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🌍 World Now Views China More Favourably Than US — Pew

A major global survey shows China's international image has rebounded from pandemic-era lows, while confidence in the United States has fallen, with more people across 37 countries now expressing greater trust in Xi Jinping than in Donald Trump.

The Pew Research Centre polled over 45,000 people across 37 countries, including advanced economies and emerging markets such as France, India, Japan, Australia, Mexico and Israel, finding a measurable shift in how both nations are perceived globally.

The findings reflect a broader realignment in global public opinion at a time when U.S. foreign policy under Trump has drawn widespread international criticism.

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🇪🇺 EU Extends Ukraine Protection to 2028, Bars Military-Age Men

EU member states have agreed to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing the war until March 2028, but new male applicants of military age will be required to prove compliance with Ukraine's military obligations to qualify.

The restriction does not affect the more than 4 million Ukrainians already protected under the scheme. Most Ukrainian men over 23 are currently barred from leaving the country as Kyiv mobilises its population to fight Russia's full-scale invasion.

The move could help Ukraine retain military-age men within its borders, with potential implications for its ongoing mobilisation effort.

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🇮🇷 Iran Threatens to Block All Allied Export Corridors

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close "all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies" after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.

"Regional energy exports are either shared by all, or denied to all," the IRGC said in a statement carried by state agency IRNA on Wednesday. Analysts say Iran is signalling it may use its Houthi allies in Yemen to shut the Bab el-Mandeb strait — a second critical chokepoint for global energy flows.

The escalation marks a sharp widening of the conflict, with two of the world's most vital maritime trade routes now under direct threat.

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🇮🇱 Israeli Strike Kills Eight at Gaza Police Station

An Israeli airstrike on a police station in northern Gaza killed eight people, including the station's chief, other police personnel, and at least one civilian, according to Gaza's interior ministry.

The ministry condemned what it called a "horrific massacre," saying the strike directly targeted the facility and its staff.

The strike is the latest in Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza, which has continued to inflict casualties on both security personnel and civilians across the territory.

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🇮🇷 US Strikes Bushehr as Iran Moves to Control Hormuz

The US struck four locations in Bushehr, Iran's port city hosting the country's only nuclear power plant, on Tuesday. Simultaneously, Iran's parliament formally submitted a bill asserting Tehran's permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Bushehr is home to Iran's sole nuclear power facility, making it one of the most sensitive military targets struck so far in the conflict. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global shipping chokepoint through which roughly 20% of the world's oil passes.

The twin developments mark a sharp escalation — US strikes hitting nuclear-adjacent infrastructure while Iran's legislature moves to assert dominance over a waterway vital to global energy supply.

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🇮🇷 Iran Claims Ballistic Missile Strike on US Base in Jordan

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck a U.S. air base in Jordan with ballistic missiles on Tuesday, calling on Jordanians to dismantle American military installations in the kingdom.

The IRGC statement, carried by Fars News, said: "You know very well that not only do we not have any enmity with your country, but we also love you, the noble people, who understand the pain and oppression of the Palestinian people more than any other nation." The U.S. military separately ended five hours of attacks, the report said.

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