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Recriminations fly as Iran war spreads to gas fields
Speed Read Iran has warned nearby countries about continuing US-Israeli strikes
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China’s role in the US-Israeli war on Iran
The Explainer Beijing has long been Iran’s key financial backer and oil buyer, but projection of stability and relations with the US ahead of Xi-Trump summit take precedence
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Should King Charles postpone his US state visit?
Today's Big Question Fears UK monarch would hand Donald Trump a diplomatic coup against backdrop of US attacks on Iran
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Israel kills 2 top Iran officials as Trump faces dissent
Speed Read Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the militia, were killed
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US attacks on Iran throw World Cup into turmoil
The Explainer Iranian football team won’t travel to America – and Iraq struggles to qualify for tournament when airspace is closed
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Dubai goes from luxury safe haven to unpredictable danger zone
In the Spotlight The city has been under siege from drones and missiles
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Cuba’s power grid fails as Trump lays claim to island
Speed Read The blackout left the island’s 11 million people in darkness
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How has Poland become one of the world’s top 20 economies?
Today’s Big Question The European country leapfrogged Switzerland in global rankings
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Japan’s ‘bumping’ trend back in the spotlight
Under the Radar Deliberate shoving at busy stations and intersections is about misogyny, intimidation and stress, say experts
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Iran: Did Israel persuade Trump to attack?
Feature It depends on who you ask
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Chile pivots back to the hard-right
IN THE SPOTLIGHT The inauguration of ultra-conservative president José Antonio Kast marks the South American nation’s sharpest right-wing turn since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship
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Trump demands allies, China join Hormuz escort effort
Speed Read Trump made the demand of seven countries that rely on Middle Eastern oil
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War in Iran: does Trump have an endgame?
In the Spotlight The president has ‘two very risky gambles’ available to him, but the Iranian regime has the upper hand if the Strait of Hormuz remains affected
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Dubai: the expat dream turns sour
Talking Point With the UAE caught in the crosshairs of a ‘wounded, hostile’ Iran, the Dubai influencer lifestyle is ‘looking rather less aspirational’
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