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The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer's work was less than impressed.
NY Times World
Amid a reprieve in the fighting, Iran’s leaders are betting that they can endure more pain than President Trump and have leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, analysts say.
NY Times World
Faced with unprecedented blazes, firefighters in both countries are using a brief window of opportunity to bring the flames under control before temperatures spike.
WSJ World News
Through seven years of extraordinary political upheaval, Tobias Gough has served as a rare—and chiseled—symbol of institutional continuity.
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Zelensky has repeatedly changed course after street protests, in a contrast with Putin’s one-man rule.
NY Times World
Fires and injuries were reported after the quake in Kumamoto Prefecture, according to Japan’s state broadcaster. A tsunami warning was lifted.
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Dozens have died in recent weeks ahead of a weekslong regional election, officials said. A banned civil rights group said supporters died in conflicts with the police.
BBC World
Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the new head coach of the France national team.
The Guardian
Pop star aims to use legal process to name ‘wrongdoers who hide in the shadows and wreak technological havoc with impunity’Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers who she alleges have stolen unreleased music, as well as private photos and video footage, and sold them online.Grande filed the lawsuit in a Los Angeles court on Monday. It doesn’t name the hackers, who are referred to with the generic name John Doe. Grande will look to have them identified during the legal process “in order
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Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competitionBusiness live – latest updatesThe sell-off in AI stocks has intensified, driving South Korea’s stock market down to its lowest level in three months.Investors continued to ditch chip stocks on Tuesday, amid rising concerns about the huge amount of borrowing among AI companies to fund their datacentre expansion plans. Continue reading...
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As India’s huge youth population surges, the government faces pressure to fix an education system that leaves many ill-prepared for university, let alone for the workplace.
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Relocating the whales from a closed marine attraction in Canada to aquariums in the United States and Spain requires coordination, permits and a police escort.
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The newly minted premier must convince voters that he doesn’t represent more of the sameWill a new premier save Victorian Labor? - Full Story podcastWho is Ben Carroll?Ben Carroll had hoped to quietly rise to the top job. Instead, he became Victoria’s 50th premier after 48 hours of heated confrontations and shouting matches, all as the public watched on.It was his first confrontation against the premier, and he emerged from it relatively unscathed. Continue reading...
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MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent and could now make £500m managing the siteA private security company linked to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown reported a slump in UK revenues after losing an asylum centre contract but could make £500m managing the same facility until 2036.Management & Training Corporation (MTC) said sales fell from £28.4m to £17.6m in 2025 after its contract to provide “security and care” at the heavily criticised Manston site in Kent
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Our reporter Jack Nicas visits a sweltering Cuba where, six months into the Trump administration’s oil blockade, people struggle to sleep with no electricity for fans or air-conditioning.
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From culture in Hamburg to sweet confections in Aveiro, the charms of these places are revealed as you drift down uncrowded waterways.
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The government in Moscow is coming under increasing pressure over Ukraine’s relentless drone strikes. Ukraine’s president is due to meet in Washington with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
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One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.
BBC World
Just 21 Madeiran land snails were found clinging to a rock on Portugal's Bugio Island, say conservationists.
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The quake struck near the coastal city of Uto in southern Japan. There were no immediate reports of damage.