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Iran
Iran threatens European military bases amid Hormuz escalation
Iran attacked ships in Hormuz and struck the UAE again as hardliners threatened that European bases could become legitimate targets. Tehran also issued its own Strait of Hormuz navigation map, warning US Navy ships and oil tankers from crossing.
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Armenia
Armenia tests Moscow’s patience with Zelenskyy visit and EU summit
One month before the highly anticipated parliamentary elections, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan set out the country’s foreign policy trajectory with striking clarity, hosting European leaders, the NATO secretary general, and even Ukraine’s president.
Iran
Iran executes detainee of the 2022 'Woman, Life, Freedom' movement
Iran's judiciary announced on Sunday that it had carried out the death execution of Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a man arrested during 2022 protest movement, launched after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in Iran's morality police custody.
Lebanon
Seven killed in southern Lebanon amid Israeli airstrikes and ceasefire tensions
State media reported that several villages were hit as neighbourhoods near the border are being levelled. The IDF maintains that 50 airstrikes conducted over 24 hours specifically targeted Hezbollah infrastructure.
USA
Spirit Airlines goes out of business after 34 years
The budget airline had hoped for a government bailout to arrive on Friday to prevent it from going out of business. The Trump administration announced on Friday that it had offered the airline its final proposal, but a deal could not be reached.
Cuba
Trump jokes that US Navy will takeover Cuba on the way back from Iran
Trump appeared to hint at a potential military operation in Cuba after US forces “finish the job” in Iran. The comments come as Washington announced a set of new sanctions targeting the island nation on Friday, which Havana slammed as a form of collective punishment.
USA
Trump to withdraw 5,000 active-duty troops from Germany amid Merz spat
Trump had earlier threatened to pull some US troops from Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed his disapproval with the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has upended the Middle East and caused a global oil price crisis.
Brazil
Brazil's Congress reduces ex-President Bolsonaro's coup jail sentence
Lawmakers defied President Lula da Silva’s veto and moved to adopt a bill that would dramatically reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the October 2022 presidential elections.
USA
Trump mulls US troop cuts in Italy and Spain over Iran war row
Trump suggested his administration was also looking into reducing its presence in Spain and Italy over clashes with their leaders on the war in Iran. The comments come just one day after the US president made a similar proposal in Germany.
Iran
US seeks 'maritime freedom' coalition to restart Hormuz shipping
Iran effectively closed the crucial waterway when the war broke out on 28 February. Normally one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas transits the waterway. Its closure has sent energy prices skyrocketing around the world.
Iran
Iranian football chiefs turned away at Canada border over IRGC link
Iran's World Cup participation controversy has escalated with a diplomatic incident at Canada's borders involving Iranian football officials. Iran's group stage matches are scheduled in the US, and Tehran authorities have asked FIFA to move them to alternative venues. FIFA has refused.
Iran
Trump tightens naval blockade as Iranian rial collapses to record low
The latest drop follows a currency shock several months ago, when the rial fell from around 1.4 million to 1.6 million per US dollar in under a week, as the war moves turns into an economic clash to exhaust the Iranian regime' options.
United Kingdom
Video shows suspect approaching police after stabbing in north London
Images shared on social media show police tasering and arresting a man with a knife in Golders Green in north London, after two Jewish men were stabbed in an attack. Police declared it a "terrorist incident" and said a 45-year-old man had been arrested, adding that he had also tried to stab officers
Gaza
Nine-year-old boy among four killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
Eighty-one sick and injured children accompanied by their families were evacuated from Gaza to receive medical treatment in Jordan. They travelled via the King Hussein Bridge to various government and private hospitals in the capital Amman.
USA
Watch: Key moments from King Charles III’s address to US Congress
King Charles III addressed US Congress, stressing the importance of the UK-US partnership in facing global challenges. Lawmakers applauded as he mixed humor, history and forward-looking remarks in a rare speech by a British monarch.
