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Iran announces talks on the Strait of Hormuz with Gulf states in Oman

10 countries

Gap between media framings

71/100

How the world tells it

« Canberra is gauging the tension in the Strait of Hormuz by the capture of a US underwater drone by the Revolutionary Guards. »

Sydney Morning Herald · The Age

« Paris is gauging the escalation around the Ormuz Strait in terms of its impact on oil prices and the US electoral calendar. »

« Tehran asserts: the Strait of Hormuz remains under "full" Iranian control. »

Iran International · Mehr News English

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Catastrophes naturelles

Israel on two fronts: a family killed by a strike in Gaza, Hezbollah tunnels blown up in Lebanon, the Rome talks postponed

On 11 September, the Israeli army blew up a Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon, a detonation recorded as a magnitude-4.1 tremor, and says it is ready for further strikes. In Gaza, a strike on a home killed a family of four, including two children, according to Palestinian medical sources; Israel says it killed the commander of Hamas's Khan Younis brigade. The Israel-Lebanon talks planned in Rome are postponed to October.

11 countries

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Australia

Canberra is gauging the tension in the Strait of Hormuz by the capture of a US underwater drone by the Revolutionary Guards.

Sydney Morning Herald · The Age

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France

Paris is gauging the escalation around the Ormuz Strait in terms of its impact on oil prices and the US electoral calendar.

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Catastrophes naturelles

Fire on the ferry MV June Aster in the Philippines: death toll rises to 35, dozens missing

The death toll from the fire on the ferry MV June Aster, off Coron in Palawan province, has risen to 35, with dozens still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard says. Rescuers were able to board the vessel about 40 hours after the blaze began and found charred bodies. The coast guard says the ship was not overloaded and had passed safety checks, while pointing to the captain's liability.

7 countries

divergence

52/100

4

Diplomatie & Gouvernance

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in New Delhi for a BRICS summit overshadowed by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East

Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on 11 September for the 18th BRICS summit, hosted by India on 12 and 13 September; Xi Jinping is making his first visit to India in seven years and is due to meet Narendra Modi on the 12th. The enlarged bloc accounts for nearly half the world's population and about 40% of global GDP, but the war in Ukraine and the conflict around Iran divide its members. India has deployed more than 30,000 security personnel.

18 countries

divergence

74/100

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Diplomatie & Gouvernance

Algeria severs diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and closes its airspace to Emirati aircraft

On 10 September, Algeria announced it was severing diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, citing "provocative or hostile actions", and gave the Emirati ambassador 48 hours to comply. Algerian airspace is closed to Emirati aircraft from 11 September. The Emirates say they hope the decision is temporary; the two countries already differ over Western Sahara, the Sahel and Libya.

9 countries

divergence

64/100

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Diplomatie & Gouvernance

Donald Trump promises $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans keep Congress

On 9 September, Donald Trump promised a $5,000 "dividend" to every American adult if Republicans keep the House and Senate in November's midterm elections, which renew all 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats. With around 270 million adults, the cost would exceed a trillion dollars; media outlets recall two similar promises that went unfulfilled, and legal scholars question the lawfulness of a payment conditioned on an election result.

25 countries

divergence

64/100

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Conflits & Securite

Volodymyr Zelensky's plane nearly hit by a drone after taking off from Moldova, Oslo says; the Kremlin denies any threat

On 9 September, the aircraft carrying Volodymyr Zelensky to Oslo was nearly hit by a drone after taking off from Moldova, according to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre; Chisinau and Kyiv say the departure was delayed by a drone threat, and one drone came down about 160 km from the airport. The Kremlin, through Dmitry Peskov, says there was no threat to the plane. A drone also entered Romanian airspace.

12 countries

divergence

53/100

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Diplomatie & Gouvernance

A British air traffic control failure cancels over a thousand flights, and NATS chief Martin Rolfe is summoned by the transport secretary

A failure in NATS's flight data processing system disrupted UK air traffic on 8 September: more than a thousand flights cancelled, Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted hit, Dublin affected. A further 177 flights were cancelled the next day. Ryanair and Wizz Air are demanding answers; Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander rules out a cyberattack.

13 countries

divergence

51/100

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Conflits & Securite

US destroys five Iranian tankers, Tehran strikes Jordan's Al-Azraq base, and Brent crude climbs back above $100

US Central Command destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on 8 September, calling it a response to two ballistic missile attempts against a Navy warship. Iran struck the Al-Azraq base in Jordan, which says it intercepted 18 of 20 missiles, then claimed attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where one seafarer was killed and another reported missing. Brent crude passed $100 for the first time since July.

29 countries

divergence

62/100

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