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Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Kyiv's attacks against supply routes in Russian-occupied territories.
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Vice President JD Vance arrived Sunday for talks on Iran’s nuclear program and other issues, hoping to bring a fragile peace process back on track.
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Flare-ups in Israel-Hezbollah fighting have complicated plans to address Iran’s nuclear program and revived the threat to the Strait of Hormuz.
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JD Vance says talks aim to ‘make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue’Middle East crisis – live updatesTalks between Iran and the US aimed at building out the fragile interim deal to end the war are due to get under way in Switzerland, beset by difficulties including an Iranian decision to keep the strait of Hormuz closed in protest at Donald Trump’s inability to force Israel to end the fighting in Lebanon.The US vice-president, JD Vance, leading the US del
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Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket operating in areas with limited resources for people with gambling problemsPublic health resources across the US are failing to keep pace with the rapid growth of online gambling, problem health advocates warned, after Donald Trump endorsed the controversial nationwide surge of prediction markets.Prediction market platforms, where users can wager on everything from Tony Award winners to World Cup goals, have pushed betting even further into American life. Con
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Tehran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. The Trump administration is demanding assurances that Iran cannot secretly develop a weapon.
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The Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne has hosted some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people for more than 100 years.
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Iran says decision comes after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon, as delegations arrive as Swiss resort for talksIran says it is closing strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in LebanonIran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal with the US, signed just days ago.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned ships not to approach the strategic waterway, which before the war carried a
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Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.
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Colombia’s election on Sunday pits a right-wing candidate endorsed by President Trump against a candidate promising continuity with the country’s departing leftist president.
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Elon Musk is a beneficiary of America’s lopsided prosperity – does the country have any appetite for redistribution?As Barack Obama’s presidency was coming to a close, Jason Furman, then chairman of the president’s council of economic advisers, laid out the strides his administration had made to curb the nation’s exorbitant income inequality in “the largest investments in reducing inequality since the Great Society”.Indeed, by the end of 2016, taxes and transfers cut the share of income accruing
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For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza, first sung by Zimbabwean migrant workers in South Africa’s goldmines. Finally, that unmistakable, spine-tingling piano: Chariots of Fire.Runners gather before the start of the marathon Continue reading...
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The killing of the victim, a 14-year-old girl from Yonkers who was known for posting videos on TikTok, was premeditated, a court ruled.
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Overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs pushing Starmer towards announcing he will step downUK politics – live updatesKeir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for Andy Burnham to become Labour leader.The prime minister and his allies had insisted for weeks that they would fight a leadership challenge from Burnham, or anyone else, before the Makerfield byelection in which Burnham was hoping to se
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Sunday newspapers report that the prime minister is close to announcing when he’ll stand down and set out a timetable for departureGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, is expected to resign on Monday and is preparing to set out a timetable for an orderly departure from No 10, according to the Observer.The paper reports that Starmer, who has insisted he would fight any leadership challenge, now recognises his position is untenable
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Davey Hearn says he was simply touching the new paint at the site out of curiosity and did not remove or alter it.
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Davey Hearn says he was simply touching the new paint at the site out of curiosity and did not remove or alter it.
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Vice President JD Vance was expected to talk with Iranian negotiators. But the conflict in Lebanon threatens efforts to reach a broader peace and keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
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Advocates say the Safe Third Country Agreement forces immigrants to head to an unsafe country: the United StatesIt was the threat of gang violence in Honduras that pushed Carlos and Antonia to flee their home. In 2021, with their toddler, Alejandro, and a handful of belongings, the married couple ventured north hoping to reach safety in the US.The journey, through Guatemala and Mexico, was filled with danger and uncertainty Continue reading...
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Bank details at risk as criminals use AI to create fake sites and emails offering pre-release beta test versionLike millions of gamers around the world, you have been waiting years for Grand Theft Auto VI to be released. Now you have the opportunity to play the much-anticipated game before everyone else.An email has arrived inviting you to play a pre-release “beta” version of the game so that you can alert the makers to any bugs before its official release later this year. Continue reading...