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The Explainer
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Trump’s naval blockade: how it will work
The Explainer The US will blockade Iranian ports after talks between the two sides failed
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How airlines are reacting to surging oil prices
The Explainer Southwest, Delta, United and JetBlue are among the companies announcing price hikes
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Pig-butchering: Southeast Asia's scam hubs
The Explainer To feed the online fraud trade, Chinese crime syndicates have set up ‘factories’ using forced labour across Southeast Asia
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Trump probably can’t quit NATO but he can wreck it
THE EXPLAINER While an official withdrawal is unlikely, there’s still plenty the US could do to cut the decades-old security compact off at the knees
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Talking Points
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The end of Nato?
Talking Point Donald Trump’s threats to pull the US out of the alliance would be almost impossible to put into action, but they draw attention to a ‘staggering’ imbalance
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Artemis II and the value of human space travel
Talking Point Are new Moon missions worth the astronomical cost?
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Donald Trump: trouble in the heartlands
Talking Point The president’s absence from the annual Conservative conference has caused dissent among Maga support base
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The quiet rise of Oregon wine
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Under the Radar
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Valuable minerals under Antarctica’s melting ice could mean a drilling-ban reversal
Under the radar A new frontier and an old treaty
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How darkening oceans could impact the entire marine food chain
Under the radar Less light spells trouble for humans and animals
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Human sperm gets lost in space
Under the radar Zero gravity, zero destination
Under the radar
Speed Reads
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Trump attacks Pope Leo amid Iran war criticism
Speed Read Leo is “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” Trump said
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Trump vows Iran naval blockade after talks fail
Speed Read The U.S. Navy will block “any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait,” Trump said
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Hungary’s Orbán ousted in landslide defeat
Speed Read Voter turnout was nearly 80%, a post-Communist high in the country
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Chimpanzee ‘civil war’ in Uganda baffles scientists
Speed Read This war has been ongoing for eight years, scientists said
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