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MANILA – Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America gathered on July 23 for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila, where ministers were expected to issue calls for a peaceful settlement after renewed and intensifying hostilities in the Middle East. The war in Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could dominate discussions at the plenary event, which will be attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and top officials from China, Australia, India, Japan, Britain and others. The war has been a…
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