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Japan weighs Hormuz minesweeping role if ceasefire materialises
China signals calibrated trade shift, vows deeper market opening after record surplus
Analysis points to U.S.-operated Patriot in Bahrain blast as questions persist over March 9 incident
Trump, Iran escalate threats over Gulf energy assets as conflict widens
Qatar helicopter crash kills six after mid-air malfunction during routine mission

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026 Abbas Araqchi, ceasefire, donald trump, energy security, global oil supply, Iran conflict, japan, maritime security, Middle East crisis, minesweeping, naval operations, oil imports, oil prices, pacifist constitution, Sanae Takaichi, Self Defense Forces, shipping routes, Strait of Hormuz, strategic chokepoint, Toshimitsu Motegi, US Japan relations

Japan weighs Hormuz minesweeping role if ceasefire materialises

Tokyo — Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is

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China signals calibrated trade shift, vows deeper market opening after record surplus

Beijing— Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday that China would further open its economy to foreign firms and pursue

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Trump, Iran escalate threats over Gulf energy assets as conflict widens

Tel Aviv— U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran exchanged threats on Sunday to target energy infrastructure in the Gulf, raising

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Qatar helicopter crash kills six after mid-air malfunction during routine mission

Cairo — Six people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Qatar’s territorial waters after suffering a technical malfunction during

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Hormuz transit restricted for ‘enemy-linked’ vessels, Iran says amid rising tensions

Dubai— Iran said the Strait of Hormuz remains open to international shipping except for vessels linked to what it described

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India blocks release of Gaza docudrama citing diplomatic sensitivities

New Delhi — India has blocked the theatrical release of The Voice of Hind Rajab, an Oscar-nominated film about the

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Lawyers allege poor conditions, prolonged detention of migrant children at Texas facility

Washington — Nearly 600 migrant children were held in recent months at a family detention centre in Texas without adequate

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Frederiksen leads race as Denmark votes amid coalition challenge

Copenhagen— Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is the frontrunner to retain power in Tuesday’s general election, though coalition partners Troels

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 aviation disruption, blackout crisis, Caribbean economy, Cuba blackout, Cuba economy, donald trump, electricity grid failure, electricity shortage, energy crisis, energy security, fuel shortage, Havana power outage, infrastructure collapse, Miguel Diaz Canel, power cuts, public frustration, Russian oil shipments, social unrest, thermoelectric plants, tourism impact, US oil blockade

Cuba suffers second nationwide blackout as grid failure deepens crisis

Havana — Cuba was plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week on Saturday after its

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, ceasefire diplomacy, donald trump, energy security, Foreign Policy, geopolitical tensions, global shipping, Iran war, japan, Japan oil imports, maritime safety, Middle East conflict, minesweeping, naval operations, oil supply, pacifist constitution, Sanae Takaichi, Self Defense Forces, Strait of Hormuz, strategic reserves, Toshimitsu Motegi

Japan weighs Hormuz minesweeping role contingent on ceasefire

Tokyo — Japan could consider deploying its Self-Defense Forces for minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire

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