Evening brief: Hormuz hell – US chokes Iran, China circles, DC grabs more spy power

 Hormuz is no longer a threat; it is an operation Nine vessels were turned around in the first 48 hours after the U.S. blockade on Iranian ...

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Putin’s grip slips as former ally shifts to Ukraine after Assad fall

 His long-time partner Bashar al-Assad has fallen in Syria, Venezuela ’s Nicolás Maduro has come under direct US action, Iran has been targe...

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Pep Guardiola sends warning to Man City players after Arsenal slip-up

 Pep Guardiola has issued a stark warning to his Manchester City squad, declaring that next weekend’s clash with Arsenal will be rendered ir...

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Swinney demands greater engagement with UK government over Gulf conflict

 Sir Keir Starmer has made a “big mistake” by not involving Holyrood ministers in talks over the impact the conflict in Iran is having in t...

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Iran holds huge victory parade with 1000s spilling onto streets of Tehran as ceasefire falls apart

 Thousands of Iranians have gathered in the streets to commemorate the death of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei as hopes of a ceasefire ...

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Can the world bypass the Strait of Hormuz?

 As the US and Iran wrangle over the question of whether the Strait of Hormuz is or isn’t open, Gulf elites are beginning to contemplate a...

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NATO nation issues warning to border "green men"

  NATO nation Estonia has doubled down on longstanding pledges to defend its territory if Russian troops set foot on alliance soil. “When th...

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