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Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz
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Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices pushed higher Sunday after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian energy facilities if the Strait of Hormuz…
Strikes near Iranian power plant could cause “severe” radiological accident, IAEA says
Middle East

Strikes near Iranian power plant could cause “severe” radiological accident, IAEA says

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday that ongoing military activity near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant could cause…
Alleged explosives find near gas pipeline raises heat days before Hungary’s pivotal election
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Alleged explosives find near gas pipeline raises heat days before Hungary’s pivotal election

Hungary and Ukraine are again trading accusations after two backpacks containing explosives were allegedly found by a gas pipeline near…
Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher
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Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher

US President Donald Trump said this week that Iran’s new leadership is “less radical and much more reasonable.” Trump and…
As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans
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As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans

Taipei, Taiwan —  In the face of growing Chinese military aggression, Taiwan has increased defense spending, extended mandatory conscription and revamped…
Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure
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Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure

Havana —  Cuba’s government will free 2,010 prisoners in the largest such release in years, it announced Thursday, as the island…
Israel kills senior Iranian security official
Middle East

Israel kills senior Iranian security official

Another senior security official in Iran has been killed, according to both Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Israeli…
How filming your chores could train the android butlers of the future
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How filming your chores could train the android butlers of the future

The dream of deploying humanoid robots in every home has created a new type of job. The only requirements are…
Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave
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Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave

Experts are warning that the unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also…
What we do – and don’t – know about the operation to rescue the US airman
Middle East

What we do – and don’t – know about the operation to rescue the US airman

The second US serviceman whose aircraft was shot down on Iranian soil has been rescued in a bold operation which…
Syria temporarily closes border crossing as Israel warns of upcoming airstrikes
Middle East

Syria temporarily closes border crossing as Israel warns of upcoming airstrikes

Syria temporarily closed the Masnaa crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border after the Israeli military issued an evacuation order on Saturday…
Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different
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Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different

This week, for the third time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia claimed it fully occupied Ukraine’s Luhansk region.…
As the Iran war drags on, Israeli solidarity comes under strain
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As the Iran war drags on, Israeli solidarity comes under strain

As Israelis prepared to mark Passover Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week delivered a defiant wartime address replete with…
Pope Leo focuses on retaining hope amid war and suffering in his first Easter Mass
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Pope Leo focuses on retaining hope amid war and suffering in his first Easter Mass

Rome —  Pope Leo XIV focused on retaining hope amid the violence of war, climate change and other suffering, in his…
Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences
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Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences

“When we are finished, take over your government,” Donald Trump told the Iranian people late February, announcing the war. “It…
Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?
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Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?

Along Vespucio Sur Avenue, one of the main strips of Santiago, Chile, a massive real estate billboard advertises a new…
US-Israeli bombing destroys oldest medical research center in Iran, official says
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US-Israeli bombing destroys oldest medical research center in Iran, official says

US-Israeli strikes hit one of the leading health research institutions in Iran, a government official said Thursday, as relief agencies…
Why haven’t humans gone back to the moon in over 50 years?
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Why haven’t humans gone back to the moon in over 50 years?

Artemis II will only fly by the moon rather than land, but it will still mark the first time humans…
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