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The Pacific Island of Guam sits at the centre of a struggle between the world’s most powerful military and the right of its people to determine their own future. Source link

Interviews and first-hand accounts from sailors stranded in the Persian Gulf — under threat of drone attacks, missiles, and exploding boats — reveal an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis unfolding. Source link

Countries heavily reliant on imported oil are particularly vulnerable to the unfolding energy crisis caused by the US-Israel war with Iran. It’s no more apparent than in South-East Asian countries like the Philippines. Source link

In a live broadcast of the vote count the former commander-in-chief comfortably passed the threshold required to win the presidency. Source link

Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem were both fired after controversial tenures carrying out Donald Trump’s instructions in two of the trickiest roles in his administration. Source link

A US judge has granted preliminary approval to Bank of America’s $105.3 million settlement with women who have accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein. Source link

Military planners are set to meet after ministers from 40 countries, including Australia’s Penny Wong, attended virtual talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Source link

Iranian activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been repeatedly charged and imprisoned by the regime over the past 25 years. Source link

In his first national address since the start of the war, President Donald Trump says the US will hit Iran hard over the next two to three weeks, and tells allies they need to secure the Strait of Hormuz if they want to calm oil markets. Source link

The quake, which hit early today, had a depth of 35 kilometres and its epicentre was 127km west-north-west of Ternate, Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said. Source link