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Visiting Palestine's renamed places
A journey into how Israel has long worked to erase Palestinian place names that predate the Nakba.
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Why the Price of Gas Is the Most Important Number in US Politics
Gasoline accounts for a shrinking share of household budgets, but its political power can still make or break a presidency.
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Why SocGen's Albert Edwards Sees Double-Digit Inflation Coming Back
A conversation with the famed uber-bear.
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How Iran War Put Inflation-Linked Bonds Back in Fashion
A surge in energy prices triggered by the Iran war is prompting investors to revisit a familiar trade: inflation-linked bonds.
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China’s Multiple Economies Make Factory Dominance Hard to Crack
It’s not just China’s sheer size that makes competing against its manufacturers so hard — but also the nation’s vast disparity in development.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner on Trump floating Venezuela as 51st state | CNN
Erin Burnett talks one-on-one with Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado, author of ‘The Freedom Manifesto’ and winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Machado responds to President Trump floating Venezuela as the 51st state, telling Erin Burnett she thinks Pr…
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British Gas pays £20m to settle probe into force-fitting of prepayment meters
Debt agents working for British Gas had broken into the homes of vulnerable customers to fit pre-payment energy meters.
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Gilts Slump as Investors Brace for Burnham Challenge to Starmer
Gilts tumbled after Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham secured a pathway to potentially challenge Keir Starmer for the UK prime minister’s job, threatening a fresh bout of political instability that investors fear could result in more expansive fiscal policy.
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Japan Post Targets ¥700 Billion Net Income in Fiscal 2028
Japan Post Holdings Co. said it’s aiming for group net income of as much as ¥700 billion ($4.4 billion) and return on equity of 7% in the fiscal year ending March 2029, in a new three-year plan released Friday.
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South Africa Evacuating Sub-Antarctic Base After Fuel Delay
South Africa said it’s evacuating researchers at a sub-Antarctic Marion Island base after the Iran war delayed fuel deliveries needed for the operations.
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UAE to Complete New Hormuz-Bypass Oil Pipeline by 2027
The United Arab Emirates is building a new pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and plans to have it in operation by 2027.
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Billionaire Motsepe-Backed Bank Makes All Employees Shareholders
GoTyme Bank Ltd. has invited all its employees to share ownership in the digital lender controlled by South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe as it seeks to scale up operations.
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Hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened
An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".
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Finland’s First Drone Scare Near Helsinki Disrupts Flights
Finland warned the public of drones possibly entering its airspace, for the first time near Helsinki, in the early hours of Friday.
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Millions of Palestinians mark 78 years since the Nakba
Nakba commemorations serve as remembrance and a call for justice, self-determination and the right to return.
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Iran war day 77: Trump, Xi discuss Hormuz as Tehran rallies BRICS
The US and Chinese leaders agreed during talks that the Strait of Hormuz should remain open to ensure global supplies.
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Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to the Commons is clearer - but one big hurdle remains
The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.
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Why India’s RSS is lobbying the West amid attacks on minorities at home
Hate speech against religious minorities in India rose last year. Experts say far-right RSS is doing ‘damage control’.
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'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced
Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites
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Justice Clarence Thomas laments ‘very dicey’ threats to judiciary and heightened security for Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas lamented the heightened security that has become necessary for members of the Supreme Court in recent years, telling an audience in Florida on Thursday that it is now far more difficult for him to take part in activities outside the co…
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After Trump’s pledge to ‘open up’ China, low expectations for summit deal
Washington and Beijing expected to extend trade truce, but analysts see only modest breakthrough in strained ties.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Starmer's battle begins' and 'Rivals'
The papers are dominated by Sir Keir Starmer's fight to stay on as prime minister.
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Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group
The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".
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All There Is Live | CNN
None of us is alone in our grief, though it often feels like we are. In this new, interactive, streaming show Anderson Cooper talks live with guests and listeners about their grief and the losses they’ve experienced. Each week viewers can interact with Anders…
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All There Is | CNN
‘All There Is’ with Anderson Cooper is more than a podcast - it’s a community. Join Anderson Cooper as he discusses grief with celebrity guests and hears your stories of loss.
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Hundreds of comedians unpaid by one of UK's biggest comedy festivals
Leicester Comedy Festival says it is committed to paying comedians but waiting on money themselves.
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Iran war live: Trump’s visit to China shadowed by conflict with Tehran
Iran’s foreign minister said Iranians will ‘not bow down’, adding there is no military solution to disputes with Tehran.
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Australia soars into Eurovision final as UK song gets mixed reception
Delta Goodrem is now a favourite to win Eurovision, following a spectacular semi-final performance.
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Cuba’s Diaz-Canel open to US aid amid worsening fuel crisis, blackouts
The comments came as a US delegation led by CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday.
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Zack Polanski did not vote in local elections, Green Party says
The Green Party leader previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote".
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Supreme Court allows telehealth and mail access to mifepristone for now
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed women to continue to access the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth visits, maintaining the status quo while officials in Louisiana continue to push for limiting availability of the drug in lower courts.
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CNN brings you inside Cuba as recent developments worsen the country’s energy crisis | CNN
CNN brings you inside Cuba as recent developments worsen the country’s energy crisis
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Cuba says CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with interior minister in Havana
The visit comes as the island deals with a collapse of its energy sector amid rising tensions with the US.
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‘May your village burn’: Israeli Flag March returns to East Jerusalem
Far-right Israelis attack Palestinians during the Flag March, intensifying violence and racism in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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FBI offers $200,000 for information on former Air Force intelligence specialist charged with spying for Iran
The FBI is offering $200,000 for information that could lead to the arrest of a former Air Force intelligence specialist who was charged in 2019 with spying for Iran.
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One dead and two ill after meningitis cases in Reading
Agencies said the risk to pupils and the wider public following the cases of meningitis remains low.
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Exclusive: Acting AG Todd Blanche was told last year to recuse from Justice Department matters involving Trump
It was less than two weeks after Todd Blanche took on his role of deputy attorney general in March 2025 when the Justice Department’s top ethics lawyer delivered some straightforward yet inconvenient news: His recusal from legal cases that involved President …
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‘Never mess it up’: What Xi and Trump said on day one of Beijing talks
Xi and Trump agree to frame their relationship as ‘constructive, strategic and stable’ on the first day of talks.
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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns from government
In a statement, Streeting said that he no longer had ‘confidence’ in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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On the road to Tehran, Iranians on edge as threat of resumption of war looms
Flanked by glistening, snow-capped peaks, the long road to Tehran winds through picturesque valleys of Tabrizi poplar trees and fields with green shoots of wheat.
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