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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3270
  • 12 May 2026
  • 39 min

Qatar hosts Gulf talks amid a ‘serious escalation’ threatening vital supply routes

Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via Getty Images

  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3270
  • 39 min

Qatar moves to promote peace along with its neighbours in the Gulf during a tense moment in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus: have astronauts seen UFOs in space?

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