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Why the Iran War May Force Countries to Rely Less on Natural Gas
The U.S. and other exporters are poised for a windfall, but disruptions to Persian Gulf supplies are also pushing gas-buying countries to consider alternatives like coal, solar and nuclear energy.
Yemen's Houthis launch missile attack on Israel
The Houthis in Yemen have carried out a second missile and drone attack on Israel, and have warned they'll keep conducting strikes in the coming days. Earlier on Saturday the Iranian-backed group launched its first attack since the US and Israel began their war on Iran a month ago. Also, thousands o
The Happy Pod: The hug that stopped a bombing
A patient who stopped a bomb attack at a hospital has revealed he hugged the would-be-attacker to calm him down. Nathan Newby spent two hours talking to the armed man and persuaded him to abandon his plan. He received the George Medal for bravery from King Charles this week.Also: how a viral video o
US says Iran war could end in âweeksâ
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 foreign ministers meeting in France that the war on Iran could continue for another few weeks, and that Washington was ahead of schedule in many of its war objectives. Also: the UN warns there are now no safe spaces left for civilians in Lebanon as Israe
Inside Tehran: 'My daughter is under the rubble'
Data examined by the BBC shows the devastating impact of the attacks on Iran's capital, Tehran, since the start of the US-Israel war. According to the findings, Israel has dropped 3,600 munitions on the city in the last four weeks. Almost 40 police stations and bases for the paramilitary Basij force
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Digested week: Garrick Club confirms an actual woman has joined â the queen | Emma Brockes
Approval of the royalâs membership doesnât seem to be the most rigorous enforcement of the democratic principleFor the diary this week I think we should put our heads in the sand, pretend the world isnât happening, and take refuge instead in the funniest, rudest Aussie TV show in history â namely, s
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Ed Milibandâs stock is rising because heâs a rare commodity in Labour these days: a thinker | Gaby Hinsliff
The party seems to have woken up to its need for an old-style intellectual heavyweight to counter the vacuousness of recent yearsNature famously abhors a vacuum. So when Morgan McSweeney departed government, leaving a hole where much of Keir Starmerâs thinking used to be, it was always going to be f
Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events
The International Olympic Committee says women's events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games will be restricted to biological females, after years of controversy over transgender participation. Also: President Trump has again pushed back his threat to start bombing Iranian energy plants, giving Tehran ten
Israel says it's killed an Iranian naval commander
The US military says an Israeli airstrike that killed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's naval commander, Alireza Tangsiri, "makes the region safer". Israel's defence minister says he was directly responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has not confirmed his death. We look at how the Midd
Meta and Google found negligent in social media addiction trial
A jury in California has concluded that Meta and Google intentionally built addictive social media platforms, in a case brought by a 20-year-old woman who said her compulsive use of social media as a child led to mental health problems. The woman, known as Kaley, has been awarded $6m in damages. The