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What should countries do about ships carrying oil from Russia?

France and its partners intercepted a Russian oil tanker circumventing sanctions in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on Monday. The Tagor was detained Sunday morning in international waters with the help of Britain and other partners, the French president said

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What should the US and Iran do to find a peaceful solution instead of considering war?

The United States warned on Saturday it was "more than capable" of resuming war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able to develop nuclear weapons. The White House had signalled Trump was close to a decision on an initial deal after weeks of mixed signals in tenuous negotiations, though Tehran denied there was a final agreement on ending the Middle East conflict that has jolted the global economy

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Geopolitics

How can different countries work together to address tensions related to actions in Gaza?

May 24 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Eight Arab-Islamic states on Sunday strongly condemned the actions of far-right Israeli police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards participants in the Gaza-bound flotilla while they were in Israeli detention. Governments have expressed outrage after Ben-Gvir posted a video in which he taunted activists who were pinned to the ground. Some of the detainees, who had intended to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, later alleged that they were physically assaulted in detention, which Israel's prison service denied

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How can communities in Australia work together to address antisemitism and promote understanding after events like the Gaza war?

By Christine Chen SYDNEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Antisemitism in Australia was left unchecked after the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war, fuelling violence against Jewish people, the country's spy chief told an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Monday. The comments came during public hearings in the wide-ranging inquiry known as a ​Royal Commission that focus on the events leading up to last December's Bondi attack, which killed 15 attending a Jewish Hanukkah celebration

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