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- Putin tells Iran’s top diplomat that Moscow would do everything it could to help secure peace in the Middle East
- Donald Trump: ‘If they want to talk, they can come to us, or they can call us’
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- Iran ‘can’t be attacking shipping’ or its regional neighbors, and ‘can’t be developing a nuclear weapon,’ Stephen Doughty tells Arab News ahead of key UN Security Council session
- ‘Getting the straits back open is crucial for the world economy, crucial for our economy and for all of our key partners and allies in the Gulf,’ he adds
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- Abdulaziz Alwasil calls during high-level UN Security Council debate for greater efforts to protect key waterways and safeguard international shipping
- As world deals with ‘an unprecedented economic, social, political and environmental crisis, ensuring the safety and security of maritime navigation is more important than ever,’ he says
- The ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, addressed a Security Council session initiated by Bahrain, in which dozens of countries condemned Iran for exerting control over the crucial Strait of Hormuz
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- Accident began when commuter train hit a taxi, rail boss says
- President Prabowo Subianto orders full investigation
- Death of Amal Khalil brings the number of Lebanese journalists killed this year to nine
- In Gaza, at least 294 journalists have been killed since October 2023
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