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Denmark’s Frederiksen Wins Vote but Falls Short of Majority, Coalition Talks Begin

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Copenhagen — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has emerged from the country’s general election as the leading figure but failed to secure a parliamentary majority, triggering complex coalition negotiations. Frederiksen’s Social Democrats remained the largest party but recorded one of their weakest performances in decades, forcing the Prime Minister to submit her government’s resignation while […]

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Global Trade Disrupted as Strait of Hormuz Traffic Collapses

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Dubai — Global trade faces severe disruption as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital energy corridors, has collapsed. Data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) show vessel traffic through the strait has plunged from around 130 ships per day to single digits in early March

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Strait of Hormuz Shutdown Triggers African Rush for Dangote Crude

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As Iranian retaliation chokes the world’s most critical oil corridor, Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery emerges as the continent’s most consequential alternative supplier — but supply headroom is narrowing fast. LAGOS — When Iranian forces enforced a blockade across the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Operation Epic Fury — the coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iranian strategic

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Tehran Accuses EU of “Complicity” in US-Israeli Attacks on Iran

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Tehran — Iran’s foreign ministry on Thursday accused the European Union of being complicit in what it described as United States and Israeli attacks on Iran, intensifying diplomatic tensions as the regional crisis deepens. Foreign ministry spokesman said the bloc’s response to the conflict effectively aligned it with Washington and Tel Aviv. “The European Union’s

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OPEC members Slash Oil Output as Global Supply Tightens

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Riyadh — Several leading oil-producing countries in the Middle East have reportedly implemented significant production cuts, a move that could further tighten global crude supply and heighten volatility in international energy markets. According to a report by Bloomberg News, Saudi Arabia has reduced its oil output by between 2 million and 2.5 million barrels per

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The Unfinished War: Why the US–Iran–Israel Triangle Remains the World’s Most Dangerous Standoff

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The flags may not have changed, but the battlefield has. What began decades ago as a Cold War-era proxy contest has metastasized into a three-way standoff with nuclear undertones, regional proxies, and an increasingly fragile international order unable—or unwilling—to contain it. The hostility between the United States, Israel, and Iran is no longer a regional

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Middle East on Edge: Israel, US and Iran in Fragile Stand-Off — Why Nigeria Should Care

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By International Desk Tension is rising again in the Middle East, with Israel, the United States and Iran at the centre of a fast-changing security situation. As of the most reliable international reports available, there is no officially declared full war between the three countries. But there have been military actions, strong warnings from leaders,

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US-Israel Strikes Kill Khamenei, Trigger Global Alarm at UN Security Council

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Dead After Ali Khamenei Confirmed Dead After US-Israel Strikes as Global Powers Trade Accusations at UN Tehran/Jerusalem/New York Iran has confirmed that its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed in coordinated United States and Israeli strikes, a development that has sent shockwaves across the Middle East and triggered fears of a

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South Asia on Edge as Pakistan Declares “Open War” After Kabul Strikes

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Pakistan/Afghanistan Pakistan launched air strikes on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and other cities on Friday, with its defence minister declaring “open war” after months of border clashes and Taliban attacks on Pakistani troops. AFP reporters in Kabul and Kandahar heard jets roaring overhead and loud blasts until dawn during Ramadan. The strikes hit Taliban defence targets

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