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The vessel was seized about 70 km northeast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah. (Reuters/Representational Image)

Vessel seized off UAE’s Fujairah port heading toward Iranian waters, says UK agency

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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations on Thursday said that a vessel anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates’s Fujairah has been seized and is heading toward Iranian territorial waters. The vessel was seized about 70 km northeast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah. (Reuters/Representational Image) The vessel was seized about […]

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Explainer-What Is ‘Taiwan Independence’ and Is Taiwan Already Independent?

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TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down ⁠a dangerous ⁠path and that “Taiwan independence” and cross-Taiwan Strait peace are as “irreconcilable as ⁠fire and water”. Below are some questions and answers about what is meant by the term “Taiwan independence”

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Trump Offers Platitudes While Xi Warns of Possible Confrontation During China Summit

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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping offered stark warnings about avoiding possible clashes between his nation and the U.S. on Thursday and even cautioned visiting President Donald Trump that Washington’s handling of its relations with Taiwan could lead to “conflicts” that might put “the entire relationship in great jeopardy.” The stern tone was a

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Iran’s Araghchi Brings “Minab168” To Delhi For BRICS Talks

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New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in New Delhi for a three-day official visit, marking the first high-level diplomatic engagement from Tehran since the war started in the Middle East more than two months ago. Araghchi is in India primarily to attend a two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers but will also

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Nathaniel Menday was named the Reform UK councillor in Woodhouse

Reform UK suspends newly-elected Sheffield councillor over ‘subhuman’ and Nazi sympathy posts

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Newly-elected Woodhouse councillor Nathaniel Menday said UK has a “disgusting, almost subhuman underclass of people bringing the place down” 19:17, 13 May 2026Updated 19:27, 13 May 2026 Nathaniel Menday was named the Reform UK councillor in Woodhouse(Image: Andrew Dowdeswell / Yorkshire Live) A Reform UK councillor has been suspended from the party less than a

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Netanyahu Visited UAE "Secretly" During War With Iran, PM's Office Says

Benjamin Netanyahu Visited UAE “Secretly” During War With Iran, PM’s Office Says

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “secret” meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. “During Operation ‘Lion’s Roar’, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a secret visit to the United Arab

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Israel Qualifies for Eurovision Final Amid Protests

Israel Qualifies for Eurovision Final Amid Protests

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new video loaded: Israel Qualifies for Eurovision Final Amid Protests transcript Back transcript Israel Qualifies for Eurovision Final Amid Protests Israel qualified for the Eurovision final after receiving enough votes from national juries and the public at Tuesday’s semifinal. The country’s participation in the contest has been protested because of its military operation in Gaza.

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Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile launch sites along the Strait of Hormuz and retained nearly 70 per cent of its pre-war missile arsenal, potentially resetting a nearly three-month war with the United States and a naval stand-off for control of a maritime chokepoint that ships 20 per cent of the

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Exclusive-France Probes Whether Israeli Firm BlackCore Interfered in Local Elections, Sources Say

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By Gabriel Stargardter and Raphael Satter PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) – French authorities are examining whether a foreign interference campaign aimed at a hard-left party ahead ⁠of March’s ⁠municipal elections was carried out at least in part by an obscure Israeli ⁠firm called BlackCore, according to three sources familiar with the matter. French intelligence agencies are

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PM Starmer’s Leadership Woes Overshadow Parliament’s Grand Reopening

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LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s grand State Opening ⁠of ⁠Parliament ceremony does not normally feature ⁠an elephant. But on Wednesday, there was a large figurative elephant in the room: ​an imminent leadership challenge that could put Prime Minister Keir Starmer out of a job before the summer and ‌consign his freshly minted plan for

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Factbox-From Australia to Europe, Countries Move to Curb Children’s Social Media Access

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GDANSK, May 13 (Reuters) – Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under ⁠16, ⁠blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram ⁠and Facebook. The ban comes amid mounting concerns over the impact ofsocial media on children’s health and safety. Below is a summary of

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Turkey's Black Sea coast sees severe floods, 12 injured

Turkey Floods: Severe Flooding Hits Turkey’s Black Sea Coast, Leaving 12 Injured | World News

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Turkey’s Black Sea coast sees severe floods, 12 injured (Photo credit: X) Torrential overnight rain in Turkey’s Havza on Wednesday triggered severe floods in northern Samsun province, affecting homes and businesses, sweeping away vehicles and leaving at least 12 people injured.The intense rainfall began on Tuesday, causing rivers and streams in the Black Sea region

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Blackstone drops US$4 billion New World deal, Bloomberg News reports

Blackstone drops US$4 billion New World deal, Bloomberg News reports

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Blackstone has walked away from a proposed US$4 billion (HK$31.2 billion) tie-up with Hong Kong’s New World Development (0017) after the indebted property developer refused to cede control, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Blackstone declined to comment. New World did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

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Over 500 candidates elected in UK local elections amid Gaza-related campaign focus

Over 500 candidates elected in UK local elections amid Gaza-related campaign focus

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Photo: CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS An analysis by the Henry Jackson Society has found that 574 candidates elected in recent UK local elections ran campaigns focused on Gaza-related or Muslim community issues, across 58 local councils. The report states that these candidates were elected on platforms centered on what it describes as broader Muslim transnational concerns rather

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Russia Tests Nuclear-Capable ‘Satan II’ Missile With 35,000 km Range, President Vladimir Putin Calls Most Powerful Missile in world

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Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end. Putin said that the nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of

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Demonstrators from the ''Palestine Coalition'' gather in support for Palestinians, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in London, Britain, October 11, 2025.

One in 10 successful candidates in UK local elections elected on Muslim issues

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A total of 574 candidates were elected on Gaza-related or Muslim issues in the recent British local elections, according to an analysis by the Henry Jackson Society. In other words, these are individuals whose campaign focused on Muslim transnational grievances, rather than local issues. The 574 sectarian-style candidates were elected across 58 councils. This far

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Russia’s Lavrov Says ‘Nothing Is Happening’ With US-Russia Relations

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MOSCOW, May 13 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign ⁠Minister ⁠Sergei Lavrov said ⁠on Wednesday that many positive things were ​being said about the enormous potential of U.S.-Russia relations, ‌but that in reality “nothing ‌is happening”. After winning the 2024 U.S. presidential ⁠election, ⁠Donald Trump re-established U.S. dialogue with Russian President Vladimir ​Putin and has repeatedly promised

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As Trump Heads to China, Past US Flubs on US Policy Toward Taiwan Can Be a Warning

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The way the U.S. views Taiwan under the “One China” policy recognizes the Chinese position that Taiwan is part of China, while still allowing for informal U.S. relations with the self-governing island. It is intended to be vague — built on what’s become known as strategic ambiguity. That is, the U.S. has agreed to ensure

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Kyrgyzstan Charges Ousted Ex-Security Boss With Coup Plot, Lawyer Says

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BISHKEK, May 12 (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan ⁠authorities ⁠have charged eight people, ⁠including powerful ex-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, with plotting to ​seize power from President Sadyr Japarov, who has consolidated power in the ‌historically volatile central Asian country.  Tashiev ‌had ruled the former Soviet republic of 7 million in ⁠a ⁠de facto tandem with Japarov since

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Commuters drive past a large billboard depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on a street in Tehran on April 20, 2026. Iran insisted it has no plan to attend a new round of negotiations with the United States on April 20, as uncertainty grows over a push to stop the Middle East war from resuming. The US president said he was sending negotiators to Pakistan for talks on ending the war that engulfed the region and rattled global markets, while repeating threats to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not make a deal.

The Iran war could have a surprising silver lining for the global economy

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Analysis by David Goldman, CNN Commuters drive past a large billboard depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on a street in Tehran on April 20, 2026. Photo: ATTA KENARE / AFP The longer the Iran war lasts and the more damaging its economic fallout, the better off the global economy may be in the

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