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            <title><![CDATA[US Warns Shippers of Possible Sanctions If They Pay Hormuz Tolls]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:44:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN Creates Task Force Aimed at Addressing Hormuz Closure]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:15:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Warns on Bab El-Mandeb Strait After Iran Shipping Threat]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:26:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Wang Yi Pushes Iran to Talk With US About Ending War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:53:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Wang Yi, China&apos;s foreign minister, during a news conference on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. President Xi Jinping said his country will increase investments and loans to partners while outlining a plan to bolster a China- and Russia-led security bloc and boost Beijing&apos;s global clout.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Wants ‘Unconditional Surrender,’ Won’t Seek Iran Deal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:02:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>People inspect the rubble of a collapsed building near Ferdowsi square in Tehran on March 3.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pentagon Hardens Its Ultimatum to Anthropic in Feud Over AI Use]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Iran Officials as Talks Continue]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Omani consulate general ahead of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva on Feb. 17. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Trusted Envoys, Kushner and Witkoff, Handle a Trio of Crises]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[President’s representatives have Iran, Ukraine and Gaza in porfolios.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:37:14 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US military ships sail in formation in the Arabian Sea in this handout photo obtained from the U.S. Defence Department, on Feb. 6, 2026.  Photographer: Jesse Monford/US Navy/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Moves ISIS Prisoners to Iraq After Syria-Kurdish Fighting]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An interior view of a prison, where SDF released members of ISIS, in al-Hasakah, Syria on Jan. 20, 2026.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada’s Carney Accepts Trump Offer to Join Gaza Board of Peace]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:47:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An illuminated street in Gaza City, Gaza. Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jimmy Lai’s Daughter Pushing US to Help Free Hong Kong Activist]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/jimmy-lai-s-daughter-pushing-us-to-help-free-hong-kong-activist</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:59:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pentagon Watchdog Blames Lockheed for Poor F-35 Maintenance]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jet at the Paris Air Show in Paris, France, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The 55th Paris Air Show runs 16-20 June at Le Bourget airport.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Security Strategy Meant to Guide Europe, US Official Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:45:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s New Security Strategy Rages at Allies Instead of US Foes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:03:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump announces a trade deal with the EU after a meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, left, on July 27 in Turnberry, Scotland.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Crown Prince Leaves DC With Trump Promises of F-35s, AI Chips]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The American President gets little in return aside from a vague investment pledge.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-19/saudi-crown-prince-mbs-leaves-dc-with-trump-promises-of-f-35s-ai-chips</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:32:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia&apos;s crown prince, shake hands during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. The US-Saudi Investment Forum 2025 brings together visionaries, leaders, and changemakers shaping the future of global investment. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Still Haunts US-Saudi Ties]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-18/who-was-jamal-khashoggi-what-did-trump-say-about-his-killing</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Labels Several Foreign Antifa Groups as Terrorists]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:11:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Activists hold a banner from the German anti-fascist network &quot;Antifaschistische Aktion&quot; in Paris in 2018.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Strikes Two More ‘Narco’ Boats in Pacific, Killing Six]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-10/us-strikes-two-more-narco-boats-in-pacific-killing-six</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A screenshot of a video posted to Secretary Pete Hegseth’s X account on Nov. 10, of a US strike on a boat in the Eastern Pacific over the weekend.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hegseth Voices Serious Concern Over China’s Naval Activity Near Taiwan]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/hegseth-and-china-s-defense-minister-meet-after-trump-xi-trade-truce</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:53:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Hits Four ‘Narco’ Boats in Pacific, Drawing Mexico’s Ire]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:02:19 GMT</pubDate>
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