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US hits bridges, energy facilities and key port as it expands strikes against Iran
Tehran bombs US allies in Middle East and tells Iranians to cut electricity use after attacks on power infrastructure William…
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Dowry murders in India no longer spark public anger or debate, study finds
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Nato braces for difficult summit as Trump puts pressure on spending
Meeting of 32 member states comes at crucial time for alliance after tensions with US over Iran and Greenland Dan…
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Nagaland Cabinet to Convene Special Assembly Session for FNTA Bill, Urges ENPO to Withdraw Protest
KOHIMA, July 6 (NEPS): The Government of Nagaland on Monday announced that it will convene a Special Session of the…
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Russia ‘mounted drone surveillance of European nuclear sites over 18 months’
Researchers say Moscow acted with ‘substantial impunity’ in 144 incidents, including over RAF Lakenheath Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor The…
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Beijing’s message to the world’s tourists: come here and judge China for yourselves
By relaxing visa rules, Beijing has two things on its mind – boosting its economy and improving its self-image Zichen Wang Walk through central Beijing today and one thing quickly becomes apparent: foreigners are back. They are taking photos outside the Forbidden City and sitting in cafes around Gulou and Sanlitun. The shift is visible…
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The World Cannot Afford to Look Away
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is not a regional conflict. It is a civilisational emergency. EDITORIAL: Sixty-two days ago, when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the world held its breath. Today, it is beginning to choke. The Strait of Hormuz — that narrow, twenty-one-mile passage…
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| The World Cannot Afford to Look Away The Strait of Hormuz crisis is not a regional conflict. It is a civilisational emergency. May 1, 2026 |
| Sixty-two days ago, when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the world held its breath. Today, it is beginning to choke. The Strait of Hormuz — that narrow, twenty-one-mile passage through which a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil and a fifth of its liquefied natural gas once flowed freely — has been effectively closed since 28 February 2026. What began as a military confrontation in the Persian Gulf has metastasised into a global humanitarian and economic emergency of the first order. On Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a warning that every government on earth should be compelled to hear. Ship transits through the Strait have collapsed by over ninety percent. Brent crude hovers at $118 per barrel. And if disruptions continue only through midyear — not even through the end of the year — thirty-two million people will be pushed into poverty and forty-five million more will face extreme hunger. In the worst-case scenario, where severe disruptions persist through December, the Secretary-General spoke of something no living generation has witnessed on this scale: a full global recession, with inflation exceeding six percent and growth plummeting to two. His message was three sentences long, and they deserve to be repeated: “Open the Strait. Let all ships pass. Let the global economy breathe again.” READ FULL |
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