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Cambodia nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize after Thai border truce

Phnom Penh, Aug 7 (UNI) Cambodia has nominated US president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after the US leader threatened to halt trade deals unless the South-east Asian nation agreed to a ceasefire with Thailand in a recent armed conflict.
A letter from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet today addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee said he wished to nominate Trump “in recognition of his historic contributions in advancing world peace”.
Cambodia and Thailand saw five days of hostilities that killed at least 43 people last month as a territorial dispute boiled over into cross-border combat, media reports said.
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Iran launches missile and drone strikes on US bases in Bahrain and Jordan after American retaliation

10 Jun 2026 | 2:46 PM

Tehran, June 10 (UNI) Iran on Wednesday launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks against US military targets in the Middle East, including the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and the Al Azraq Air Base in Jordan, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the United States to “leave our region if you want to be safe.”
Iran launched the attacks after American forces launched strikes across Iran in response to the downing of an AH-64 Apache gunship.

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US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downed near Strait of Hormuz

10 Jun 2026 | 1:24 PM

Washington, June 10 (UNI) US forces launched retaliatory strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening after President Donald Trump accused Iran of shooting down US Army Apache helicopter while it was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz and directed strikes in response to "unjustified Iranian aggression".

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Vance remains confident that Trump won’t let Iran-war become a ‘quagmire’ that will drag US in years-long military commitment

09 Jun 2026 | 8:32 PM

Washington, Jun 9 (UNI) US Vice President JD Vance has expressed confidence that President Donald Trump won’t allow the ongoing Iran war to turn into a “quagmire” that would end up leaving Washington ensnared in a prolonged war that will last for years.

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Xi, Kim pledge to deepen strategic ties during Pyongyang Summit

09 Jun 2026 | 8:04 PM

Pyongyang, June 10 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to strengthen bilateral ties and deepen strategic cooperation during a rare summit in Pyongyang, according to state media reports on Tuesday.

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Iran pursuing war and diplomacy simultaneously: Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf

09 Jun 2026 | 7:31 PM

Tehran, June 9 (UNI) As Iran and Israel exchanged fire on June 7–8, and with U.S. President Donald Trump asserting that a deal is near, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made it clear on Tuesday, stating that Tehran's strategy is to pursue both military action and diplomacy simultaneously, asserting that neither approach alone can secure the country's national interests.

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