As Strait Of Hormuz Chokes, What Options Do Gulf States Really Have?
Hormuz has long been understood as one of the world’s central trade chokepoints. It normally carries around 20 million barrels of crude and oil products each day
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Who Is Nayib Bukele? El Salvador’s ‘coolest dictator’
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Furious Trump to pull 5,000 troops from Germany amid row with Merz after he said US had been ‘humiliated’ by Iran
DONALD Trump is set to pull 5,000 US troops out of Germany following a bitter row with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war. The German leader claimed Washington had been “humiliated” by Tehran at the negotiating table – sparking a furious respo…
Trump Makes Startling Confession on Lost U.S. Weapons Sent to Kurds – The Daily Beast
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China’s UN Envoy: Hormuz closure will dominate Trump-Xi talks
China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong says maintaining the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz are “urgent” priorities.
Pakistan’s Map Faux Pas In Peace Talks Meeting With Afghanistan
The map was shown at a meeting held in Istanbul earlier this week, which aimed to ease military tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say
Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
US warns shipping firms they could face sanctions over Strait of Hormuz tolls
About a fifth of the world’s trade in oil and natural gas typically passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
US warns shipping firms they could face sanctions over paying Iranian tolls in the Strait of Hormuz
Payment of Iranian tolls for safe passage through the strait could include “digital assets, offsets, informal swaps, or other in-kind payments”, said the US on Friday (May 1).
Nepal celebrates return of stolen 13th-century Buddha statue from New York
The Himalayan nation restores centuries-old statue, stolen in the 1980s, to its original temple in capital Kathmandu.