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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, according to the latest data, as uncertainty over the waterway’s reopening kept most s...
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1. Trump secures Netanyahu's agreement to Gaza deal but Hamas support in question
Trump and Netanyahu backed a U.S. peace plan for Gaza calling for a ceasefire, hostage-prisoner swap, Israeli withdrawal, and Hamas disarmament. The plan’s future remains uncertain as Hamas has yet to accept it and Netanyahu resists any move toward Palestinian statehood.
2. Moldova election complete: PAS wins 50.2%, strengthens EU path
With more than 99.9% of ballots counted, Moldova’s pro-European ruling party, the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), held on to its parliamentary majority after Sunday’s pivotal election, strengthening the 2.4 million-strong country’s push towards the EU and away from Moscow.
3. North Korea tells UN: We will never give up nuclear programme
North Korea told the UN it will never abandon its nuclear programme, calling denuclearisation a threat to its sovereignty. Despite Trump’s push for talks, Pyongyang continues to reject negotiations and insists its nuclear deterrent is essential.
4. Israel's Netanyahu apologises to Qatar for attack on Doha, source says
Netanyahu apologised to Qatar’s leaders for Israel’s 9 September airstrike on Doha, which killed a Qatari citizen while targeting Hamas officials. He assured both Qatar and President Trump that Israel would not violate Qatari sovereignty again.
5. UN says 22 killed in youth-led protests in Madagascar
At least 22 people were killed and more than a 100 injured in Madagascar’s youth-led protests, with the United Nations blaming excessive force by security forces. Demonstrators demand President Andry Rajoelina’s resignation as unrest over water and power shortages spreads nationwide. Rajoelina said he was dissolving the government.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington is not seeking an extension of its memorandum of understanding with Iran, claiming the U.S. already controls the Strait of Hormuz through its naval blockade.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
Ukraine has targeted at least 20 Wildberries warehouses across Russia since 18 July, disrupting a major logistics network. Kyiv says the strikes aim to disrupt alleged military-linked supplies, while the attacks have caused billions of dollars in losses and wider economic pressure.
Russia said its air defences downed 180 drones over the Moscow region overnight, with 620 drones reportedly targeting the area, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing growing pressure as his approval ratings fall and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gains support.
At least nine people were killed, including a child, in a fire at a hotel in India's eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, local police said.
France is set to expel two Iranian diplomats in response to what Paris has described as a “deliberate assault” on two French embassy staff in Tehran last month, escalating tensions between the two countries.
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South Korea and the United States are scaling back their annual joint military exercises following an order from U.S. President Donald Trump to substantially reduce American participation.
The United States is pushing to establish a formal deconfliction mechanism between Israel, Türkiye and Syria after Israeli airstrikes on a Syrian airbase raised concerns about the risk of a wider regional confrontation.
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