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World Cup: FIFA chief Giovanni Infantino offers £30m incentive for members to back controversial investment plan
FIFA has announced plans, subject to approval, to sell a small stake in a new commercial company Gianni Infantino has given football associations until September 19 to back his plan to sell off part of FIFA to private investors with a £30.1m ($40m) incentive to accept, a letter has revealed. FIFA announced on Tuesday that it was seeking to launch…
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China, Russia, Iran, North Korea form ‘axis of aggressors,’ report warns
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are increasingly operating as a strategically aligned bloc capable of stretching United States military resources by creating multiple simultaneous security crises, according to a new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). The report, titled Axis of Aggressors: Countering the Cooperation of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, argues that although the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Xi holds talks with Slovak president in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held talks with Slovak President Peter Pellegrini at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation in key sectors. Source: Xinhua
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How Xi takes Chinese porcelain culture to the world
The kilns of the eastern Chinese city of Jingdezhen have transformed mounds of humble clay into exquisite porcelain that has traveled across oceans, transcended cultural boundaries and fostered bonds between civilizations for over 2000 years. On Saturday, the Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, marking global recognition of a living tradition that remains…
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Iran proposes temporary Hormuz plan giving itself greater control over transit routes
Iran has proposed a temporary arrangement to Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under which one direction of maritime traffic would pass through Iranian waters, while part of the opposite route would also be routed through Iranian territory, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Tuesday. Speaking on state television, Gharibabadi said Tehran rejected an Omani proposal for an…
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Oman presents Gulf-backed plan to Iran on voluntary Strait of Hormuz fees
Oman has presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including a system of voluntary fees for ships using the strategic waterway, according to a Gulf source and a Western diplomat familiar with the discussions. The proposal is aimed at helping restore stability to trade through the strait following disruptions caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on…
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Iran summons French ambassador over ‘interference’ in internal affairs
Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the French ambassador to Tehran to protest the conduct of two diplomats who were briefly detained earlier this month. “Yesterday, the French ambassador in Tehran was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it was stressed that the French government must cease such actions and such interference in Iran’s internal…
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Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting
The Pentagon updated its war casualty database Saturday, recording more than 140 additionally wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes last week amid questions about a lack of transparency over the war’s toll. The Defense Casualty Analysis System, or DCAS, also featured a new tracking category — “Overseas Operations” — for killed and wounded “starting July…
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Vance, Caine raised concerns about escalating war in Iran, sources say as US pauses consecutive nights of strikes
Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine both raised concerns about escalating the war in Iran as President Donald Trump weighed the possibility during a White House meeting on Friday, a source familiar with the matter and a US official told CNN. On Friday night, the US appeared to pause its bombing…
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Iran blames US for Hormuz dispute as both sides confirm ongoing talks
Iran reports no new US strikes overnight into Saturday for the first time in two weeks. Iran has accused the United States of trying to force open a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, bypassing Iranian authorities, a move it says violates the two countries’ interim peace deal and caused tensions there to spike. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…
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