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The US blockade on Iran casts further doubt on the fragile ceasefire

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the stakes in his showdown with Iran after declaring the American military has blockaded all of the country's ports. Trump announced the move on Monday, a day after ceasefire talks with Iran in ...

Iran war’s global energy crisis sharpens China’s advantage in clean tech

By CHAN HO-HIM, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and ANTON L. DELGADO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China is poised to benefit from the Iran war as global energy disruptions accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels and toward clean technologies and renewable power, industries that China dominates, ...

Sánchez returns to China as Spain seeks deeper ties amid Iran war tensions

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is in China again this week, his fourth trip in just over three years to the world's second-largest economy as Spain seeks to strengthen its political and commercial ties with Beijing. His visit comes ...

Peru’s voters face choice of 35 contenders for ninth president in 10 years

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress are among the 35 candidates hoping to become Peru's ninth president in just 10 years. The election is taking place during a surge in violent crime ...