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Merz says Europe wants a strong NATO and shares US goal of ending Iran war<\/h2>\n
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German chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday that Europe wants to work to keep the NATO alliance functioning, despite \u2060differences with the United States that the Iran war has exposed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tensions between Donald Trump’s administration and European NATO partners have raised questions about the future of NATO.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Already high after US criticism of Europe over defence spending and issues like immigration policy, the tensions have increased after Germany and other European \u2060countries refused to support the U.S. and Israeli \u200bwar \u2060against Iran that began at the end of February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We are really willing to keep this alliance alive for the future,” Merz said at a press conference with \u2060Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He also said Sweden and Finland had strengthened the European \u200bpillar \u2060of the alliance. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We know that there \u200care some differences. We know that we are seeing challenges, all of us, but our final goal is to bring this conflict to an end and to guarantee that \u200cIran is not able to produce nuclear weapons,” Merz said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“And \u200cthis goal is a common goal between America and Europe.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dan Haygarth<\/span>9 May 2026 15:30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Watch: Trump says he’s awaiting Tehran\u2019s response to peace plan<\/h2>\n
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Harriette Boucher<\/span>9 May 2026 15:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Suspected oil spill at Iran’s main oil hub<\/h2>\n
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A satellite image shows a suspected oil spill near Kharg Island, Iran\u2019s main oil hub.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The photo, which was taken on Wednesday, shows that the spill covers dozens of square kilometres of sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe slick \u2060appears visually consistent with oil,\u201d \u200b\u2060Leon Moreland, a researcher at the Conflict and Environment Observatory, said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He estimated that it was covering an area of approximately \u206045 square km. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Pentagon declined to say whether there had been recent strikes on Kharg Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Harriette Boucher<\/span>9 May 2026 14:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Harriette Boucher<\/span>9 May 2026 14:25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Watch: Trump’s message to Pope Leo ahead of Rubio visit <\/h2>\n
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President Trump revealed he told Secretary of State Marco Rubio to tell Pope Leo that \u201cIran cannot have a nuclear weapon\u201d ahead of a key visit last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rubio met with the American-born Catholic leader Thursday after weeks of attacks<\/a> from the president and simmering tensions between the U.S. and the Vatican over the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trump reveals what he told Rubio to tell Pope Leo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Amy-Clare Martin<\/span>9 May 2026 14:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Everything you need to know ahead of Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping<\/h2>\n
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Donald Trump is heading to China for a highly-anticipated bilateral summit with Xi Jinping, a year after entering a tariff war with Beijing. Experts believe this is Washington\u2019s attempt to smooth ties with its trade nemesis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Trump will be in Beijing from 14-15 May, where both sides are expected to discuss Chinese export controls of rare earths, an agricultural products deal for partial tariff relief, the US-Israel war on Iran, and efforts to bring stability to their relations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Independent\u2019s Arpan Rai reports: <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Amy-Clare Martin<\/span>9 May 2026 13:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Watch: US Navy bombs tanker attempting to breach Strait of Hormuz blockade<\/h2>\n
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Two oil tankers were hit by the US Navy after they attempted the violate America\u2019s Strait of Hormuz blockade on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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US Central Command (CENTCO) released footage showing strikes on the empty tankers M\/T Sea Star III and M\/T Sevda as they attempted to sail into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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US Navy F\/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) disabled both vessels after firing into their smokestacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amy-Clare Martin<\/span>9 May 2026 13:25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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HMS Dragon heads to Middle East ahead of potential Strait of Hormuz mission<\/h2>\n
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A Royal Navy warship is making its war to the Middle East ahead of a possible international mission to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Ministry of Defence said the type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon is being deployed from the Eastern Mediterranean and will \u201cpre-position\u201d in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The proposed UK and French-led mission would take place once hostilities between Iran and US-Israeli forces end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It would involve a coalition of nations willing to ensure freedom of navigation in the strait, a vital route for global oil and gas supplies along with other goods including fertiliser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A spokesman said: \u201cWe can confirm that HMS Dragon will deploy to the Middle East to pre-position ahead of any future multinational mission to protect international shipping when conditions allow them to transit the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe pre-positioning of HMS Dragon is part of prudent planning that will ensure that the UK is ready, as part of a multinational coalition jointly led by the UK and France, to secure the strait, when conditions allow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The decision to move HMS Dragon from the eastern Mediterranean, where it had been defending British bases on Cyprus, will allow the destroyer to contribute immediately should the defensive mission in the strait be launched.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Harriette Boucher<\/span>9 May 2026 13:16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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ICYMI: US announces sanctions targeting Iranian weapons supply<\/h2>\n
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The U.S. on Friday announced a bevy of sanctions aimed at impacting the Iranian weapons supply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The sanctions target 10 individuals and companies located across the Middle East, Asia and Eastern Europe, the Treasury Department said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Those sanctioned \u201care enabling efforts by Iran\u2019s military to secure weapons, as well as raw materials with applications in Iran\u2019s Shahed\u2011series unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ballistic missile program,\u201d Treasury wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhile the surviving IRGC leaders are trapped like rats in a sinking ship, the Treasury Department is unrelenting in our Economic Fury campaign,\u201d Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a statement. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cUnder President Trump\u2019s decisive leadership, we will continue to act to Keep America Safe and target foreign individuals and companies providing Iran\u2019s military with weapons for use against U.S. forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Amy-Clare Martin<\/span>9 May 2026 13:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Recap: US awaiting Iran’s response to peace proposal<\/h2>\n
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The US and Iran appeared no closer to finding an end to their war on Saturday morning, after a day in which the two sides traded fire in the Gulf despite a tenuous ceasefire:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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