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Increased vessel attacks drive Hormuz oil exports 'sharply lower', report says

Increased vessel attacks drive Hormuz oil exports 'sharply lower', report says Hormuz oil exports were “sharply lower,” falling to a seven-day average of 9.9 million barrels per day as of October 7, 42 percent below prewar levels and down from about 15.5 million in September, according to Kpler data cited by the Financial Times. Kpler said that flows had recovered to prewar levels in September but "intensified attacks on vessels" had driven exports "sharply lower" this week. Energy analyst Ro…

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Centcom says 133 vessels redirected in Hormuz as it enforces Iran blockade

Centcom says 133 vessels redirected in Hormuz as it enforces Iran blockade US Central Command (Centcom) has said it redirected 133 commercial vessels as of 9 October through the Strait of Hormuz to enforce naval blockade against Iran. In a post on X, Centcom said US’s blockade against Iran was “ironclad”. A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk takes off from the flight deck of USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) as the guided-missile destroyer supports enforcement of America's ironclad blockade against Iran. A…

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UN: Israeli forces made 280 incursions into Syria, detain 49 Syrians

UN: Israeli forces made 280 incursions into Syria, detain 49 Syrians Israel has carried out 280 armed incursions into Syria in September and currently detains 49 Syrians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said. Several released Syrian detainees have reported “allegations of torture and ill-treatment”, among other violations against them, according to a statement issued by Turk’s office on Friday. Israeli incursions into Syria in September -- marked by raids on homes, restr…

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Trump says ICC sanctions aimed at defending Netanyahu and others

Trump says ICC sanctions aimed at defending Netanyahu and others US President Donald Trump has said Washington’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court were intended to defend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others from prosecution, not himself. As Secretary of State Marco Rubio was explaining the rationale behind the sanctions, saying they were aimed at “bringing that court to heel”, Trump interrupted him and said: “Well, there is no information that they were after me.…

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Home of Jewish anti-Zionist activist set on fire in Jerusalem, Voices of Rabbis says

Home of Jewish anti-Zionist activist set on fire in Jerusalem, Voices of Rabbis says Home of a prominent Jewish anti-Zionist activist was set on fire in Mea Shearim, a Jewish neighbourhood of Jerusalem, while his family was inside the house, according to Jewish anti-Zionist group, Voices of Rabbis. "The only crime of this family was that they were religious and opposed Zionism and Israel," the group said in a post on X, posting a video that showed children being rescued from the burning house…

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'History will judge this moment': ICC urges member states to defend the institution

'History will judge this moment': ICC urges member states to defend the institution Tomoko Akane, the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has urged member nations to actively defend the institution after the United States imposed sanctions on it. “This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law,” Akane said in a video statement on Friday. The US imposed sanctions on the court, hours after one…

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Trump calls Navi Pillay 'mystery person', laments Nobel snub

Trump calls Navi Pillay 'mystery person', laments Nobel snub US President Donald Trump has called this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay a “mystery person” and lamented the Nobel committee’s decision not to award him the prize, calling it “disgraceful and embarrassing”. During a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump said: “I never heard of the person. Nobody did.” Trump lashed out at Norway hours after the committee awarded this year’s prize to Pillay, a former International C…

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US tells UN Houthis must cease attacks on Saudi, Yemeni governments

US tells UN Houthis must cease attacks on Saudi, Yemeni governments The United States Mission to the United Nations has called on the Houthis to stop their attacks "against the legitimate governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia", while demanding that Iran end its support to the group Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on Yemen, Jeff Bartos, the US ambassador to the UN for Management and Reform, said: "The pattern is unmistakable: the terrorist Houthis act as instruments of Tehran to thre…

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Outrage grows over plan to livestream US military firing squad execution

Outrage grows over plan to livestream US military firing squad execution Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would be livestreamed as proposed and insisted he would not watch if it is. Nidal Hasan's execution -- scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, where he gunned down 13 people in 2009 -- is set to be the first by US military firing squad since 1945. Asked about the planned liv…

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Trump welcomed Russia's involvement in Iran settlement efforts, Kremlin says

Trump welcomed Russia's involvement in Iran settlement efforts, Kremlin says The Kremlin has said US President Donald Trump welcomed Russia’s involvement in efforts aimed at reaching a settlement over Iran, Reuters reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump spoke over a phone call on Friday, following which Trump said that Russia had agreed to immediately supply diesel to US and global markets in an effort to lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections next month. Kremlin's…

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Fire extinguished on vessel hit off UAE coast, UKMTO says

Fire extinguished on vessel hit off UAE coast, UKMTO says A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, causing a fire that was later extinguished, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The incident occurred at 1000GMT, about 13 nautical miles (24 kilometres) west of Al Jazeera, UAE, UKMTO wrote on X. Status of the crew, damage assessment and environmental impact are unknown at present, UKMTO said, advising vessels to transit with caution and…

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Pezeshkian says regional diplomacy 'shouldn't just be about holding meetings'

Pezeshkian says regional diplomacy 'shouldn't just be about holding meetings' Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has said regional diplomacy "shouldn't just be about holding meetings". In a post on X, Pezeshkian said, “It must be a real tool: for crisis management, maintaining dialogue, preventing escalation, and driving practical cooperation.” Regional diplomacy shouldn't just be about holding meetings. It must be a real tool: for crisis management, maintaining dialogue, preventing escalatio…

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Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi airports

Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi airports Turkey, Qatar and Kuwait have condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi airports earlier this week that killed three Saudi nationals and damaged property. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry denounced "in the strongest terms" the strikes on Abha International Airport in the south and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, saying attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure were unacceptable and "must cease immediately". Qatar's Foreign Mi…

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