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Oil markets are on edge again
The bombing may have paused, but energy supplies are precarious
How big is America’s “obesity penalty”?
GLP-1s offer a rare insight into the social and economic effects of carrying extra weight
America has few good options for a “massive attack” on Iran
Even renewed assaults on Iran’s nuclear programme may not prevent a forever war
Donald Trump’s food-stamp overhaul is beginning to bite
Federal reforms have left the states with a growing bill
Sweden is launching its own MI6
Memories of a big mistake still spook Europe’s spies
Britain is struggling to build data centres
It risks missing a big opportunity
Venezuelan men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail
Exclusive: CSI Aviation and GlobalX accused of violating civil rights as part of Trump immigration crackdownVenezuelan men sent last year to a notorious Salvadorian terrorism prison by the Trump administration...
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John Prideaux, our executive editor, on the psychology behind our anxiety over the technology
Narendra Modi caves to India’s Gen Z
Protesters oust the education minister and promise to go home
India’s education minister resigns in victory for Cockroach youth movement protests
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal, prompting celebrations among thousands of protestersIndia’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week of mass demonstrations, handing a...
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