Reem Alabali Radovan

German politician (SPD), Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Member of the German Bundestag

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Israel's Lebanon Offensive Widens Despite Ceasefire, Iran Halts Talks with US
Israeli forces seized a symbolic castle and ordered evacuations in Beirut's suburbs on Monday, triggering Iran to suspend indirect nuclear talks with Washington.

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A banana stolen, a tanker boarded, and a president threatened

France seizes a Russian shadow tanker in the Atlantic as Iran suspends peace talks and threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz

French naval commandos intercepted a sanctioned Russian tanker in the Atlantic on Sunday, triggering a furious Kremlin response. The operation came as Iran suspended all dialogue with the United States and renewed threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, while Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs.

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The formal, coordinated suspension of the New Pact by three key frontline states, met with immediate Commission legal threats, represents an unprecedented operational and legal crisis for the EU's common asylum system.

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Israel's Lebanon Offensive Widens Despite Ceasefire, Iran Halts Talks with US