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Tuesday, 12 May 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 07:25 CST
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In Strait of Hormuz, Iran and China take aim at US dollar hegemony

Tehran and Beijing both stand to gain from boosting status of the Chinese yuan.

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U.S. and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire

As part of the agreement, set to take effect immediately, Trump said the U.S. and Israel would suspend bombing Iran for two weeks, subject to Iran following through on its commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for safe passage during the ceasefir

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US ceasefire allows negotiations on Iran’s ‘workable’ 10-point plan

Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire paves the way for negotiations on Iran's 10-point plan.

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US politicians react to Trump’s Iran ceasefire with caution, relief

Republican hawks voice scepticism about talks with Tehran as Democrats welcome the truce and call for accountability.

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Iranians commemorate victims of Minab school strike

Iranians have commemorated the victims of the US strike on a girls school in Minab, that killed 168 people.

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World welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, urges lasting peace in the Middle East

Countries urge full commitment to two-week ceasefire, praise Pakistan for role in facilitating truce.

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Netanyahu says US-Iran ceasefire ‘does not include Lebanon’

Israeli prime minister welcomes US decision to suspend attacks on Iran, but says the truce does not apply to Lebanon.

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Is Arteta’s intensity Arsenal’s Premier and Champions League hope, or fear?

Arsenal squeeze 1-0 win at Sporting Lisbon to end winless run, but is pressure telling after another below-par outing?

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Iraqis celebrates US-Iran ceasefire as two-week halt in war begins

Celebrations have erupted in Iraq following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US.

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg slams Trump’s threats against Iran

Polls have found that young people in the United States are more sceptical of foreign intervention and war on Iran.

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Trump administration reaffirms plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia

Abrego Garcia's wrongful removal in 2025 has spurred criticism of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign.

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Oil prices slide, stocks surge as Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire

Investors welcome the possible resumption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran says talks with US will begin in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Friday

Tehran says the negotiations will be based on its 10-point proposal, which calls for control over Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran agrees to open Strait of Hormuz for two-week US ceasefire

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says ‘if attacks against Iran are halted,’ then Iran agrees to a US ceasefire.

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Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization

President Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization and bomb its power plants by Tuesday night. Online, he said he agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks.

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