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Explosion in Bahrain as Iran attacks US bases
CCTV footage shows an explosion in Bahrain’s capital Manama after what authorities say was an Iranian missile strike.
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Messi comes off the bench to score in Argentina’s final World Cup warm-up
Argentina ease past Iceland in their final friendly before the World Cup, winning 3-0 in Auburn, Alabama.
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Ukrainian drones strike Sevastopol museum and key Russian oil refineries
The multiday campaign has killed a rail worker, closed the bombed Chongar road bridge and caused a fuel crisis
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Iran war day 103: US strikes after helicopter shot down, Tehran hits back
Analysts warn of further escalation after tit-for-tat attacks between Tehran and Washington.
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Indonesia jails four military officers for acid attack on rights activist
Prosecutors argued in court that the soldiers were motivated by anger over Yunus’s activism.
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Prediction platform Kalshi to collect job details to combat insider trading
Prediction platform says it will seek employment information for markets at 'heightened' risk of manipulation.
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Platner wins Maine Democratic Senate primary, vows to oust Collins
Platner wins Maine Senate primary despite controversies, setting up a key race against Republican Susan Collins.
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Boogie Nights review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn epic is still gaudy, seedy fun
The writer-director’s second movie lacks some of the craft shown in his later work, but remains a stylish and energetic...
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Stolen Revolution by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati review – Iran’s recent history explained
This account of the Islamic Republic and its discontents told via six contrasting lives should be required readingIt’s d...
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Trita Parsi: Iran is pursuing a doctrine of swift retaliation
Iran has abandoned strategic patience for a new doctrine: swift, severe retaliation against any US attack.
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Pope Leo welcomed in Barcelona with traditional Catalan human tower
More than 100 members of the Castellers de Vilafranca built a 10-metre-high human tower to welcome Pope Leo