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Oil prices jump after Trump says Iranian ship seized

Energy markets have seen wild swings since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February.

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Live updates: Tehran vows retaliation after US seizes Iran-flagged vessel defying blockade | CNN

The US Navy fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel on Sunday, according to President Donald Trump. It comes after he announced a new round of peace talks in Pakistan.

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Four Boston-area researchers honored with 2026 Breakthrough Prize, the ‘Oscars of Science’ - The Boston Globe

Boston researchers were honored for their work from physics to cosmology to gene editing.

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UK’s Cooper urges full resumption of shipping through Strait of Hormuz | Reuters

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz had yet to return to normal operations ‌despite a ceasefire in the Iran war, urging Tehran to allow global shipping to fully resume.

Starmer's Mandelson nightmare never ends. This time, it may cost him his job as U.K. leader

The British prime minister would have hoped his cool head in the Iran crisis would keep a lid on leadership speculation, but a slow-burning scandal has left him with questions to answer.

UK seeks closer EU ties in volatile times - but at what cost?

The UK is adopting a "ruthlessly pragmatic" approach to becoming closer to its European neighbours, the UK's EU minister tells the BBC.

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New Zealand National Cricket Team Vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: 4-Wicket Burst Sets Up 1-0 Lead - El-Balad.com

The match also reinforced what Blair Tickner did best: attack when the innings was already under stress. His four wickets were not isolated breakthroughs; they were the finishing mechanism that turned a competitive chase into a losing one.

Wwe Results: 5 Night 2 takeaways from WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas - El-Balad.com

The latest wwe results from WrestleMania 42 did more than close a two-night event in Las Vegas; they redrew the company’s short-term power map. Night 2 mixed first-time breakthroughs with familiar names reclaiming gold, and the most striking pattern was not just who won, but how those wins ...

Police investigating string of burglaries in San Fernando Valley – NBC Los Angeles

Since April 10, NBC4 has counted at least a dozen reported burglaries in and around the San Fernando Valley.

PBS reform critical to accessing medical breakthroughs

Australians face slow access to vital new medicines. Discover why the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is falling behind other nations.

Kevin Will and Bill Peebles exit as OpenAI restructures research teams

Separately, Bill Peebles, Head ... with you all has been the honour and adventure of a lifetime,” he wrote, describing early experiments and breakthroughs in video generation....

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The Peace of Westphalia (1648) ended the Thirty Years' War and established the modern concept of state sovereignty in international relations.

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