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European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas addresses the media on the day of a summit of the European Union and regional partners' leaders in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus, April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
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EU's top diplomat calls on Southeast Asian countries to seek alternatives to Russian oil
29/04/2026
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Countries to discuss Hormuz mission for when conflict ends
17/04/2026
IMF's director of the fiscal affairs department Rodrigo Valdes looks on during the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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IMF cautions countries against broad fuel subsidies to deal with war-driven energy shock
15/04/2026
World Bank President Ajay Banga gives remarks during a forum held at the Atlantic Council building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo/File Photo
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World Bank could provide up to $100 billion in funds for countries hit by war, Banga says
15/04/2026
Vehicles queue at a fuel station, as concerns grow over fuel supply following U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage/File Photo
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ANALYSIS - Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost
12/04/2026
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting of France's defence and security council following the Iran war ceasefire announcement and to address the return of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool
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More than 15 countries planning to facilitate Strait of Hormuz access, Macron says
08/04/2026
Trump says other countries need to lead in reopening waterway
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Trump says other countries need to lead in reopening waterway
02/04/2026
FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper leaves following a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, in London, Britain, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
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UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz
02/04/2026
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D-printed miniature model depicting U.S. President Donald Trump are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Trump urges countries to go to Strait of Hormuz and 'just take it'
31/03/2026
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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France says it approached 35 countries over future Hormuz mission
27/03/2026
Motorcycle drivers queue at a gas station as oil prices are expected to increase amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
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Philippines says working with Washington to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries
25/03/2026
FILE PHOTO: Switzerland's Federal President Guy Parmelin and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pose with participants for a group photo at the opening of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Informal ministerial gathering during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. LAURENT GILLIERON/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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WTO reform deadlock may prompt some countries to seek other options on free trade
20/03/2026
FILE PHOTO: Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf
19/03/2026
U.S. probes 60 countries over forced labour concerns
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U.S. probes 60 countries over forced labour concerns
13/03/2026
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US opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries over forced labor
13/03/2026

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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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