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Trump’s war with Iran is jeopardizing his plan for Fed rate cuts this year
The US-Israeli war with Iran, now stretching into its third week, is dashing hopes that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates at all this year.
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Will I Get My Full Social Security Benefits? Definitely, Maybe
Relatively fewer workers are paying in, while retirees are living longer. Something has to change.
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Angela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation
The ex-deputy PM did not name Keir Starmer in her attack on Labour's direction and policies - but she did not have to.
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Why Israel targets Beirut’s Dahiyeh and what the suburb means to Lebanon
Dahiyeh's story is not only about Hezbollah or Israel. It is about how it came to embody Lebanon’s deepest inequalities.
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Beirut building turned to rubble by Israeli attack
Several central neighbourhoods in Beirut have been attacked in a series of Israeli strikes.
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The oil logic behind Trump’s war on Iran
The Kharg Island strike shows how US force is calibrated to avoid disrupting global oil flows.
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Aftermath of Iranian ‘revenge’ strikes on Israel leaves destruction, two ki
Widespread damage was left across areas near Tel Aviv after overnight Iranian missile strikes.
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Trump eyes Cuba as oil embargo cripples island nation | CNN
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested potential U.S. action in Cuba on Tuesday. CNN’s Rosemary Church discusses the situation with Philip Brenner, professor emeritus of international relations at American University.
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Live updates: DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin faces senators for confirmation after Noem’s ouster
Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's pick for Department of Homeland Security secretary, is facing senators for a confirmation hearing. He'd replace Kristi Noem.
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Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island
Any attempt by the United States to take control of Cuba would be met with “impregnable resistance,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Tuesday, as power returned to some parts of the island following a nationwide grid collapse.
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Government admits adoption system 'needs to improve' after BBC investigation highlights failures
The children and families minister for England apologises to families who have received "support from services that isn't good enough".
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Inside JB Pritzker’s power play in Illinois’ Senate primary – and what it means for a 2028 run
The Illinois state troopers’ code name for Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor and the new Democratic nominee for US Senate, is Sprinter. Their code name for JB Pritzker, the governor who put his political capital and upward of $10 million behind gettin…