China bars Philippines defence chief as South China Sea spat sails onwards
Chinese individuals and organisations are also banned from doing business with Gilberto Teodoro and his family.

Chinese individuals and organisations are also banned from doing business with Gilberto Teodoro and his family.

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Hundreds gathered in eastern Afghanistan for the funerals of civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes.

Dahiyeh crowds rally in favour of Iranian support against Israel.

Iranian officials say the Strait of Hormuz has been closed in response to US strikes.

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Trump’s claim of escorting oil through Hormuz won’t ease crisis
The bill also aims to make AI chatbots safer by establishing a digital regulator to set safety standards.
Interim ODNI chief Bill Pulte has been slammed by Democrats as a Donald Trump loyalist with no intelligence background.
In prepared remarks, Gates told the House Oversight Committee that meeting Epstein was a ‘grave error in judgment’.
Immigrant advocates warn the funding bill offers few guardrails for ICE and CBP amid Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
Trump appeared to embrace the data saying, ‘I love the inflation’, and that prices will drop once the Iran war is over.