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Let me get this strait: the Iran-war escalation risk
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Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC
Residents describe new security checkpoints around the capital, where they say people are stopped and searched.
Historic firsts, emotional speeches, and a tie: Watch the top Oscars moments
One Battle After Another dominated the night with six awards, while Sinners and Frankenstein weren't far behind.
Why the Iran crisis caught Europe flat-footed
The EU suffers the war’s fallout, but can do little to cut it short
The Iran war may be about to escalate
Gulf states could join the conflict
Donald Trump’s Iran war could hand Congress to the Democrats
As the conflict drags on, Democrats are sharpening their response
Trouble is brewing among America’s corporate borrowers
Surging energy prices will add to fears of a wave of defaults
Open-source intelligence shuts down
Satellite images of the Middle East are suddenly disappearing
Pakistan targets militant hideouts in Afghanistan as conflict continues
Afghan government reports zero casualties and accuses neighbouring country of wanting to ‘fuel the fire of war’Pakistan has targeted militant hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province overnight, as the fighting that...
Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump
Democrat says Congress ‘doing nothing’ may embolden president to attack countries such as Cuba and North KoreaDemocratic US senator Cory Booker has criticized both his own political party as well...