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Bandar Abbas under attack again? Why the world fears every strike near Bandar Abbas as the renewed Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens the global oil shock

The US has struck Bandar Abbas again. For the second time in less than a week, American forces targeted Iran's most critical southern port city. Bandar Abbas sits on Iran's southern coast, positioned at the northern entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. The strait's narrowest point lies roughly 60 to…

The Economic Times

India’s Pakistan strikes show how warfare has been normalised again

All-out war is unlikely but shifting of goalposts amid Gaza and Ukraine conflicts suggests Kashmir crisis could escalate

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s expansionism threatens the rules-based order in place since second world war

UN charter says members ‘shall refrain from the threat or use of force’ against a country’s territory or independence

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine ceasefire: how might an end to fighting be enforced?

Satellite technology may help with the daunting task of monitoring violations along vast frontline

The Guardian - UK

Key takeaways from Europe’s emergency summit on Ukraine

EU nations pledge continued support for Ukraine after US President Donald Trump suspends military aid to Kyiv.

Al Jazeera

Starmer tries to woo Trump – but has the US-UK relationship lost its spark?

UK PM hopes charm offensive will yield benefits but Eurosceptics in president’s coterie could scupper plan

The Guardian - US

Russia accuses Biden of escalating Ukraine war with missile decision

Kremlin says any decision to allow Ukraine to fire US missiles deep into Russia would mean the US was directly involved.

Al Jazeera

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Global defence spending jumped to record $2.2 trillion last year: Report

Spending set to rise in 2024 with Israel’s war on Gaza, Russia-Ukraine conflict, tensions in Indo-Pacific.

Al Jazeera

Ceasefire or pause? Words UN members can’t agree on to stop Israel’s bombs

A look at the terms dividing UN Security Council members in their efforts to temporarily halt fighting in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine official condemns Iran over Russian drone attacks

Kyiv calls for EU sanctions on Iran hours after Ukraine cities were hit by swarms of ‘kamikaze’ drones, killing 4.

Al Jazeera

What are the ‘kamikaze’ drones Russia is reportedly using?

Unlike those that return to base once missiles are launched, ‘suicide drones’ are destroyed in an attack.

Al Jazeera

With Putin under pressure, Belarus edges closer to joining war in Ukraine

A flurry of military activity in Belarus this week has caught the attention of Ukraine and the West as a potential sign that President Alexander Lukashenko may commit his army in support of Russia's flailing war effort in Ukraine.

Reuters

US warships transit Taiwan Strait in a first since Pelosi’s visit

US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since China launched drills in response to Pelosi’s Taipei visit.

Al Jazeera

Six months of war: Ukraine regains initiative, but makes no push

Western allies provided Ukraine enough assistance to deprive Russia of victory but not to defeat it, analysts say.

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Analysis-Putin bets winter gas chokehold will yield Ukraine peace - on his terms

Cold winters helped Moscow defeat Napoleon and Hitler. President Vladimir Putin is now betting that sky-rocketing energy prices and possible shortages this winter will persuade Europe to strong arm Ukraine into a truce -- on Russia's terms.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine exacts punishing cost on Russian forces’ eastern advance

Russian forces have taken the Luhansk region, but at a very high cost in men and arms. Can Russia sustain such losses?

Al Jazeera

Ukraine plans on summer counteroffensive to oust Russian forces

Ukraine makes tactical retreats before a Russian onslaught in the east, saying it is biding time to take back its land.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine faces enormous military odds against Russia

But Russia – and many experts – insist an armed invasion is not the intention.

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