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Explosions hit Iran’s Qeshm Island as US media report US strikes in Hormuz

Several explosions heard on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Lengeh as US media report US military strikes in Hormuz.

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Living costs, housing, job uncertainty fuel European youth anger

Countries across Europe have been swept by a wave of protests by young people angry at the spiralling cost of living who have little trust in traditional institutions.

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Venezuela’s National Assembly leader sets deadline for prisoner release

Jorge Rodriguez told family members of Venezuelan political prisoners that they would be freed on February 13.

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Sheikh Tahnoon: the most powerful man you’ve never heard of – podcast

The UAE’s spymaster is also one of the richest financiers on the planet. Now he has his sights on AI dominance. Jack Shenker explores the sheikh’s shadowy world

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Tiny Bermudan snail 'back from the brink' of extinction, UK zoo says

A tiny Bermudan snail once threatened by pesticides, habitat loss and the cannibalistic "wolf snail" has been saved from the edge of extinction after six colonies of the re-wilded molluscs were found…

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Stocks mostly down as AI concerns top plunge in oil prices

Asian stock markets struggled Tuesday following another AI-fuelled tech selloff on Wall Street that overshadowed a plunge in oil prices and signs of a possible breakthrough in talks to end the Iran war,…

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Iran war: What is happening on day 39 of US-Israeli attacks?

Donald Trump has issued a strict deadline, but a defiant Iran says the threats by the US president are 'delusional'.

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How Pakistan’s solar boom is shielding it from worst of Iran war crisis

A quarter of Pakistani households are now using solar panels. This insulates millions of families from the energy crisis

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Cape Town mums patrol streets amid surge in violence

The South African government has deployed 2,200 soldiers alongside the police in five provinces for a period of one year to combat gangs and organized crime. One of the hardest-hit cities is Cape Town…

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Hungary's Orban plays on energy price fears in re-election bid

Much of Hungary's electoral campaign has centred around energy policy, at least in incumbent Viktor Orban's camp, as he seeks re-election amid the world's worst energy crisis in decades. Orban promises…

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