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video President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the White House for travel to Beijing, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP)

Trump says he doesn’t need China’s help to end Iran war, Tehran tightens grip on Hormuz

  • “I don’t think we need any help with Iran. We’ll win it one way or the other, peacefully or otherwise,” he told reporters
  • Iran has appeared to firm up its control over the Strait of Hormuz, cutting ​deals ‌with ⁠Iraq ​and Pakistan ⁠to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the region
video By Reuters ·

Pakistan rejects media report claiming it shielded Iranian aircraft from US strikes

Pakistan rejects media report claiming it shielded Iranian aircraft from US strikes

  • CBS News report claimed this week Islamabad allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at its airfields
  • Pakistan says speculation appeared aimed at undermining ongoing regional peace efforts
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Update Cost of Iran war ‘nearing $29 billion’

Cost of Iran war ‘nearing $29 billion’

  • New figure, revealed by Defense Department, is about $4bn higher than estimate offered by Hegseth 2 weeks ago
By AFP ·

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Saudi Arabia condemns attempted Iranian infiltration of Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island

Saudi Arabia condemns attempted Iranian infiltration of Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island

  • Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry describes it as a violation of sovereignty, expresses solidarity with Kuwait and full support for all measures it takes to safeguard stability and security
By Arab News ·

Jayez Al-Moussa. (X @syrianmoi)

Syria arrests former Assad-era air force chief of staff

  • The EU added Moussa to its sanctions list in 2017, saying he was responsible “for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria, including the use of chemical weapons attacks” during his tenure as air force chief
By AFP ·

Showtime as boycotted Eurovision kicks off

Showtime as boycotted Eurovision kicks off

  • Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip prompted five countries to withdraw from the glitzy annual extravaganza.
  • “Israel has become an aggressor,” demonstrator Karin Spindlberger, 67, told AFP
By AFP ·

Afghanistan detains two TV journalists

Afghanistan detains two TV journalists

  • TOLOnews said in a post on X on Sunday that two of their journalists, Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi, had been detained in Kabul
  • Advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned journalists’ arrest, called for their “immediately and unconditionally release”
By AFP ·

Afghanistan detains two TV journalists

Afghanistan detains two TV journalists

  • TOLOnews said in a post on X on Sunday that two of their journalists, Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi, had been detained in Kabul
  • Advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned journalists’ arrest, called for their “immediately and unconditionally release”
By AFP ·