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Moscow Pushes Minsk Toward a Riskier Role in the Ukraine War
As Russia struggles to gain decisive momentum on the battlefield, pressure is mounting on Belarus to move from passive ally to more active participant in the conflict. Russia is intensifying pressure on Belarus to expand its involvement in the war…
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Diplomacy Gains Momentum as US and Iran Report Progress Toward Peace Deal
Mediators say the first round of talks produced a roadmap for a final agreement within 60 days, though major obstacles remain over Lebanon, sanctions, the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme. The first round of negotiations between the United…
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Lebanon Fighting Puts Trump’s Iran Diplomacy on the Brink
The U.S. president warned Tehran over Hezbollah as renewed clashes with Israel threatened to derail fragile talks aimed at containing a wider Middle East conflict. President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the United States could launch further strikes if…
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Iran Raises the Stakes With Hormuz Threat as Lebanon Violence Tests Fragile Diplomacy
Tehran’s claim that it has shut one of the world’s most important shipping routes has intensified pressure on U.S.-Iran talks and exposed the fragility of regional ceasefire efforts. Iran has said it closed the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a fast-moving…
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Diplomacy Falters as Middle East Violence Derails Planned US-Iran Talks
A high-stakes summit in Switzerland was cancelled at the last moment after deadly exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah deepened doubts over a fragile regional truce. A planned round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland was abruptly called off after a deadly…
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Ukraine’s Drone Offensive Brings the War to Moscow’s Industrial Heart
A major refinery fire, airport closures and explosions across the capital have exposed the growing reach of Kyiv’s long-range campaign against Russia’s energy infrastructure MOSCOW — A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack struck Moscow and its surrounding region on Thursday, setting…
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Berlin Holds Back on Hormuz Deployment as US–Iran Accord Takes Shape
Germany wants to examine the final terms of Washington’s agreement with Tehran before joining a European maritime mission aimed at protecting shipping through the strategic waterway. Germany has declined to commit forces to a proposed maritime security operation in the…
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Trump’s Iran Accord Opens a New Rift With an Uneasy Israel
Israeli critics fear Washington is offering Tehran economic and strategic relief before securing firm nuclear concessions, while opponents of the war say the agreement exposes the failure of months of costly fighting. President Donald Trump’s emerging agreement with Iran has…
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Flames Engulf Ukraine’s Sacred Heart as Russia Unleashes Massive Air Assault
The Dormition Cathedral at Kyiv’s historic Pechersk Lavra was badly damaged during an overnight barrage that also struck homes, infrastructure and cultural institutions across Ukraine Flames swept across the roof of one of Ukraine’s most important religious landmarks early Monday…
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US and Iran Announce Fragile Peace Deal as Strait of Hormuz Reopens
Trump declares an end to months of conflict, but unresolved nuclear questions and regional tensions leave the agreement facing an uncertain future The United States and Iran have reached an agreement intended to end their war and reopen the Strait…
