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A Hong Kong policeman turned public relations adviser will be promoted to lead the government’s Information Services Department, the South China Morning Post has learned. John Tse Chun-chung, who has served as the government’s information coordinator since 2024, is expected to take up the post as early as Tuesday. Tse, 49, joined the police force in 1999. He became a well-known face during the 2019 social unrest, when he led the force’s daily press conferences while still a chief...

The office of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer also promised that new sanctions against Russian companies would be announced later this week

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The fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran has continued into its third week. There are signs of a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz looming on the horizon. These are the major takeaways from what happened overnight. What did Trump say? President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US would “help free up” ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz within hours. No details were provided. “This process, Project Freedom, will begin Monday morning, Middle East time,” Trump said in a social media...

An Israeli court on Sunday extended for two days the detention of two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, who were brought to Israel for questioning, a rights group representing them said. The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy to break Israel's blockade of Gaza and bring supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory. They were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece early on Thursday, with Israel saying it had removed

An Israeli court on Sunday ordered a two-day extension of the detention of two foreign activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, as a legal battle intensified over their arrest in international waters and allegations of abuse in custody. The pair, brought to Israel for questioning after their vessel was intercepted by Israeli forces, deny the accusations against them, while their lawyers argue they were part of a humanitarian mission and should be released immediately.

The United States is set to begin escorting stranded third-country vessels through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning, as part of its “Project Freedom” initiative, Donald Trump announced Sunday. Iran quickly pushed back, with a senior official warning that any “American interference” would be seen as a breach of the ceasefire. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

Iran protests as Trump announces Project Freedom to escort stranded ships out of Strait of Hormuz.

Centcom mobilises aircraft, troops for Hormuz maritime mission US Central Command (Centcom) said it will begin supporting “Project Freedom” from Monday to restore freedom of navigation for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The command said its forces will operate under the direction of the United States president to assist vessels seeking to transit the waterway, adding that the Department of State, along with the Department of War, has launched a “Maritime Freedom Structure

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A senior Iranian official warned on Monday that Tehran would consider any US attempt to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz a breach of the ceasefire.

UN rapporteur warns of ‘Israelisation of Europe’ Francesca Albanese said Israel is using its relationship with Greece to advance its regional aims, warning of a broader “Israelisation of Europe”. Speaking in Athens, she said: “You think that you have chosen Israel in order to secure peace from your eternal enemy. I don’t think so. Israel has picked you. Israel has chosen you, and it’s going to exploit your fears and your insecurity, because this is what Israel does to advance its regional

Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, says that the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf management will not be based on "delusional posts" of the US president

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Dutch husband and wife and third unidentified person reported to have died, with three further people taken ill A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people – including an elderly married couple – and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and South Africa’s health department said on Sunday. The WHO said an investigation was under way but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. One o

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With President Trump’s visit to Beijing looming, China is pushing Iran to negotiate even as its companies export material that could be used by Iran’s military.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement carried out a sabotage operation, disabling a KamAZ truck belonging to Russia’s 2nd Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region. The vehicle had been used to deliver ammunition, food, and equipment to frontline positions.

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Trump says US in ‘very positive discussions’ with Iran over war US President Donald Trump says Washington is engaged in ongoing talks with Iran that could pave the way towards ending the war that has destabilised the Middle East. In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said negotiations were progressing. “I am fully aware that my Representatives are having very positive discussions with the Country of Iran, and that these discussions could lead to something very positive for all,” he wr

More than two months into the Iran war, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has ...

The US president did not elaborate on whether the plan was agreed upon with Iran, which has maintained de facto control over the strait. Meanwhile, OPEC+ has agreed to hike fuel oil production. DW has more.

After years of high-tempo operations in the Middle East, Israel has locked in plans to further expand its airpower with new F-15IA and F-35I fighters. The post Israel To Buy Extra F-15IA and F-35I Squadrons appeared first on The War Zone.

Trump says ships blocked in Hormuz to be freed on Monday US President Donald Trump says vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz will be allowed to leave from Monday morning. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had instructed US officials to prioritise the safe passage of ships and their crews. “I have told my Representatives to inform them that we will use best efforts to get their Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait,” he said. Trump added that US representatives are engaged in

Analyzing Hanoi’s foreign policy from the perspective of its relationship with a single major power misses the forest for the trees.

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As missiles continue to target Israel, US aid and Iron Dome funding face political backlash, with Democrats and advocacy groups divided over Israel’s defense strategy.

Hong Kong's new listing pipeline undeterred by Iran war volatility
Could it be that the US (and Israeli) capital markets are becoming immune to the holding pattern between the US and Iran?
Swedish authorities have detained a tanker in the Baltic Sea suspected of sailing under a false flag and of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet, while also being listed under European Union sanctions.

Palestinian man killed by Israel as his wife was giving birth Mourners in Nablus have laid to rest 26-year-old Naif Firas Ziad Samaro after Israeli forces shot him during a raid on the city, according to Palestinian officials. The funeral took place in the occupied West Bank unfolded alongside a deeply personal tragedy. Samaro’s wife was in labour, giving birth to their child at the same time his body was being carried through the streets. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Samaro di

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will never return to the status quo that existed before the US-Israel war on Tehran.
Iran's Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati: We too have been working day and night so that the livelihood, medicine, and necessities the people require do not face any problems. God willing, with the people's support, we will be able to do even better things for them. Good things will happen. They shouldn't worry. Our country is victorious.
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Ukraine says its drone forces struck 38 Russian air defense targets in April—worth about $1.1 billion—including systems like Tor, Buk, and Pantsir, plus radars and electronic warfare units. The goal is to weaken (blind) Russian defenses and open paths for deeper attacks on logistics and infrastructure.