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Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war

Analysts say shared US and Chinese interests in reopening the Strait of Hormuz could create a path towards peace.

In this photo released by the Telegram channel of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Telegram channel of the Iranian Foreign Minister via AP)

What is the FDD, the pro-Israel think tank shaping Trump’s Iran policy?

FDD’s talking points on the US-Israel war on Iran have been picked up by the Trump administration.

epa12934561 US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a proclamation signing with professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau (2-L), US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C), and US Education Secretary Linda McMahon (2-R) inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 05 May 2026. The memorandum is set to restore the Presidential Fitness Test Award, a competitive school-based fitness program last seen under the Obama administration. EPA/TOM BRENNER / POOL

US releases Touska container ship crew: Why it matters

Pakistan said the release of the crew members reflected a ‘confidence-building measure’ between Tehran and Washington.

U.S forces patrol near the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska after it was boarded and seized by U.S. forces on Sunday, at a location given as the Arabian Sea, in this handout image released April 20, 2026. U.S. Central Command via X/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE. VERIFICATION: Location and date could not be verified No earlier versions of the images were found posted online before April 20 Reuters was able to identify Iranian-flagged container ship Touska from the deck layout, mast, and superstructure of the ship that matched file images

Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’: Can US navy ‘guide’ stuck ships out of Hormuz?

Trump says US navy will free up ships stranded in the Gulf, but it remains unclear how the campaign will be implemented.

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Indonesian soldiers accused of acid attack. What happened and why?

Analysts say the attack is part of a wider pattern of repression amid concerns over the growing role of the military.

A military police person, far left, escorts Indonesian military personnel in court.

Europe’s little-known mutual defence clause: Is it a NATO substitute?

Several European leaders have called for a discussion on using the bloc’s mutual assistance clause amid US tensions.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a joint press conference with Ukraine's Defence Minister on the sidelines of a defence ministers meeting of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, on February 12, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

Amnesty calls for US strike on Yemen to be investigated as war crime

The attack last year on a migrant detention facility killed at least 68 people.

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At least four people killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’

Israeli forces keep advancing further into western Gaza, slowly expanding the area of their control in the east.

Mourners weep near the bodies of a woman and her two children at a hospital in Gaza City

Indian physicists voice solidarity with Iran, Palestine, Lebanon academics

In a statement, prominent string theorists condemn the attacks on universities across the Middle Eastern countries.

People walk through the damaged gate of Al-Aqsa University surrounded by tents sheltering displaced Palestinians, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 24, 2025. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer

What we know about Israel killing Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil

Khalil was killed and her colleague injured in what Lebanese officials are calling a ‘double-tap’ strike by Israel.

Amal Khalil, a Lebanese journalist working for the daily Al Akhbar newspaper, reports near a destroyed bridge.