World News
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Trump says US will ‘guide’ ships through HormuzSpeed Read Trump described the mission as a “humanitarian gesture”
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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White House claims Iran war ‘terminated’Speed Read “Our understanding means the 60-day clock pauses or stops,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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A passage to India for Colombia’s ‘cocaine hippos’?In the Spotlight Son of Indian billionaire offers sanctuary to feral herd, descendants of animals owned by Pablo Escobar
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is UAE departure the death blow for Opec?Today's Big Question Loss of third-biggest oil producer and one of longest-serving members could be existential threat to alliance, as other countries ‘chafe’ under production quotas
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The products used in the US most impacted by higher oil pricesIn the Spotlight Everything from condoms to skin care could be affected
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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UAE quits OPEC, eroding oil cartel’s leverageSpeed Read The country had been the organization’s third-largest producer
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump weighs Iran offer to end war without nuclear dealSpeed Read Iranians are “serious about getting themselves out of the mess that they’re in,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Why is Donald Trump threatening the Falklands?Today's Big Question Change in US policy could embolden Argentina, but a military invasion remains unlikely
By The Week UK Published
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Italy’s controversial off-grid ‘forest family’In the Spotlight Political backlash over court order to take couple’s young children into care
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Iranian envoy visits Russia amid stalled US talksSpeed Read President Donald Trump called off diplomatic meetings with his envoys
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Jet fuel crisis: UK plans to save the summer holidayThe Explainer As Middle East supplies dry up, airlines will be allowed to consolidate flights to minimise disruption
By The Week UK Published
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Why Japan is scrapping its ban on exporting lethal armsUnder The Radar The prime minister is tearing up pacifist rules in an ‘increasingly severe security environment’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why are stock markets surging despite Iran crisis?Today’s Big Question All-time share-price highs reveal an ‘inexplicable optimism’, but fears of collapse due to US-Iran volatility are keeping bankers ‘awake at night’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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How will a Hungary without Orbán impact Ukraine?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Both countries look forward to a future beyond ousted authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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