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“It is about damn time,” said one Democrat as US politicians voted to end the funding freeze for most of the department’s agencies after Mr Trump’s deadly immigration operations in Minneapolis. Source link

The Pacific Response Group is beginning negotiations on a treaty that would allow it to respond more quickly to natural disasters and other crises across the region. Source link

China relies heavily on Middle Eastern oil imports, but experts say a double-insurance strategy appears to have helped the country absorb at least the initial shock after disruption to the Strait of Hormuz. Source link

Myanmar’s detained former president Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, according to state media. Source link

Iran says it will respond with “long and painful strikes” on US positions if Washington renews attacks and reasserts its control over the Strait of Hormuz — as it happened. Source link

Court documents reveal further details about the case against the alleged gunman at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington. Source link

The price of Brent crude has surged to over $US120 per barrel because US President Donald Trump has announced he will extend the naval blockade of the strait. Source link

Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri says the government cannot exercise its authority over the country while Israel continues its bombardments and occupation. Source link

King Charles III and Queen Camilla met survivors and family members of victims, as well as with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Source link

The ruling will be seen by civil rights activists as a blow and by the Republican party as a boost ahead of key midterm elections in November. Source link