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  1. 01

    IRAN

    War on, war off.

    Amid a quieter month, the US says it’s now destroyed five IRGC-linked tankers after Iran twice tried to put ballistic missiles into a US warship. Tehran has now answered with another volley at US forces in Jordan. Unsurprisingly, oil is back up at $100 for the first time since July. (WaPo $)

  2. 02

    ISRAEL

    Settlement spat.

    Israel is objecting to what it’s describing as “outrageous lies”, after the UK, France, Canada, and others moved to ban imports originating from unlawful Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In response, the Israelis are closing the UK’s consulate in East Jerusalem, and one hardline minister has called for Israel to back Argentina’s claims over the Falklands/Malvinas! (EuroNews)

  3. 03

    ICELAND

    Mind the flag.

    Reykjavík has summoned the US ambassador after President Trump tweeted a map with the Stars and Stripes draped over the US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, and the Caribbean, all labelled “United States of America”. Iceland’s foreign minister has called it “completely inappropriate”, with the others also irked. (RUV)

  4. 04

    UNITED NATIONS

    “This is not 1945”.

    That’s how the Bangladeshi foreign minister (Rahman) opened the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, taking over from Germany’s Baerbock with a promise to rebuild trust in multilateralism. (BanglaNews24)

  5. 05

    CHINA

    Solar plugs the gap?

    According to the Ember think-tank, clean energy covered all of China’s new electricity demand last year, while the country’s fossil fuel use has now peaked or dropped in eight of the 11 industrial sectors tracked by Ember. It comes after solar nudged past coal to become China’s largest installed capacity source in July. (Ember)

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    KENYA

    Temporary amnesty.

    President Ruto has offered temporary amnesty to undocumented East African migrants, after his announcement of a crackdown on foreign small-scale traders sparked a rush on Burundi’s local embassy. (Al Jazeera)

  7. 07

    VANUATU

    More island drama…

    Port Vila wants the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve a colonial-era dispute over who owns the uninhabited, volcanic Matthew and Hunter islands near New Caledonia. But because Paris doesn’t accept the ICJ’s compulsory jurisdiction, it now gets to decide if the case even proceeds. (Lowy Institute)

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