00:05Iran will declare a restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz and announce a new shipping route agreed with Oman
00:11in the coming days.
00:12The zone will begin near the US blockade and extend further into Gulf waters.
00:18Qatar says the war with Iran has shown that Gulf countries cannot rely solely on the United States for their
00:24security.
00:25Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majed Alansari says the region needs to be more self-reliant when it comes to defence.
00:35Germany's far-right AFD has scored a major victory in a key state election but fell short of an absolute
00:41majority.
00:42The result marks a major breakthrough for the far-right in post-war Germany, a country where the legacy of
00:48Nazism has long kept far-right parties at the political margins.
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