start with where Iran stands now. As of February 2026, with the Islamic Republic still in power, tens of thousands of Iranians have been killed.
Inflation has surged: year-on-year…
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Italy ready to help train police forces in Gaza
Italy stands ready to help train police forces in Gaza and elsewhere in the Palestinian territories, its foreign minister said on Monday, as Rome aims to play a role in stabilizing the Middle East.”We are ready to train a new Gaza police force,…
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EU to send commissioner for Mediterranean to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting – POLITICO
The initiative, chaired by Trump, is designed to oversee Gaza’s demilitarization and reconstruction under a U.N.-endorsed ceasefire framework.
Another Commission spokesperson, Anouar El Anouni, said the EU still has “a number of…
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Iran FM in Geneva for US talks, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz Strait – France 24
- Iran FM in Geneva for US talks, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz Strait France 24
- Iran says US must ‘prove they want to do a deal’ on nuclear talks in Geneva Fox News
- Iran’s top diplomat to attend ‘indirect’ talks with US in Geneva, state-run…
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BBC Verify: Satellite image confirms US aircraft carrier off Oman as pressure builds on Iran
Monday at BBC Verifypublished at 10:30 GMT
Rob Corp
BBC Verify Live editorGood morning.
Over the weekend BBC Verify’s journalists saw reports that the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln had been spotted in the Arabian Sea…
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EU observer to take part in US peace board meeting
EU Commissioner Dubravka Suica will travel to Washington this week to attend a meeting of the Board of Peace, as set up by US President Donald Trump, in her capacity as an observer, a spokesperson for the EU Commission said on Monday.”The EU…
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What would happen to Iran after the Islamic Republic?
Addressing journalists on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Pahlavi argued that failure to confront the authorities decisively would embolden authoritarian actors beyond Iran.
Diplomatic pressure alone, he added, was…
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