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Iran and Oman Near Partial Reopening of Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it is close to finalising an agreement with Oman to partially reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with mediators and the US also signalling a deal could be near. Tehran says it has agreed on a shipping route and would control inbound traffic, while the US president said negotiations are moving along nicely.

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Pact

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defence Pact

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a mutual defence pact, the Mecca Joint Defence agreement, on Friday. Pakistan said an attack on any of the three countries would be treated as an attack on all. The pact comes as Saudi Arabia faces drone and missile strikes it has blamed on Iran's allies in Yemen and Iraq.

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Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects

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Trump Administration to Pay RWE $1.2 Billion to Cancel Offshore Wind Leases

The Trump administration has agreed to pay German energy company RWE about $1.2 billion to relinquish its US offshore wind leases. The deal is the fifth such payout the administration has made to energy companies to abandon wind projects, with RWE reportedly redirecting funds toward fossil fuel investments. President Donald Trump has long criticized wind turbines as unsightly and economically harmful.

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Donald Trump said oil companies have made "too much money" from the US-Iran conflict, drawing calls for a windfall tax on the industry's profits. Environmentalists and activists criticized Trump's policies, saying they were designed to benefit oil corporations and raised costs for Americans. No formal tax proposal has been confirmed.

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Hunter Biden tells BBC his pardon was 'not good' for America or his father's legacy

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US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border

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