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Trump says Xi offered to help on Iran; Rubio counters 'we don't need their help'
Trump told Fox News that Xi offered to help on Iran and wants Hormuz open, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly said on NBC the US doesn't need help.
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Indian Ocean must not be power battleground, says Chinese envoy in Sri Lanka
Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong urges the Indian Ocean be kept as a stage for cooperation rather than major-power rivalry.
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Iran tells US 'accept 14-point peace plan or face failure' as IRGC drills Tehran
Speaker Ghalibaf says Washington must accept Iran's 14-point proposal as Revolutionary Guards stage Tehran combat drills against the 'American-Zionist enemy'.
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Netanyahu made secret UAE visit during Iran war, PM's office says
Israeli PM Netanyahu held secret talks with UAE President MBZ in Al Ain during the Iran war, his office said, describing the meeting as a historic.
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Trump Begins China Trip as World Watches for Iran War and Taiwan Breakthroughs
Donald Trump begins his China trip seeking Iran war progress and trade deals with Xi Jinping; says Beijing's leverage over Tehran will be tested.
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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Clears Floor Test With 144 MLAs Backing TVK Coalition
Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay wins floor test with 144 MLAs; 22 against, 5 abstain; 25 AIADMK rebels defy Palaniswami to back TVK-led coalition.
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CPJ Condemns Jailing of Two Maldivian Journalists Linked to Muizzu Documentary
Adhadhu reporters Mohamed Shahzan and Leevan Ali Nasir were jailed for 15 and 10 days over an investigative documentary on President Muizzu, CPJ said.
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18 MV Hondius passengers flown to US biocontainment units after hantavirus outbreak
Seven Andes virus cases now confirmed from the cruise ship; 16 evacuees being monitored at Nebraska facility while two are at Emory in Atlanta.
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Iran war cost rises to $29 billion as Pentagon revises estimate upward
Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst updated the Iran war cost to $29 billion, up from $25 billion, while CNN estimates the full total may reach $40–50 billion.
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Modi Asks Indians to Work From Home, Cut Gold and Foreign Travel as Iran War Drags On
Modi appeals for Covid-era austerity in a Hyderabad speech as Sensex drops 1,000 points and rupee hits record low; 90% oil-import dependence strains India.
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Trump says Iran ceasefire 'on life support' as Hormuz deadlock pushes Brent above $104
US President dismisses Tehran's counter-proposal as 'a piece of garbage' as Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and OPEC output hits multi-decade low.
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UAE Secretly Struck Iran's Lavan Island Refinery: WSJ
WSJ report says the Emirates entered the war as a combatant, taking a refinery offline in April; Iran has retaliated with 2,800 missiles and drones on the UAE.
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US sanctions twelve over Iran oil shipments to China ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
US Treasury sanctions three individuals and nine Hong Kong, UAE and Oman firms over IRGC oil shipments to China, days before Trump's planned Xi meeting.
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French national shows hantavirus symptoms on repatriation flight from Tenerife
France's PM said a passenger developed symptoms on the chartered Tenerife-to-Paris flight; all five French evacuees placed in strict isolation.
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UN warns 45 million face hunger as Hormuz blockade chokes fertiliser supply
UNOPS executive director Jorge Moreira da Silva says a few weeks remain to avert a massive humanitarian crisis with planting seasons ending.
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India faces weaker monsoon, stoking inflation and growth concerns
India Meteorological Department forecasts 92% of long-term-average rainfall for the June–September monsoon, the weakest initial outlook in over two decades.
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Netanyahu says he wants to end Israel's dependence on US military aid within a decade
Netanyahu told CBS '60 Minutes' he aims to draw US financial support to zero within a decade, citing fraying bipartisan backing and a Gulf-states pivot.
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Brent crude jumps to $104 as US-Iran talks falter, Trump heads to Beijing
Brent climbed $3.18 to $104.47 a barrel as Trump rejected Iran's counter-proposal and the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed.
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Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeached a second time, faces Senate trial
The Philippine House voted 257-of-290 to impeach VP Sara Duterte over alleged fund misuse and threats against President Marcos, sending the case to the Senate.
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Tehran says US has 'unreasonable demands' after Trump rejects Iran counter-proposal
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says regional security has been undermined, defends Hormuz reopening conditions.
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Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from Bangkok prison after 8 months
76-year-old billionaire walks free from Klong Prem Central Prison on parole; daughter Paetongtarn and political allies greet him outside.
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Trump's China visit set to test fragile trade truce with Xi
Trump's May 13-15 Beijing trip, the first by a US president in nearly a decade, will test the fragile US-China trade truce agreed last October.
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Turkish Airlines A330 catches fire at Kathmandu; all 288 on board evacuated via slides
Fire in right rear tyre forced one-hour airport closure; airline blames hydraulic pipe malfunction, no injuries reported.
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Aramco CEO says world has lost about 1 billion barrels of oil over two months
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said global markets will take time to stabilise even if Hormuz flows resume, with about a billion barrels lost in two months.