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Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman embarks on a state visit to the UK, where he is greeted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle. This visit aims to strengthen ties with the Gulf state amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Israeli military struck an apartment in Gaza before dawn on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring others. The two people killed were a man and his wife, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies. The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas fighter. The attack followed a series of strikes on Monday that killed at least four people. They came more than a year after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire. But the death toll in Gaza continues to rise as Israel carries out near-daily strikes on what it says are members of Hamas.
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As Washington's priorities turn to homeland defence and the Indo-Pacific, UK must support their allies, says Michael Fallon
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Two tankers were set ablaze and brought to a halt south of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting Iranian mines, the Revolutionary Guards' Navy said in a statement shared by state media on Tuesday, without saying when the tankers were hit. The statement also said a US drone was downed by Iran on Monday night. Diplomatic efforts between Iran and the United States have stalled over issues including the future of the Strait of Hormuz.
