
Australia says it received no US deployment request
Australia has denied receiving any request from the United States to deploy naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions persist over global oil shipping…
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Australia has denied receiving any request from the United States to deploy naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions persist over global oil shipping…
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will begin an “extraordinary session” on Wednesday to discuss shipping amid the…
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Monday demanded US allies help secure the Strait of Hormuz, but European powers resisted a military mission to…
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The saddest part is that nations bearing the most economic pain — from the Philippines to South Korea, India to the European Union — had no seat at the table…
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Trump threatened to delay a planned summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month if Beijing does not assist with reopening the strait.
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Twenty Thai crew members of a cargo ship attacked in the crucial Strait of Hormuz arrived in Thailand on Monday, with three of their…
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MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump called for other nations’ warships to help protect world oil supplies passing through the Strait…
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China calls for restraint even as it continues to purchase Iranian crude.
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Trump said the US Navy would start escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz ‘very soon’ to restore oil exports.
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Keeping too much cash in the bank as savings can also be counterproductive in an inflationary environment.
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MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Nepal has started selling half-filled cooking gas cylinders to curb hoarding and panic buying, officials said Friday, following import…
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Iran leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the Strait of Hormuz must remain effectively shut.
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Moscow said on Friday that the global energy market “cannot remain stable” without its oil, piling pressure on Washington to…
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The backlash from a long conflict will be felt most in the Asian region, which remains highly dependent on fossil fuels.
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Three crew members believed to be trapped aboard a Thai bulk carrier hit by projectiles while travelling through the crucial Strait…
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Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded some 7,313 Filipino seafarers, as they await the green light to traverse the now deadly shipping lane. The…
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Saudi Arabia said it intercepted seven ballistic missiles.
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has not escorted any oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, the White House said Tuesday, after the…
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