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Will the Iran war end Strait of Hormuz oil supremacy?

Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz

Merz says US 'humiliated,' lacks strategy in Iran conflict

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April 28, 2026

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Police van outside a building with wooden-slat facade, two officers standing at door, nighttime scene

Germany news: Major raids carried out against Hells Angels

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April 26, 2026: Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition gather at the Kidal roundabout in Kidal

April 26, 2026: Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition gather at the Kidal roundabout in Kidal

Mali on edge as insurgency tests junta's resolve

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Several people seen hauling a fishing boat up onto a beach

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An image from space showing Germany on a globe at night, with the German flag and eagle expanding out from Berlin like a spotlight

Germany launches €35-billion military space program

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A worker adjusts the US and EU flags at the European Council building in Brussels. He is wearing a suit, and is seen from behind

EU weighs giving US data for fewer travel restrictions

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Atef Najib, a man with a shaved head wearing a white and black striped prisoner's outfit, sits in the defendants' cage during a trial session at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria

Assad tried in absentia as Syria charges ex-regime members

Former autocratic leader Bashar Assad and other figures face charges over brutal crackdowns and the 14-year civil war.

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A US Sailor signals to an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford.

Iran war deadline heats up Trump-Congress showdown

Donald Trump must legitimize his military operation against Iran before the end of 60-day deadline on May 1.

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Tourists look out the window while traveling from Bacalar to Chetumal aboard a carriage of the Maya Train

Mexico's Maya Train fails to deliver economic boost

A 1,500-kilometer railway loop around Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula was supposed to transform the region.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives ahead of the third meeting of Thailand–China Foreign Ministers' Consultation Mechanism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Bangkok, Thailand April 24, 2026.

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Wang Yi's visit to Southeast Asia shows how China is trying to present itself as a steady regional partner.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, responds to a question as U.S President Donald Trump, right, looks on during a joint press conference at the East Room of the White House, February 13, 2025

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This picture shows a Romani woman reading in a bookstore

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German Bundeswehr soldiers stand in formation wearing combat uniforms and carrying G36 rifles

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An old couple on a park bench, seen from behind. They are in a park-like setting, in the spring, looking at a small body of water.

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A person places their hand, adorned with a gold ring, on an election campaign poster in Deir al-Balah

First Gaza municipal vote in decades held in only one city

It's the first vote in Gaza in more than 20 years — in the midst of war, displacement and devastation.

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A participant crawls through the mud at the Maldon Mud Race, face completely covered in mud. They are wearing sunglasses and a costume featuring fox-like ears.

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High angle panorama over the Brussels skyline and the Atomium monument

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Wilhelm II, German Emperor, who lived between 1859 and 1941, pictured on a hunting trip.

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Student Alister lifts his hat in greeting in Riga’s old town. He is wearing traditional clothing.

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Close-up of hands as a set of house keys is given over from suited professional to a tenant.

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A young waitress serves a guest in a Turkish meyhane.

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