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Bangkok Pub Fire Kills 27 as Midnight Blaze Traps Revellers Inside
A Bangkok pub fire killed at least 27 people and injured 63 at the Na Ladprao venue. Many victims were found near the restrooms at the back.
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Iran Attacks Gulf States: Missiles Strike Qatar, UAE and Bahrain After Fresh US Raids
Iran attacks Gulf states Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE with missiles and drones after a third round of US strikes. Sirens sound across the region.
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“1,000 Missiles, Locked and Loaded”: Trump Just Made His Own Life the Tripwire for War
Trump missiles Iran: the words arrived, as American strategic doctrine now does, in a Truth Social post. One thousand missiles, the president wrote on Friday night, are “locked and loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran” — to be launched if Tehran attempts to assassinate him. The orders, he said, have already been […]
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Strait of Hormuz Becomes the Price of Peace as Washington Demands a Public Pledge
The Strait of Hormuz is now the test of the US-Iran truce. Washington wants Iran to publicly declare the waterway open to all shipping.
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170 Targets in 48 Hours: America Doubles Down on Iran as Democrats Cry Illegal War
US strikes on Iran continued for a second straight day — 90 more targets, 170 in 48 hours — as Senate Democrats demanded an immediate end to the war.
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US Strikes on Iran Hit 90 More Targets as Trump Declares the Ceasefire Over
US strikes on Iran hit about 90 more targets on a second night as President Trump says the June ceasefire is now over.
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A Parasite Is Sweeping 18 US States — and Nobody Can Say What Food It’s Riding In On
The cyclospora outbreak spreading across the United States has crossed a threshold that should focus minds: well over a thousand confirmed cases, at least 18 states, dozens hospitalised — and, as of today, no identified food source and no confirmed single outbreak to blame. The numbers are moving fast. Federal surveillance counted 145 cases across […]
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US Strikes Iran Again: 80 Targets in One Night, and the Ceasefire Gasps for Air
US strikes on Iran hit more than 80 targets overnight, and Tehran answered by firing toward Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The interim deal is gasping for air.
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Strait of Hormuz Closure: The War Ended on Paper. The World’s Fertilizer Didn’t Get the Memo
The Strait of Hormuz closure was supposed to be ending. Ships are cautiously returning to the world’s most important waterway — but the cargo that feeds the planet is not moving with them. Iran effectively blocked the strait on 28 February, after the United States and Israel launched their air war: the Revolutionary Guard warned […]
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America 250th Anniversary: A Birthday Party for a Country That Can’t Agree What It’s Celebrating
The America 250th anniversary arrived with heat, storms and a question the fireworks could not answer: what, exactly, is this country celebrating together? The weather set the tone. Severe storms forced a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall in Washington before the main event could proceed, while a brutal heatwave scorched celebrations across the […]