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Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies
Turkish officials are promoting Istanbul as a regional financial hub amid the war's fallout on the Gulf economies.
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US blockade of Iran needs to end before the Strait of Hormuz is fully reope
Michael Shoebridge says US may be forced to end blockade of Iran to see the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Hormuz: Spin in the Strait
The blockade saga in Hormuz and the tactics of war versus tactics of propaganda.
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Ambulance crew in south Lebanon describes Israel’s ‘triple-tap’ attack
Ambulance workers in Lebanon recall Israeli ‘triple-tap’ targeted strikes which killed four paramedics and wounded six.
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As oil prices plunge below $91 after weeks, a new Hormuz crisis emerges
Brent crude falls over 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen waterway, only to shut it again over US blockade.
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Death penalty law proves the EU must treat Israel as an apartheid state
Pernando Barrena says Israel’s death penalty for Palestinians adds to the case that Europe should cut ties with it.
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Ukraine launches specialized Russian studies program to better understand the enemy
Ukraine launches political Russian studies program to better understand wartime enemy.
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Tired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution
Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.
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Pakistan PM, army chief wrap up key trips in push for more US-Iran talks
Asim Munir leaves Tehran while PM Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye with hopes of another round of US-Iran talks.
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Iran has learned that the Strait of Hormuz is its strongest deterrent
Donald Heflin, a senior fellow at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.
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Man City vs Arsenal: All you need to know about title showdown
Under-pressure Arsenal head to in-form Manchester City as their stranglehold on Premier League title race falters.
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Pope Leo heads to Angola in landmark Africa visit amid Trump clash
Leo is the third pontiff to visit the fossil fuel-rich country after John Paul II in 1992 and Benedict XVI in 2009.
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Iran war live: Hormuz Strait shut down again over US ‘piracy’, says Tehran
Tens of thousands of people forcibly displaced by Israeli attacks on Lebanon use first day of ceasefire to return home.
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Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions
They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.
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Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees
In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.