Japan seals largest-ever defense contract with frigate sale to Australia – The Japan Times
- Japan seals largest-ever defense contract with frigate sale to Australia The Japan Times
- Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7 billion warship deal Reuters
- Australia Signs Contract With Japan For Three Upgraded Mogami navalnews.com
- Japan, Australia sign deal for production of first three frigates Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australia and Japan seal $6.5B warship deal with 3 Mogami frigates ordered first AP News
Death penalty law proves the EU must treat Israel as an apartheid state
Pernando Barrena says Israel’s death penalty for Palestinians adds to the case that Europe should cut ties with it.
Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions – NPR
- Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions NPR
- ‘Collateral damage’: Exiled Lebanese tells 'Post' refugees back Israel’s fight against Hezbollah The Jerusalem Post
- Palestinian camps: Paradoxical refuge for displaced Lebanese L'Orient Today
- Beirut, Lebanon: War and Displacement Through Generations Magnum Photos
As Meloni’s hold over Italy weakens, a progressive challenger gathers momentum
Silvia Salis, the leftwing mayor of Genoa and former Olympian, is described as ‘a breath of fresh air’ and potential unifier
It has been a turbulent month in Italian politics.
A failed referendum on a judicial overhaul pierced prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s aura of invincibility, triggering government resignations and leaving her scrambling to restore credibility. At the same time, her once special relationship with Donald Trump has frayed after the US president publicly scolded her this week for criticising his broadside against Pope Leo and for not supporting the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Continue reading...Caracas’ iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees – NPR
Pakistan PM, army chief wrap up key trips in push for more US-Iran talks
Asim Munir leaves Tehran while PM Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye with hopes of another round of US-Iran talks.
Iraq says oil exports to resume from all fields within days, state news agency – Reuters
- Iraq says oil exports to resume from all fields within days, state news agency Reuters
- Iraq turns to Syria for oil exports after Hormuz disruptions from US blockade The Jerusalem Post
- Iraq resumes oil loading at Basra شفق نيوز
- Iraq’s southern exports begin gradual restart Iraq Oil Report
- An oil tanker that reportedly sailed through the Strait of Hormuz arrives off Basra, Iraq, on Friday. Yahoo News Canada
DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US
The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.
DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US
The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.
Greek, Indian Tankers U-Turn Before Hormuz Amid Reopening Doubt – Bloomberg.com
- Greek, Indian Tankers U-Turn Before Hormuz Amid Reopening Doubt Bloomberg.com
- Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much The New York Times
- The Bigger Energy Lesson Behind Iran’s Control Over the Strait of Hormuz Time Magazine
- Breakingviews - Hormuz pipeline workaround looks worth the cost Reuters
- Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz sparks 'tremendous interest' in alternative routes CBC
Somalia threatens Bab el-Mandeb action after Israel appoints envoy to Somaliland – Somali Guardian
- Somalia threatens Bab el-Mandeb action after Israel appoints envoy to Somaliland Somali Guardian
- Israel’s envoy to Somaliland condemned by Arab, Muslim nations The Jerusalem Post
- 12 countries, including Pakistan, condemn Israel’s move to appoint envoy to Somaliland - DAWN.COM
- Yemen’s Houthis call Israeli presence in Somaliland a red line hiiraan.com
- Statement by the African Union Commission on Israel’s Reported Decision Regarding “Somaliland” African Union
Pope Francis on then-Cardinal Prevost: ‘He’s a saint,’ journalist recalls in memoir book on the late pope – OSV News
- Pope Francis on then-Cardinal Prevost: ‘He’s a saint,’ journalist recalls in memoir book on the late pope OSV News
- Pope Francis was the third leaf in a papal triptych The Catholic Weekly
- “Father”, intimate portrait of Pope Francis one year after his death MVNU
- A Year After Pope Francis: Remembering His Legacy Indian Catholic Matters
- Rome remembers Pope Francis one year later. A new film about his death chronicles his life exaudi.org
Iran has learned that the Strait of Hormuz is its strongest deterrent
Donald Heflin, a senior fellow at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.
Man City vs Arsenal: All you need to know about title showdown
Under-pressure Arsenal head to in-form Manchester City as their stranglehold on Premier League title race falters.
High-profile Russian lifestyle influencers lash out in rare display of anger at Putin’s policies – CNN
- High-profile Russian lifestyle influencers lash out in rare display of anger at Putin’s policies CNN
- Russian blogger’s fierce critique of Kremlin goes viral: ‘People are afraid of you’ The Guardian
- Putin's new critics: The celebrity influencers warning Russians might 'snap' NBC News
- Kremlin denies Putin is cut off from bad news after blogger's criticism goes viral Reuters
- Russia’s long-silent opposition is starting to show signs of life The Times
Venezuela’s Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture – The Guardian
- Venezuela’s Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture The Guardian
- Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado draws a huge Madrid crowd and rebuffs meeting with Spain's PM AP News
- Spain's Sanchez says Venezuela's Machado declined to meet him Reuters
- calls for “return home” MVNU
- María Corina Machado in Madrid: 'Malignant Forces' Want the World to Doubt Venezuela is Ready for Free Elections Latin Times
Stranded and dying, the German whale is a parable of our troubled relationship with these sea giants – The Guardian
- Stranded and dying, the German whale is a parable of our troubled relationship with these sea giants The Guardian
- Multimillionaires band together in effort to save beached whale in Germany Global News
- Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale BBC
- Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany The New York Times
- Rescue for whale stranded off German coast in ‘decisive phase’ The Straits Times
Amid blockade, U.S. destroyers shadow laden Iranian tankers – The Washington Post
- Amid blockade, U.S. destroyers shadow laden Iranian tankers The Washington Post
- Five Iran Tankers Headed to Malaysia Turn Around to Avoid U.S. Navy WSJ
- Five tankers seen loading oil on Iran's Kharg Island, Bandar Mahshahr port The Jerusalem Post
- Iran Continues to Sell Oil Out of its Floating Storage Reserve The Maritime Executive
- How ships carrying Iranian oil circumvent sanctions IslanderNews.com
Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues
Iranian parliamentary speaker also says passage through waterway will depend on Iranian authorisation and accuses Donald Trump of multiple falsehoods
A convoy of tankers was seen departing the Gulf and transiting the strait of Hormuz on Saturday, vessel-tracking data showed.
The group comprised four liquefied petroleum gas carriers and several oil product and chemical tankers, with more tankers following from the Gulf, according to MarineTraffic data cited by Reuters.
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