Category: World
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Indo-Pacific states diverge on Iran war while urging restraint
Indo-Pacific governments share a preference for de-escalation in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war but diverge in tone as alliance ties, energy exposure…
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Israel’s Gas-Price Guilt Trip: Is Bangkok Just a Side-Show in a Foreign War?
The Israeli mission’s strategic redirection of Thai fuel-price outrage targets the state’s foundational Status Fragility, attempting to refatigate a Civilizational…
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Trump Signals Possible Endgame in Iran War as Oil Prices Swing and Markets Seek Stability
U.S. weighs sanctions flexibility and naval protection for Hormuz shipping while markets react to war signals and supply uncertainty.
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G7 weighs emergency oil reserve release after war-driven crude surge
G7 finance ministers were set to discuss a possible co-ordinated release of emergency oil reserves with the IEA after war-driven…
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Asia Stocks Slide as Energy Shock Fears Mount Amid Middle East Conflict
Asian stocks tumbled as investors priced in the risk that Middle East conflict could disrupt oil flows and prolong global…
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Taiwan indicts 62 in alleged Prince Group laundering case as regional pressure tightens on Cambodia-linked scam finance
Taiwan has moved to dismantle alleged Prince Group-linked laundering at the asset layer: cars, property, and cash turning a regional…
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Iran war forces Beijing into high-stakes calculus on Trump summit, oil shock and Taiwan signaling
China condemned the killing of Iran’s supreme leader as oil and shipping risks surge ahead of Trump’s planned Beijing visit.
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Regional war risk rises as Iran expands retaliation and Gulf energy infrastructure comes under fire
U.S.–Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have triggered retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the region,…
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Asian governments cite stockpiles as Hormuz threat lifts oil toward $80
Asian governments are trying to calm markets by pointing to strategic oil and gas buffers as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declare…
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Energy Shock Ripples Across Alliances as Hormuz Disruption Tests Market Assumptions
A near-halt in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the shutdown of Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG complex have…
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Cambodia urges UN rights council to uphold law over force amid border dispute with Thailand
Cambodia told the U.N. Human Rights Council that “law must prevail over force” as it accused Thai forces of sustained…
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OIF’s Mushikiwabo to visit border-displaced Cambodians after meeting Hun Sen, Senate says
OIF Secretary-General Louise Mushikiwabo plans to visit displacement sites along the Cambodia–Thailand border, Cambodian officials said after her meeting with…
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US–Israel Strikes Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader; Retaliation Hits Gulf as Oil Jumps and Shipping Slows
U.S.–Israeli strikes that Washington said killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have sparked Iranian retaliation across the Gulf and…
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Southeast Asia weighs whether to reopen Trump-era tariff deals after US court setback
A US Supreme Court ruling curbing President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff authority has forced Southeast Asian governments to reassess trade…