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Long concerned about geopolitical crises, China redoubled efforts to secure energy security when President Trump started raising the stakes in his first term.

We look at the options for reopening the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump escalates his threats.

President Trump first gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the vital oil shipping route on March 21. The deadline has been reset many times since.

The president said he would bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages." Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was "deeply concerned" that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.

Survivors said at least 100 people were on a boat that had left Libya for Europe. Only 32 of those aboard are known to have survived.

The intelligence agency also executed a deception campaign aimed at drawing Iranian forces away from where the missing Air Force officer was hiding.

The accident happened before the Corrida Picassiana, an annual event in Malaga that honors the painter Pablo Picasso.

In an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.

Iran's downing of a U.S. plane and the complex two-day American rescue operation to extract a stranded airman has emboldened both sides, a potential recipe for escalation.