Hormuz Blockade Tightens and UK Elections Shake Labour as Trump Heads to Beijing — Tuesday, May 12, 2026
By Piri ·
US and allied warships have reinforced a blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, while Reform UK gained nearly 1,450 seats in British local elections and President Trump prepares to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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- Naval Moves in the Gulf
- Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire Violations
- Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing
- Reform UK Local Election Gains
- Oil Prices Amid Hormuz Tensions
- New Steel for Green Hydrogen
- Al-Qaeda Attack in Northern Mali
- Hungary Swears In New PM
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