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UN chief says 'all parties' must respect freedom of navigation in Hormuz

The strait, through which a fifth of global oil and gas flows, has become a key flashpoint as the US and Iran attempt to gain leverage over each other during ceasefire negotiations. ...

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Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks

Egypt, a BRICS member, is the largest importer of Russian wheat, while Russia also exports food to China and India, the bloc's two biggest economies. ...

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin greets President Prabowo Subianto during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 13, 2026.

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Prabowo, Putin pledge closer cooperation amid global volatility

Meeting Putin for the second time in less than six months, Prabowo said ahead of closed-door talks that he intended to “personally supervise” key strategic cooperation with Moscow, highlighting the urgency of closer ties in an increasingly uncertain global climate.

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A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

France, UK to work on 'peaceful multinational mission' for Hormuz

US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February sparked a region-wide war and brought to a near standstill traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas shipments.

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ASEAN’s ability to act with clarity will be tested more than ever in 2026. (Image courtesy of Bernama)

ASEAN foreign ministers urge US and Iran to push for permanent resolution

Beyond immediate security concerns, ASEAN highlighted the broader implications of the conflict on regional stability, especially on energy and food supplies.

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EU chief von der Leyen hails Orban defeat

"Europe's heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight," she posted on X, in English and in Hungarian.

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Pope Leo XIV presides over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026.

Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him 'terrible' for foreign policy

"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 30 March, 2026.

Australia PM to travel to Malaysia, Brunei for fuel talks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Brunei and Malaysia to discuss energy and food security, his office said on Sunday, continuing regional efforts to shore up fuel supplies for a nation reliant on imports.

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Members of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in armored vehicles, patrol the road of the southern Lebanese village of Tair Debba on April 12, 2026.

UN force in Lebanon says Israeli tank rammed its vehicles in south

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that an Israeli tank rammed peacekeeping vehicles on Sunday in the country's south where Israel and Hezbollah have been at war since last month.

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A woman walks past a giant billboard reading 'The Strait of Hormuz remains closed' at the Revolution Square in Tehran on April 12, 2026.

US military to block ships from Iranian ports after talks yield no agreement

President Donald Trump said the United States Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.

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Motorists queue on March 31, 2026, to refuel at a gas station owned by state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina in Depok, West Java, as the government announced limits on subsidized fuel sales to counter the impact of the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

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Prabowo to visit Russia in search of energy supply

President Prabowo Subianto is set to depart for Russia, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday, as he seeks to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in search of fuel amid disruptions to global oil supplies caused by the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

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President Prabowo Subianto walks down the stairs after disembarking the presidential aircraft at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on April 1, 2026. Prabowo returns home after finishing a four-day trip to Japan and South Korea.

President Prabowo to meet Putin in Russia for oil talks

The presidency in Jakarta confirmed to AFP that Prabowo would leave Sunday evening.

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A man uses his smartphone as a giant screen broadcasts news showing Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands with Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 10, 2026.

China offers incentives to Taiwan following opposition leader's visit

China on Sunday unveiled 10 new incentive measures for Taiwan, including easing tourist curbs, allowing in "healthy" television dramas and facilitating food sales, following a visit by the island's opposition leader.

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People eat braised beef stew locally known as pares at a stall in Manila on April 7, 2026. While sticker shock at petrol stations has garnered the biggest headlines since the war in the Middle East forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the rising price of LPG has hit the import-dependent archipelago's humble street food vendors hard.

Mideast war takes a bite out of Filipino street food vendors

Filipinos like their pares (traditional beef stew) served hot -- but the soaring cost of liquefied petroleum gas has made that prospect increasingly difficult since war erupted in the Middle East.

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Police carry away a protester as people gather to call for the lifting of the ban on the Palestine Action group during a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in central London on April 11, 2026. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labor government banned Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in 2025, making it a criminal offence to belong to or support the group.

Police say over 500 arrested at pro-Palestinian rally in London

Police in London said they had arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday.

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This handout photograph taken on April 11, 2026 and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office shows Pakistan's Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (right), Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (2nd right), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (third right) during their meeting with Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (fourth left) and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (second left) prior to the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad.

Iran state media says talks failed over 'unreasonable' US demands

"The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours in order to protect the national interests of the Iranian people; despite various initiatives from the Iranian delegation, the unreasonable demands of the American side prevented the progress of the negotiations. Thus the negotiations ended," IRIB said on Telegram.

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US Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad on April 12, 2026.

Vance departs Pakistan after failing to reach deal with Iran

Vance boarded Air Force Two at 7:08 am (0208 GMT) and waved to Pakistani officials from the top of the stairs.

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Pope Leo urges end to 'madness of war' as US, Iran start talks

Pope Leo has urged world leaders to end what he called the "madness of war," in an impassioned appeal as senior US and Iranian officials met in Pakistan to discuss ending the six-week conflict.

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United States Vice President JD Vance (right) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner (left), and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.

US negotiators leaving without a peace deal with Iran

The talks in Islamabad were the first direct US-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Head of the Roscosmos space corporation Dmitry Bakanov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2026.

New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says

Roscosmos chief said the Soyuz-5 would be the first new launch vehicle developed in Russia since 2014.

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Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover (left) and Commander Reid Wiseman (right) greet the crowd during a press conference on April 11, 2026 at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas. The four astronauts' historic 10-day mission around the moon concluded successfully on Saturday. April 10, 2026.

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Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis II was the inaugural crewed mission of NASA's program aiming to install a sustained presence on the Moon.

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This handout photograph taken on April 11, 2026 and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (second right) with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (right) greeting Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (second left) during their meeting prior to the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad. An Iranian government delegation met Pakistan's prime minister on April 11 to discuss the terms of planned “make or break“ negotiations to end the Middle East war with a US party led by Vice President JD Vance.

US, Iran talks extend into second day as strait showdown deepens

In a break with precedent, Iranian and US officials were meeting directly, alongside Pakistan, and not speaking through mediators who shuttled between rooms.

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A resident stands along the seashore before the Sierra Leone-flagged Sara Sky, which is carrying crude oil from Russia, anchored at Limay port, Bataan province, the Philippines on March 26, 2026.

Prabowo to meet Putin for geopolitics, energy talks

Around 20 percent to 25 percent of Indonesia's crude oil imports are sourced from the Middle East and the government has said it is boosting imports from other places such as Angola and Nigeria to ensure enough supply at home.

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A deserted road leading to the Red Zone area is pictured after authorities restricted movement ahead of US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 11, 2026.

US-Iran talks pause for now, disagreements remain

For the US-Iran talks, Islamabad, a city of more than 2 million people, was locked down with thousands of paramilitary personnel and army troops on the streets.

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United States President Donald Trump (center) and President Prabowo Subianto (left) are among world leaders who attended the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington, the US, on Feb. 19, 2026.

Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say

Out of ten countries who pledged funds, only three had contributed funding, namely the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and the United States itself, according to sources.

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First responders rush to the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Lebanese State Security Center in the Southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on April 10, 2026.

Israel won't discuss ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon talks: Envoy

Israel 'agreed to begin formal peace negotiations' with the Lebanese government, with which it has no diplomatic relations, said Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter.

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media at the airport in Doha, Qatar on April 10, 2026.

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

"NATO is a defensive alliance, which for decades has kept us much safer than we would otherwise have been," Starmer says.

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A woman walks past a digital screen displaying news of United States-Iran peace talks along a road in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 10, 2026. A cloud of uncertainty hung April 10 over the scheduled start of talks in Pakistan between the United States and Iran, with no announcement yet on the arrival of negotiators and both sides accusing the other of failing to properly implement a fragile ceasefire.