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2024 TfL hack affected around 10 million people, BBC can reveal
TfL insists it has "kept customers informed throughout this incident and will continue to take all necessary action".
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How US sinking of Iranian warship blew hole in Modi’s ‘guardian’ claims
India sees itself a security provider in the Indian Ocean. On Wednesday, it couldn’t save even its own guest.
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Who is Ahmad Vahidi, the IRGC’s new commander?
Ahmad Vahidi takes command of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the country battles a devastating US-Israeli assault.
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Sri Lanka to Dock Second Iranian Vessel in its Waters
Sri Lanka will take control of a second Iranian vessel in its waters and move it to the northeastern port of Trincomalee because of technical problems and rising regional tensions, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on national television.
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Justice Department autopen investigation isn’t over yet, official says
The Justice Department is still investigating whether people around former President Joe Biden broke the law with their use of an autopen, according to a senior Justice Department official.
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Iran live: Trump says Iran being ‘demolished’; Tehran keeps up Gulf attacks
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says ‘no reason why we should negotiate with the US’ as Washington is untrustworthy
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Robust Asian Reserve Pile Positioned to Defend Currency Slide
Asia’s $8 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves are giving central banks more firepower to defend their currencies as the escalating Middle East war drives up energy prices, a key risk for the region’s oil-importing economies.
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London Contemplates ‘Childless’ Future As Families Leave Capital
London’s child population is collapsing faster than anywhere in Britain as unaffordable housing and childcare costs drive young families away, a report by the London Assembly found.
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Judge Voids Order to Access Lula Son’s Financial Records
A justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court struck down an order lifting the banking secrecy of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s son, reversing a congressional committee vote probing fraud allegations in the nation’s pension system.
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Long-Trusted Haven Trades Are Failing as Gold, Treasuries Fall
Traditional safe havens — Treasuries, the yen, the Swiss franc, and gold — have offered investors no refuge this week.
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Gold Steadies as Firmer Dollar Offsets Middle East Risk Premium
Gold steadied after losing more than 1% in the previous session, pressured by a stronger US dollar as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of abating.
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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, has died
Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.
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Roark to Weigh $2 Billion IPO of Dunkin’ Owner Inspire
Roark Capital is considering an initial public offering of Inspire Brands, the owner of fast-food chains Dunkin’, Arby’s and Jimmy John’s, as soon as this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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My husband would have turned in his grave over Brewdog investment
Early investors in Brewdog are sharing their stories after the company's collapse wiped out their stakes.
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Oil Heads for Biggest Weekly Surge Since 2022 on Middle East War
Oil headed for the biggest weekly surge since 2022 as the war in the Middle East unleashed a wave of disruption across energy markets, with producers, importers and shippers struggling to deal with the fall-out.
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Korea’s Inflation Holds Steady at BOK Target Before Iran Impact
South Korea’s headline inflation held steady at the central bank’s target level, suggesting overall price pressures remained contained before the Iran conflict triggered a wave of global energy volatility.
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A Global Nuclear Power Renaissance Isn’t Living Up to the Hype
China is building reactors at an unprecedented pace — but the rest of the world is lagging far behind.
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US House narrowly rejects resolution to end Trump’s Iran war
The US House votes 219-212 against a resolution requiring Congress’s approval for further military action on Iran.
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Trump says regime change in Cuba is ‘question of time’ after Iran
Trump administration has tightened sanctions meant to degrade Cuban economy and threatened to topple government.
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Justice Department posts FBI interviews related to Trump sex abuse allegation
The Justice Department has posted online three FBI interviews related to sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice.
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Trump says he must be ‘involved’ in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader
Analyst says US president will not find an Iranian Delcy Rodriguez from within the existing Islamic Republic system.
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Iran war: Why the boots on Iran's ground could be Kurdish
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.
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Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe
Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
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Trump to replace Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem with Markwayne Mullin
Noem, a former governor, became a prominent figure in the Trump administration’s controversial crackdown on immigration.
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Iran's high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence
Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.
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Covid inquiry chair defends cost and length of process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
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GOP leaders call on Rep. Tony Gonzales to abandon his reelection bid after admitting to affair with late staffer
House GOP leaders on Thursday called on Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales to abandon his bid for reelection after he admitted to an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide.
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UK firms pull fixed energy deals as Iran war pushes up prices
Data suggests the number of fixed-term deals has more than halved as prices for wholesale energy surge.
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Louisiana shaken by one of state’s strongest earthquakes
Hundreds of thousands of people were jostled by the earthquake early Thursday morning.
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Starmer stands by decision not to join US-Israeli strikes on Iran
The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions".
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Cuba’s economy on edge: Fuel shortages and rising hardship
Havana’s streets have changed as a US fuel blockade restricts the movements of vehicles and people and hits businesses.
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Britney Spears arrested in California
Court documents show she was arrested in Ventura County on Wednesday night.
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Savannah Guthrie ‘plans to return’ to the ‘Today’ show, NBC says
Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, has been missing for 33 days, as the “Today” show noted in a brief news update about the case on Thursday morning.
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Iranians get by as US, Israeli bombs rain down, internet blocked
Officials say some water, electricity facilities damaged amid US-Israel bombing, but no widespread outages reported yet.
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A long and troubled trail: Qatar’s IRGC cell arrests strain Iran relations
Arrests will cause deep rift in Iran’s relationship with Qatar, one of its closest interlocutors in Gulf, analysts say.
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Shabana Mahmood to set out curbs to asylum seeker support
The home secretary will say in a speech the move is required to restore "trust" to the asylum system.
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Mike Pence: History will record Trump ‘made the right call’ | CNN Politics
Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Kaitlan Collins he believes President Trump “made the right call” in his decision to go to war with Iran.
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Mother of 2 girls found in shallow graves in Cleveland charged with murder
The mother of two girls found buried inside suitcases in Cleveland was charged Thursday with two counts of murder, police said.
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