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Japan Starts Releasing Stockpiled Oil Amid Iran Crisis
Japan begins historic oil reserve release as Hormuz disruption threatens global supply, with experts warning the move may only buy time.
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Cubans Living Abroad to Be Allowed to Invest in Private Businesses on Island, Official Says
Cuba plans to allow expatriates to invest in and own businesses, part of broader reforms aimed at reviving the communist-run island’s struggling economy.
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Canada Built a Fair Society Based on Merit. Why Are We Abandoning It?
DEI is undermining the foundation Canada was built on: the belief that people succeed through merit and effort.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Appeal of Corruption Conviction
The conservative centrist was jailed after being found guilty of conspiring to procure campaign funding from the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi.
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Bessent Says Iran War May Delay Trump’s China Visit
Trump has suggested that he may postpone his meeting with Xi, while he called on Beijing to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump’s Call to Help Reopen Hormuz Draws Mixed Response From Allies
The UK and France have backed coordinated action to restore navigation, while Spain, Greece and Japan ruled out military roles.
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Trump Says He Isn’t Ready to Declare Victory in Iran War
Since the conflict began, oil prices have surged, driving up gas prices for Americans in recent days.
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Iranian Strikes Continue to Rain Down on Gulf Countries
Israel Defense Forces says it has launched a wave of simultaneous ‘extensive strikes’ targeting Iran’s infrastructure in Shiraz, Tabriz, and Tehran.
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Trump: Iran Spreading AI Disinformation
The U.S. president said Tehran was spreading fake footage of attacks and rallies to artificially inflate the regime’s standing amid the war.
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EU Weighs Action to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
‘If there is a lack of fertilizers this year, there’s going to be also food deprivation next year,’ the EU foreign policy chief said.
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Trump Says US Could Reach Deal With Cuba ‘Pretty Soon’
‘We’re talking to Cuba, but we’re going to do Iran before Cuba,’ Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
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King Frederik, Queen Mary in Australia to Push Closer Economic, Climate Cooperation
Royal couple meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the governor-general as part of a six day tour.
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Philippines Rejects Chinese Claims to Sovereignty Over South China Sea
Philippine foreign ministry spokesman Rogelio Villanueva says Manila has ‘indivisible, incontrovertible and longstanding sovereignty’ over Scarborough Shoal.
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New Poll Shows Conservative-Leaning Party Surge Ahead of Key By-Election
The Coalition’s vote has fallen in another poll as it fights to retain the seat it has held since 2001.
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US Secures $57 Billion in Energy Deals With Indo-Pacific Allies, Burgum Says
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the deals were intended to ensure that Indo-Pacific allies do not have to buy from adversaries.
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Japan Starts Releasing Stockpiled Oil Amid Iran Crisis
Japan begins historic oil reserve release as Hormuz disruption threatens global supply, with experts warning the move may only buy time.
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Cubans Living Abroad to Be Allowed to Invest in Private Businesses on Island, Official Says
Cuba plans to allow expatriates to invest in and own businesses, part of broader reforms aimed at reviving the communist-run island’s struggling economy.
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Canada Built a Fair Society Based on Merit. Why Are We Abandoning It?
DEI is undermining the foundation Canada was built on: the belief that people succeed through merit and effort.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Appeal of Corruption Conviction
The conservative centrist was jailed after being found guilty of conspiring to procure campaign funding from the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi.
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Bessent Says Iran War May Delay Trump’s China Visit
Trump has suggested that he may postpone his meeting with Xi, while he called on Beijing to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump’s Call to Help Reopen Hormuz Draws Mixed Response From Allies
The UK and France have backed coordinated action to restore navigation, while Spain, Greece and Japan ruled out military roles.
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Trump Says He Isn’t Ready to Declare Victory in Iran War
Since the conflict began, oil prices have surged, driving up gas prices for Americans in recent days.
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Iranian Strikes Continue to Rain Down on Gulf Countries
Israel Defense Forces says it has launched a wave of simultaneous ‘extensive strikes’ targeting Iran’s infrastructure in Shiraz, Tabriz, and Tehran.
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Trump: Iran Spreading AI Disinformation
The U.S. president said Tehran was spreading fake footage of attacks and rallies to artificially inflate the regime’s standing amid the war.
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EU Weighs Action to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
‘If there is a lack of fertilizers this year, there’s going to be also food deprivation next year,’ the EU foreign policy chief said.
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Trump Says US Could Reach Deal With Cuba ‘Pretty Soon’
‘We’re talking to Cuba, but we’re going to do Iran before Cuba,’ Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
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King Frederik, Queen Mary in Australia to Push Closer Economic, Climate Cooperation
Royal couple meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the governor-general as part of a six day tour.
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Philippines Rejects Chinese Claims to Sovereignty Over South China Sea
Philippine foreign ministry spokesman Rogelio Villanueva says Manila has ‘indivisible, incontrovertible and longstanding sovereignty’ over Scarborough Shoal.
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New Poll Shows Conservative-Leaning Party Surge Ahead of Key By-Election
The Coalition’s vote has fallen in another poll as it fights to retain the seat it has held since 2001.
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US Secures $57 Billion in Energy Deals With Indo-Pacific Allies, Burgum Says
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the deals were intended to ensure that Indo-Pacific allies do not have to buy from adversaries.
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