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The US can't decide if it's winter or summer, so it's doing both at the same timeClimate

The US can't decide if it's winter or summer, so it's doing both at the same time

Snow in the north-west and a potential 40C heatwave on the east coast - the US is running two completely opposite seasons at the same time this week, according to the Guardian.

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US Navy allegedly 'blew a hole' in an Iranian ship's engine room because subtlety is overratedConflict

US Navy allegedly 'blew a hole' in an Iranian ship's engine room because subtlety is overrated

Trump claims US forces seized the Iran-flagged cargo ship Touska near the Strait of Hormuz by blowing a hole in its engine room, in a dramatic escalation of regional naval tensions.

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Iran pulls a "we'll see" on nuclear talks as JD Vance flies to Pakistan anywayPolitics

Iran pulls a "we'll see" on nuclear talks as JD Vance flies to Pakistan anyway

Iran's delegation had not yet left for scheduled US-Iran talks in Islamabad as of Tuesday, even as JD Vance was reportedly already en route to Pakistan - casting serious doubt over whether the negotiations will happen at all.

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Squeezed from both sides: the Chinese Christian student America and China both decided to fearPolitics

Squeezed from both sides: the Chinese Christian student America and China both decided to fear

Chinese Christian students arriving in the U.S. for academic and religious freedom are finding themselves suspected by both Beijing and Washington - caught between two governments, each afraid of them for completely different reasons.

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Iran and the US are basically arguing over who owns the world's most important bathtub drainPolitics

Iran and the US are basically arguing over who owns the world's most important bathtub drain

The US and Iran are publicly clashing over who controls the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway carrying 20% of global oil. Rubio says no nation owns it - Iran's Revolutionary Guard says unauthorized crossings are not welcome.

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Pakistan really, really wants to be the cool kid who ends the Iran-US feudPolitics

Pakistan really, really wants to be the cool kid who ends the Iran-US feud

Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif has offered to host the next round of Iran-US peace talks, as Donald Trump hints a deal could soon reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran and the US are having a drone-off in the Gulf and nobody is winning at air traffic controlConflict

Iran and the US are having a drone-off in the Gulf and nobody is winning at air traffic control

Iran claims it targeted US military bases in the Gulf as Kuwait intercepts drones and Bahrain sounds air sirens, following US confirmation that it shot down Iranian drones and struck radar sites.

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America's 'welcome' mat is getting less welcome: global desire to move to the US hits record lowPolitics

America's 'welcome' mat is getting less welcome: global desire to move to the US hits record low

A new Gallup poll shows that only 15 percent of adults worldwide would choose the US as their permanent destination - a record low, even as America holds onto its top spot globally.

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US and Iran sit down in Switzerland while simultaneously threatening to blow up the world's oil supplyPolitics

US and Iran sit down in Switzerland while simultaneously threatening to blow up the world's oil supply

The US and Iran are holding direct talks in Switzerland on a potential initial peace deal, even as fighting continues in Lebanon and Iran claims to have shut the critical Strait of Hormuz oil chokepoint.

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The US and Iran are still at it, and apparently nobody told the Gulf to calm downConflict

The US and Iran are still at it, and apparently nobody told the Gulf to calm down

Fresh clashes in the Strait of Hormuz are making a mockery of a month-old ceasefire, as US intelligence reportedly concludes Iran could survive a naval blockade for months and diplomatic progress remains stubbornly absent.

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