When U.S., Mexican and Canadian soccer officials fanned out across the globe nearly a decade ago to sell the 2026 World Cup, they traveled in threes — one representative from each country — to underscore a simple message: North America’s…
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UN ambassador stops short of blaming school strike on Iran
Michael Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, declined Sunday to fully endorse President Donald Trump’s statement that Iran was responsible for a strike on an Iranian girls’ school that left at least 165 people dead.
“I’ll…
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Kurdish leader links potential Iran ground push to US-enforced no-fly zone
A senior figure in Iran’s Kurdish opposition has tied any potential ground incursion into Iran to a major U.S. military decision: the establishment of a no-fly zone over Kurdish areas in western Iran. This was necessary “so that the Islamic…
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Fuel oil shortage hits Asia as Hormuz shipments collapse
SINGAPORE: Fuel oil traders in Asia are scrambling to secure replacement supplies after shipments from the Middle East plunged amid the Iran war, forcing buyers to search for cargoes from Western markets.
Disruptions to tanker traffic through the…
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The Sea Is Already 3 Feet Higher Than Models Ever Predicted, and Southeast Asia May Be the First to Disappear
Sea level rise is already one of the most visible and concrete consequences of the human-driven climate crisis. Hundreds of millions of people living along global coastlines are directly exposed to its effects, and scientists had previously…
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The war in the Middle East has hit the economies of Europe and Asia – WP
The conflict between the United States and Iran has triggered an economic crisis in a number of European and Asian countries, including Washington’s NATO allies. States dependent on energy supplies through the…
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US energy chief defends waiver on Russian oil sanctions, blames fear for higher gas prices – Reuters
US energy chief defends waiver on Russian oil sanctions, blames fear for higher gas prices Reuters
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Iran picks Khameneis successor who were the candidates
Israel has already announced its intention to kill whoever would become the next Supreme Leader
Supreme Leader Mullah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 37 years, was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Tehran on February 28, at the outset of a war…
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Iran poised to pick next supreme leader. Who are the candidates
The Assembly of Experts says a consensus has been reached on Ali Khameneis successor
Several members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for selecting the country’s next supreme leader, have said they have reached a decision but…
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