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A MarineTraffic map showing ship movements in the Strait of Hormuz is pictured through a magnifying glass in this photo illustration, as commercial vessel traffic through the key oil shipping lane drops sharply amid the escalating conflict involving Iran. Taken in Brussels, Belgium, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto via AFP)
Caption:A MarineTraffic map showing ship movements in the Strait of Hormuz.Photo credit:AFP / JONATHAN RAA
This frame grab from AFPTV footage shows damage to building in the town of Dimona on March 21, 2026. An Iranian missile on March 21, hit the Israeli town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility, in what the Islamic republic said was retaliation for strikes on its own nuclear site at Natanz. Dimona hosts a facility just outside the main town widely believed to possess the Middle East’s sole nuclear arsenal, although Israel has never admitted to possessing nuclear weapons. (Photo by Jorge NOVOMINSKY / AFPTV / AFP) /
This handout photo released by NASA and taken on April 8, 2021 by the Expedition 64 crew from the International Space Station shows a view of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf separating Iran (top) from the United Arab Emirates and Oman (bottom). (Photo by NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO /NASA/HANDOUT ” - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis face questions on the fuel crisis.
US President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on March 3, 2026. Chancellor Merz is the first European leader to visit President Trump since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on 9 March, 2026.
Black smoke ascends following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone.
Coogee Beach shark attack victim Leah Stewart with her daughter before the June 2026 shark attack
A soldier looks through binoculars during combat exercises and training of the navy of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the waters around the Taiwan Island, 5 August, 2022. T
The 32-year-old was a co-host of a podcast that had last posted an episode on the day of the murder. (YouTube)
Rescue workers evacuate an injured person from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Venezuela on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported, triggering panic in Caracas, according to AFP journalists. The tremor, which was followed by several aftershocks, was also felt in Colombia. (Photo by Manaure Quintero / AFP)
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Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring said they would be consulting with locals throughout the process.
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