Geopolitics
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Sanctions on Russia: Price Cap, Shadow Fleet and an Economy Under Pressure
BRUSSELS, July 11 — The mechanics here are worth dissecting. Since February 2022, the United States, the European…
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IRGC Navy declares Strait of Hormuz closed until the US ends regional intervention
MANAMA, July 11 — Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain, now…
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Timeline: Diplomatic Efforts to End Russia-Ukraine War
LONDON, July 11 — The shift is becoming impossible to ignore. Four years into the largest conflict on…
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How the Moscow Kremlin grew from a wooden stockade into a brick fortress
MOSCOW, July 11 — Against this backdrop of a grinding war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has once again…
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Ukraine Used Palianytsia and Peklo Drone-Missiles in Novorossiysk Naval Base Strike
KYIV, July 11 — Ukraine is quietly rewriting the economics of modern warfare. The math is straightforward: domestically…
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Zelenskyy Creates Long-Range Strike Command as Ukraine Hits Russian Fuel and Shipping
KYIV, July 11 — Against this backdrop of a grinding war that has reshaped the European security order,…
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Russia Shuts Kerch Strait to Shipping After Ukrainian Drones Hit Over 100 Vessels in Azov
MOSCOW, July 11 — The Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway connecting the Black Sea to the Azov Sea,…
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Zelenskyy Urges Backing for Russia Sanctions After Trump Pauses Graham Act Package
KYIV, July 11 — Against this backdrop of grinding war and diplomatic manoeuvring, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not…
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Ukraine Establishes New Command for Long-Range Strikes
KYIV, February 11 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on February 11, 2025, the creation of a new…
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Rubio Calls Ukraine Peace Talks Elusive, While Zelensky Says No Dead End
MOSCOW, July 11 — Peace negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war have stalled across multiple tracks, with no…
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Trump Weighs Military Options in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Talks Stall
ABOARD USS MONTEREY, Persian Gulf, July 11 — The low thrum of a warship’s engines is the only…
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CENTCOM Briefs Trump on Iran Strike Options as US Ships Weapons to Israel
WASHINGTON — The clock is ticking toward a Saturday afternoon deadline that could reshape the strategic balance in…
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Zelenskyy Says Some in Putin’s Circle Back Ukraine Peace
KYIV, July 11 — The shift is subtle but significant: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now publicly suggesting…
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Iran Privately Tells Trump Advisers Hormuz Ship Attacks Were a Mistake, US Officials Say
TEHRAN, July 11 — In a development that could reshape one of the world’s most volatile maritime flashpoints,…
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Pentagon Intelligence Report in 2019 Called Iran’s Missile Force the Largest in the Middle East
TEHRAN, July 11 — Iran’s ballistic missile program remains the largest and most diverse such arsenal in the…
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Iran Told Trump Advisers Firing on Ships in the Strait Was a Mistake, Officials Say
WASHINGTON, July 11 — In a rare moment of backchannel candor, Iran privately admitted to advisers of former…
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Iran Told Trump Advisers Strait Attacks Were a Mistake
DUBAI, July 11 — The figure that matters: 20%. That is the share of the world’s petroleum that…
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Trump suspends Russia sanctions for 60 days, drawing fire from both parties
MOSCOW, July 10 — The mechanics behind a proposed tariff on Russian oil are drawing sharp attention from…
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Putin and Zelenskyy Both Back US Proposal for Three-Way Ukraine Peace Talks
MOSCOW, July 10 — Against this backdrop of grinding artillery exchanges and frozen diplomatic channels, the figure of…
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NATO-Ukraine Council Gives Kyiv an Equal Seat, but No Membership Date
BRUSSELS, July 10 — The shift is quiet but unmistakable: Ukraine’s relationship with NATO is no longer just…
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Sergei Lavrov: Profile of Russia’s Longest-Serving Foreign Minister
MOSCOW, July 10 — Against the backdrop of the Kremlin’s deepening confrontation with the West, Sergei Lavrov stands…
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Zelensky: China Harshly Responded to Russian Nuclear Threats
KYIV, October 17 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has disclosed that Beijing issued what he described as a…
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Retired General McKenzie Says Iran Campaign Is Ahead of War-Game Forecasts
WASHINGTON, July 10 — When you think about the world’s most critical maritime chokepoint, picture a narrow hallway…
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China-Russia Trade Has Surged Since the Ukraine Invasion, Data Show
BEIJING, July 10 — The mechanics of global sanctions are rarely a clean break. When Western capitals moved…
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