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Trump will be known as the first US president to have been a traitor to his nation, embracing Putin, attacking NATO and working on Moscow’s behalf. He will also be known for his failed Iran war, for his massive corruption and for his role as an accomplice to Epstein and Maxwell. pic.twitter.com/lcSooRktaL
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Iran officially closes the Strait of Hormuz again after US says it will not end its blockade. 🇮🇷🇺🇸
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As part of his African tour, Pope Leo XIV is visiting Angola, where around 40% of the population is Catholic. The visit is highly significant for the country’s large Catholic community, who see it as an important moment of recognition and connection with the Vatican.
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Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway. The toing and froing over the strait cast doubt on US President Donald Trump’s optimism the day before, that a peace deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran was “very close”. FRANCE 24’s Reza Sayah has the latest from Tehran.
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Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University student and Palestinian rights advocate who was arrested by masked federal agents in March 2025 has voluntarily returned to her native Turkey after completing her Ph.D. and reaching a settlement agreement with the Trump administration. 🇺🇸🇹🇷
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The Iranian Armed Forces have announced that they have re-established military control over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, AzerNEWS reports, citing the Tasnim News Agency.
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