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Iran war forces America to confront the strategic cost of deterring China
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is heading to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, a move that will leave the Pacific without a US carrier presence for an unknown period. The article, an opinion piece, argues this redeployment exposes a genuine strategic tradeoff facing the United States: reinforcing forces in the…
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After 25 years, I’m breaking up with The Sims. Here’s why you should, too | Jordan Erica Webber
The Guardian columnist Jordan Erica Webber announces she is quitting The Sims after 25 years of playing, following the completion of a deal in which Electronic Arts (EA), the game’s publisher, was taken private by a consortium including the Saudi Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. She argues the takeover matters…
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Football transfer rumours: Al-Hilal eye moves for Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins?
The Guardian’s football gossip column reports that Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal are pursuing two England internationals, Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins, though Kane’s camp is said to be negotiating a fresh Bayern Munich contract and the striker wants to stay in Germany. Al-Hilal have reportedly agreed personal terms with Watkins, but have yet to…
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Iran’s hardline mullahs ‘are considering attacks on European military targets’ if Trump escalates war
The available article text does not contain the actual report body — only site navigation and a list of unrelated Daily Mail headlines were provided alongside the title. Based on the headline alone, the piece appears to concern claims that hardline figures within Iran’s clerical establishment are weighing potential strikes on European military targets should…
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UK inflation climbs to 2.9% as geopolitical tensions drive energy costs higher
Britain’s inflation rate accelerated to 2.9% in July following a 2.6% reading in June, marking a reversal of recent deflationary trends. The uptick was primarily attributable to rising household energy bills, triggered b
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Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying
Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria’s military.
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UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war fuels living costs squeeze
UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July, up from 2.6% in June, as the fallout from the Iran war pushed up energy costs and squeezed household finances again. The increase, in line with City forecasts, poses an early test for Andy Burnham’s government, which has pledged to give consumers “breathing space” from rising living costs,…
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Families’ agonising search for answers as thousands still missing in Gaza
Families across Gaza are enduring an agonising wait for news of missing relatives, with thousands unaccounted for more than a year on from the height of the conflict. Among them is Majdiya al Madhoun, whose 21-year-old son Ahmed, who has Down’s syndrome, vanished near Gaza City in May 2025 after going to a local shop…
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Nestory Irankunda says Pauline Hanson’s Socceroos monocultural claim made ‘us boys angry’
Socceroos forward Nestory Irankunda has revealed that Pauline Hanson’s claim the Australian men’s football team represented a “monocultural Australia” angered and upset players during this year’s World Cup. The One Nation leader made the remark after Australia beat Turkey in their opening group match, prompting criticism from squad members who felt her comments misrepresented the…
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Iranian academic writes of US detention ‘hell’ over link to 1979 hostage crisis
An Iranian-born academic detained by US immigration authorities in Texas has accused the government of “bloodline punishment” after her family’s green cards were revoked over her husband’s family ties to Iran’s 1979 hostage crisis. Maryam Tahmasebi, a psychology and statistics professor in Los Angeles, along with her husband Seyed Eissa Hashemi and their teenage son,…