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Iran’s Digital Clampdown Deepens Isolation Amid Wartime Internet Blackout
Iraqi Migrant Describes Perilous Smuggling Route Across Europe After Threats at Home
Former Miss America Suzette Charles Returns to Music After Decades of Industry Setbacks and Personal Struggles
Readers Highlight Britain’s Lesser-Known Summer Escapes as Domestic Travel Demand Grows
Photoville Exhibitions Spotlight Identity, Incarceration and Cultural Memory Through Documentary Photography

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Iran blockade traps over 2,000 ships in Gulf, choking global energy flows

Riyadh— More than 2,190 commercial vessels, including over 320 oil and gas tankers, were stranded in the Arabian Gulf on

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Iran fires two missile waves at Israel within hours, air defenses activated

Jerusalem — Israel’s military said early Thursday it intercepted two waves of missiles launched from Iran within hours, with reports

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Powerful 7.4 quake strikes Indonesia, triggers tsunami alert, leaves one dead

Jakarta — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Ternate island in the Northern Molucca Sea on Thursday, damaging buildings

Armed teen patrols unsettle Tehran as Iran widens Basij recruitment

Paris— Iranian authorities have deployed armed teenagers on patrol across Tehran as part of an expanded security crackdown during the

U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting leader Rodríguez, signaling policy shift after Maduro detention

Washington- The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to the Treasury Department, marking

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Performer Challenges Stereotypes and Accessibility Through Drag and Personal Narrative

“I’ve been radicalised by the existence I have and the way I’m treated.” A London-based performer known by the stage

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Meta Smartglasses Test Raises Privacy Concerns and Questions Over Practical Use

“Just having a covert camera makes me want to use it.” A month-long trial of Meta’s smartglasses has highlighted concerns

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Mozambique Scientist Studies Cave Ecosystems to Advance Biodiversity Research in Gorongosa

“If I had to describe it in one word, I’d say ‘ecosystem“ Wearing a helmet fitted with a headlamp and

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Texas Death Row Case Raises Questions Over Use of Rap Lyrics in Capital Conviction

“A young man sentenced to death based not on evidence, but on allegations tied to his lyrics.” James Broadnax has

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Indonesia Demands U.N. Probe into Peacekeeper Deaths in Lebanon Strikes

Yogyakarta — Indonesia called on the United Nations to conduct a direct investigation into the deaths of three of its