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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz recovered on Monday, with 40 vessels passing through the waterway after a weekend dip triggered by renewed strikes between Iran and the United States. The figure, drawn from data compiled by maritime tracking firm Kpler, was up from 24 on Sunday and 39 on Saturday. Movement had picked up earlier in the week after Washington and Tehran agreed a cease-fire and a 60-day window for talks on ending the war. Last Wednesday saw 76 ships transit the strait — a vital artery for oil and gas cargoes — the highest count since March 1. Hundreds of vessels have been stuck in the Gulf since Iran effectively sealed the strait following the US and Israeli strikes of late February. Tehran has demanded that shipping hug a corridor close to its own coast, and while many have fallen in line, others have run an alternative route near the Omani shore, frequently under US military escort. Monday’s traffic was split fairly evenly between the two corridors — the Omani route used largely for west-to-east passage, the Iranian one mainly for east-to-west. Many ships, however, switch off their transponders before entering the strait, obscuring the route taken and leaving only a partial read on overall volumes. Related Story Source link
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Air Canada said Friday that it was suspending its service to Cuba indefinitely, citing “political and economic uncertainty” on the island facing intensifying pressure from US President Donald Trump.Canada’s national carrier, which in February announced a pause on Cuba flights until November, said it wanted to give customers more certainty regarding the prospect of future travel. “Given the ongoing political and economic uncertainty with respect to Cuba, Air Canada is indefinitely suspending service to the island,” the Montreal-based company said in a statement. Canadians made up a key portion of Cuba’s tourism sector, but that revenue has dried up as Washington has cut off fuel supplies and threatened to invade the island. Last week, Canada’s Blue Diamond Resorts announced it was shutting down its 62 properties in Cuba. The fuel embargo in place since January has left Cuba without diesel for generators used to bolster its crumbling power supply, resulting in power outages of up to 22 hours a day and shortages of tap water.With transport virtually at a standstill, the island is also running short on food and medicine, making it reliant on aid shipments from Mexico and China. Source link
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The US announced late on Friday its approval of a $1.98bn arms sale to Kuwait, one of the Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes during the Middle East war.In a statement, the US State Department said it would allow purchases of counter-drone technology from defense company Anduril, which was founded by a supporter of President Donald Trump. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the US by improving the security of a major non-Nato ally that has been an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East,” the statement said. Earlier this week, Kuwait officials “condemned Iranian aggression” when a drone strike on its international airport killed one person and injured 63 others. Tehran denied involvement in the attack, saying it was “an error in the American Patriot systems,” referring to a US anti-missile battery.The attacks came despite the April 8 ceasefire that paused the war sparked by the February 28 US-Israeli bombing of Iran, and has largely held despite sporadic exchanges of fire. Source link
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has been elected president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), two months after…
