Five key takeaways from an annual briefing by China’s foreign minister – NPR

  1. Five key takeaways from an annual briefing by China’s foreign minister  NPR
  2. The U.S. and China running the world together? China says no thanks  NBC News
  3. What’s wrong with a G2? Wang Yi lays out China’s case against great-power rivalry  South China Morning Post
  4. China Foreign Minister Addresses Iran, US at NPC 2026  Bloomberg
  5. A community with a shared future for humanity like a beacon lights the way forward: Chinese FM responds to a GT question  Global Times
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US energy chief says spike in gas prices will fall ‘before too long’ amid Iran war

Chris Wright says price increase would last weeks, not months, and that US would not target Iran’s energy industry

Chris Wright, the US Department of Energy secretary, said on Sunday that the spike in energy prices would last weeks, at the worst, not months, and that the US would not target Iran’s energy industry.

His comments come amid rising anxiety that Iran’s response to the US-Israel strikes, which caused a reduction in shipping through the strait of Hormuz and production slowdowns in some oil and gas producing states in the Middle East, may cause broad economic turbulence and higher inflation.

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HORMUZ TRACKER: Iran-Linked Ships Are the Only Ones to Transit – Bloomberg

  1. HORMUZ TRACKER: Iran-Linked Ships Are the Only Ones to Transit  Bloomberg
  2. Middle East conflict hits shipping, oil prices and other international trade stories to know this month  The World Economic Forum
  3. The Billionaire Whose Ships Are Braving Missiles in the Strait of Hormuz  WSJ
  4. Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, suspends two key shipping services due to Iran war  CNBC
  5. Iran’s Chokehold on Persian Gulf Waterway Strains Shipping  The New York Times
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Kurdish leader links potential Iran ground push to US-enforced no-fly zone – Politico

  1. Kurdish leader links potential Iran ground push to US-enforced no-fly zone  Politico
  2. Syria's Kurds caution Iran's Kurds against aligning with US against Tehran  Reuters
  3. Trump says he’s ruled out having Kurds join the Iran war  AP News
  4. Toyota’s Near Indestructible Land Cruiser Has Unique Role In War Zones  Forbes
  5. Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war  Axios
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Emperor Naruhito watches Ohtani and Japan survive scare against Australia at World Baseball Classic

  • Masataka Yoshida’s late HR helps seal 4-3 win

  • Naruhito first emperor in 60 years to attend baseball

Masataka Yoshida’s late home run triggered a comeback win for Japan over Australia at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday, with Emperor Naruhito making a rare appearance.

The underdog Aussies struck first in the sixth inning of the group stage game when outfielder Aaron Whitefield came home after a throwing error by Japan’s catcher, Kenya Wakatsuki. But in the seventh, Yoshida connected with a two-run shot over right centre field. Japan put on two more insurance runs in the eighth, and hung on for the 4-3 victory.

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Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs

Lake, whom Trump appointed without Senate confirmation to run Voice of America parent agency, cut over 1,000 jobs

A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake unlawfully led the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for several months last year and voided mass layoffs and other actions taken during that period to dismantle the agency.

The US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an independent federal agency that oversees the Voice of America (VOA), the US’s largest and oldest international broadcaster, and provides grants to Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other news agencies.

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Mideast’s water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid expanding war – Fortune

  1. Mideast's water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid expanding war  Fortune
  2. Vital Water Desalination Plants in Iran and Bahrain Are Attacked  The New York Times
  3. Iran retaliates after U.S.–Israel strikes, triggering regional fallout across Middle East  Axios
  4. Middle East conflicts largely avoided energy facilities in the past. Not in this war  NPR
  5. Iranian drone damages desalination plant in Bahrain  abcnews.com
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