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On tour in the Persian Gulf, Macron seeks a solution to soaring fuel prices

The president began a three-day trip to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar on Monday, hoping to 'secure' France's energy supplies. But the Gulf monarchies, whose hydrocarbon exports have plummeted due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, have little more leverage than Paris over the confrontation between the US and Iran.

On tour in the Persian Gulf, Macron seeks a solution to soaring fuel prices

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New Cold War tests Thai choices

A new Cold War is emerging as the United States and China compete from trade and finance to outer space, scholars and senior journalists have warned, urging Thailand not to pick sides too soon.

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