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China warns of vicious cycle if Middle East war escalates
Reuters from Beijing: Chinese officials warn that further escalation of the Iran war could feed a self-reinforcing cycle of retaliation—deepening Gulf and energy risk, straining sea lanes and diplomacy, as Beijing pushes restraint and a political settlement.
03.23.2026
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Has Russia’s fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?
Countries in Central Asia have begun buying oil from Iran as the Russian fuel supplies they have long depended on run dry amid Ukraine’s mounting attacks on Russian energy infrastructure to degrade Moscow’s war effort.
10.07.2026
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Pakistan provides fuel aid to 9 million low-income people as Middle East war drives up prices
Pakistan’s government is providing fuel subsidies to over 9 million low-income people as the U.S.-Iran war drives up energy prices
10.07.2026
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Battle of ideas looming in British politics, Badenoch to say
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will say there is a "battle of ideas" looming in British politics when she delivers a speech on the final day of her party's annual conference on Wednesday.
10.07.2026
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ADF pauses use of Supacat following fatal rollover in NT
The Australian Defence Force has paused the use of the troop carrier involved in the crash that killed Army Corporal Brendan Hannam south of Darwin on Monday.
10.07.2026
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Yemen’s displaced children dream of returning to school
Taiz, Yemen – At sunrise, 12-year-old Ahmed wakes up under the roof of a tent in a displacement camp in the Wadi Bani Khawlan area of Taiz governorate’s Jabal Habashi district. He spends his days playing with other ch…
10.06.2026
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A Spreading War Rattles Global Energy Markets
Analysts say the consequences for energy prices and the world economy may be more serious in this later phase of a war that many had expected to be largely over by now.
09.17.2026