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  1. The mercurial president did not directly mention mental health, but has previously called NYT ‘seditious’ for questioning his physical condition

  2. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is dealing with the fallout of making his friends forget his identity in the new “Spider-Man” movie
  3. China’s exports grew 2.5% in March from a year ago, significantly slowing from the previous two months as uncertainties rose from the Iran war and its impact on energy prices and global demand
  4. The 20-year-old controversial social media star has appeared in videos alongside manosphere influencer Tate and far-right commentator Nick Fuentes

  5. Vessels will be subject to ‘interception, diversion and capture’ the US military warned

  6. Trump’s threats to the Strait of Hormuz will make America a pirate nation and risk conflict with China, making Beijing seem like the grown-ups, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

  7. The Bab al-Mandab strait has been a vital shipping route for Saudi Arabia since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

  8. The freedom of navigation through international straits is one of the core principles of international law, Donald Rothwell writes

  9. President claims ‘if I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican’ in Truth Social tirade

  10. The prime minister has spoken out for the first time on the US president’s decision to block the Strait of Hormuz