US Secretary of War Hegseth: The US is confident in its ability to clear mines in Hormuz

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The bulk of crude oil out of the Persian Gulf - before the war - went to Asia. That dependence is now creating a giant hole, which is what's driving up oil prices globally. Especially hard hit are Pakistan (PK), the Philippines (PH) and Japan (JP)... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/asias-depe...

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Zhang remained on the front line and distinguished himself during the 1984 Battle of Longshan. As Dennis Wilder suggests, this means that although Xi Jinping was no stranger to the PLA, Zhang had real warfighting experience.

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Dit is een scenario dat er al lang zat aan te komen: Trump die de Europese bondgenoten en de NAVO onder druk zet om mee te stappen in een oorlog die door hem gestart is zonder overleg of consensus en tegen het internationaal recht. Als het meer is dan een kreet, dreigt een grote crisis in de NAVO.

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The Third Plenum strengthens Xi Jinping and will likely disappoint citizens and the private sector, argue Katja Drinhausen, Max J. Zenglein and Rebecca Arcesati in their analysis of the meeting’s outcomes: merics.org/en/comment/h...

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