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Pentagon email weighs measures against NATO allies over Iran war, including suspending Spain
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support US…
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Pete Hegseth fires U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Navy Secretary John Phelan. The Pentagon framed it Wednesday as an immediate departure. The…
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Ukraine Blows Up Druzhba Pump Station After Restoring Druzhba Oil Deliveries to Hungary
In very short order after Kyiv restored oil deliveries to Russian-oil-dependent Slovakia and Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline, Ukrainian drones…
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Italy summons Russian ambassador after TV host targets Giorgia Meloni on air
Italy has summoned the Russian ambassador after a pro-Kremlin Russian television host attacked Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on air. “I…
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China said on Wednesday it had “high appreciation” for African countries after several revoked overflight permits, curtailing a planned trip by Taiwan’s leader to Eswatini, the island’s only diplomatic ally on the continent. China maintains that Taiwan is part of its territory and opposes the self-governed island’s participation in international organisations and its exchanges with other countries. Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te was due to visit Eswatini from Wednesday for the 40th anniversary of King Mswati III’s accession and his 58th birthday. But some countries — including Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar — unexpectedly revoked Lai’s overflight permits after “intense pressure” and economic coercion from China, a Taiwanese official said on Tuesday. “Relevant countries maintained support for the one-China principle, completely in line with… the basic norms of international relations, China expresses high appreciation,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement. “No one can stop the historical trend of China’s eventual reunification,” the statement issued in response to the revoked permits said. Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is among Taiwan’s 12 remaining allies that still recognise its claim to statehood, after Beijing convinced others to sever diplomatic relations with Taipei. An Eswatini government spokesperson told AFP it “regrets” Lai was not visiting, but stressed the setback “does not change the status of our longstanding bilateral relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan)”.
China said on Wednesday it had “high appreciation” for African countries after several revoked overflight permits, curtailing a planned trip…
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UK’s Starmer admits should never have named Mandelson as US envoy
Embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he had been wrong to appoint Labour politician Peter Mandelson as UK envoy…
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Ukrainian drone strike ignites deadly fire at Tuapse oil refinery, highlighting Russia’s Black Sea vulnerabilities
At least one person was killed and another injured after a new Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Russian Black Sea…
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UAE in talks with US about currency swap line if war drags on: report
The UAE is in talks with the Trump administration on possible financial assistance if the war with Iran drags on,…
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Iran strikes US vessels in retaliation for cargo ship’s seizure: Report
Iranian forces launched drone strikes Sunday on multiple American vessels in retaliation for US forces firing on and intercepting an…
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Hormuz open to all commercial vessels for remainder of ceasefire: Iran
Iran’s foreign minister has said that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open…
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