Israel-Iran Conflict: U.S. Military Attacks Iran’s Oil Export Hub, Trump Says
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Israel-Iran Conflict: U.S. Military Attacks Iran’s Oil Export Hub, Trump Says

The strikes on Kharg Island hit military sites, including those storing missiles and mines, a U.S. military official said, adding that economic infrastructure was not targeted. Oil prices have risen by more than 40 percent since the start of the war.

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What to Know About Iran’s Kharg Island
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What to Know About Iran’s Kharg Island

The Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran’s main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets.

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‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake
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‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake

Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibioticsGenes capable of creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been detected in the UK’s largest lake, which supplies drinking water to about 40% of Northern Ireland.Testing of water from Lough Neagh, which has a surface area 26 times bigger than Windermere, found genes resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, including carbapenems – drugs reserved for life-threatening infections when all other treatments have failed. Continue reading...

The escalation trap: how the Iran war could become more costly and complex
US-Israel war on Iran
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The escalation trap: how the Iran war could become more costly and complex

Iran’s is trying to create wedges between Gulf states and the US, but Trump is very comfortable on the ‘escalatory ladder’In its current phase, the Israeli-US war against Iran and its proxies has become a proving ground for two competing concepts of military escalation, each of which threatens to become a trap.On one side, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have failed thus far in their ill-defined and shifting strategic aims. Despite killing Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, and other key leaders in the opening salvo of the campaign, the clerical regime remains and Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium is unsecured. Airstrikes are intensifying and hitting a greater number of targets. Continue reading...

Smoke seen rising from US embassy in Baghdad
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Smoke seen rising from US embassy in Baghdad

Videos posted by social media users showed smoke rising from the US embassy in Baghdad after a reported attack.

Yemeni ports face shipping fee hike amid Iran conflict
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Yemeni ports face shipping fee hike amid Iran conflict

Yemen’s government rejects new shipping surcharges, as fears grow of humanitarian crisis.

Trump posts bombing video after saying US hit Kharg Island
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Trump posts bombing video after saying US hit Kharg Island

Donald Trump shared footage of US air strikes on Iran's Kharg Island.

His Film Is Spain’s Submission to the Oscars. He’s Not Sure How Spanish It Is.
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His Film Is Spain’s Submission to the Oscars. He’s Not Sure How Spanish It Is.

Spanish cinema has entered a new and more diverse era, film experts say. Oliver Laxe, the director of Oscar-nominated “Sirat,” embodies the shift.

Surge in Oil Prices Shakes Pakistan’s Already Fragile Economy
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Surge in Oil Prices Shakes Pakistan’s Already Fragile Economy

Families preparing for Eid al-Fitr and farmers ready for harvest are being squeezed in a country that gets nearly all its oil through the Persian Gulf.

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