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Oil prices rise after fresh US strikes on Iran and return of sanctions on Tehran – business live
Oil prices rose after fresh US military strikes on Iran and the reimposition of sanctions on Tehran, heightening concerns over supply from the strategically important Gulf region. The renewed tensions rattled global markets, with almost all major Asian stock exchanges falling and Samsung Electronics shares sliding for a second consecutive day. Alongside the geopolitical developments,…
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NATO Summit Was Supposed To Focus On Defense Spending. Then Trump Attacked Iran.
The U.S. strikes underscored the fragility of an interim deal to end months of fighting between the two countries.
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Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara.
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Royals implode with 3 errors as Mets’ Carson Benge scores Little League home run to open game vs KC
Three errors on one ground ball gave the Mets three unearned runs as the Kansas City Royals committed a historic defensive meltdown Tuesday night.
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HBO Is Officially Setting Up a Colossal Targaryen Betrayal After ‘Game of Thrones’
HBO’s House of the Dragon has, in Season 3, Episode 3 (“Rhaenyra Triumphant”), begun laying the groundwork for a significant rupture between Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and her most steadfast ally, Corlys Velaryon. The development matters because the Velaryons have underpinned Rhaenyra’s war effort, and a fracture with them threatens her military position and echoes the…
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MTG brands Mitch McConnell’s wife a ‘communist spy’ as she flees to China during terrifying hospitalization
Former US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed there is a “100 percent chance” that Elaine Chao, the wife of Senator Mitch McConnell, is a “Chinese communist spy”. Greene based the allegation on Chao’s reported trip to China during McConnell’s lengthy hospitalisation, pointing to Chinese media photographs that appear to show Chao meeting Vice President…
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Britain is to build £40billion ‘deep strike’ missiles for Nato that could reach Moscow
Britain is to develop a new generation of “deep strike” missiles capable of reaching Moscow, in a £40billion project unveiled by Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday. The Prime Minister will announce plans to work with around a dozen Nato allies on the weapons, which are intended to deter Russian aggression and, for the first time,…
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All the presidents’ meddling: the Balogun scandal shows how Fifa can break football | Barney Ronay
In this Guardian opinion piece, Barney Ronay argues that the suspension of USA striker Folarin Balogun’s red card — reportedly at Donald Trump’s urging — has exposed how Fifa under Gianni Infantino is willing to bend sporting rules, turning the World Cup into what he calls scripted entertainment. Trump publicly claimed responsibility for the ban’s…
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Watch: Marine Le Pen confirms run for French presidency
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally party, has confirmed she will stand in the 2027 French presidential election. The announcement matters because it comes just hours after a Paris appeal court upheld an embezzlement conviction against her, throwing her political future into question and setting the stage for a legal battle over her…