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TODAY'S IRAN WAR story - Iran war escalates as US reports more troop deaths - What happenedThe U.S. military this morning completed a ninth consecutive night of airstrikes on Iranian targets, and Iran again fired missiles and drones at Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. The Pentagon yesterday said a U.S. service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the controlled detonation...

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Evening Review -- The forced collapse of clean energy

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Why Cuba is under siege -- The Explainer -- Cubans have endured decades of mismanagement from their own communist government, along with economic warfare from the US

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Japan to create first post-war intelligence agency -- The Explainer -- PM Sanae Takaichi hails 'first step' towards strengthening the country's espionage capabilities in the face of growing Chinese and Russian threats

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Another Arctic island is caught in geopolitical crosshairs -- The Explainer -- But it isn't the one you are probably thinking of

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Middle East re-escalation: worrying implications for investors - and Andy Burnham -- Talking Point -- Rising oil prices are spooking investors on both sides of the Atlantic

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The Platner affair: 'vibes', sexting and a Nazi tattoo -- Talking Point -- Graham Platner is a 'cautionary tale' for Democrats, and highlights the party's problems with the selection of their candidates

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Are politics stunting the WNBA's growing popularity? -- Talking Points -- House Republicans wade into Caitlin Clark controversies

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The 'gruff' outsider threatening Benjamin Netanyahu -- Under The Radar -- Gadi Eisenkot is the latest challenger hoping to unseat the Israeli veteran

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Australia and Fiji's new defence pact -- Under the Radar -- Alliance is one of a flurry of treaties Canberra is making in the Pacific to cooperate on security and counter China's growing influence

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Why there's 'raspberry sugar' in space -- Under the Radar -- Evidence of erythrulose 'particularly relevant' for origin-of-life research

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US arrests Tate brothers on UK rape charges -- Speed Read -- British prosecutors said they had filed 38 new charges against the pair

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Spain beats Argentina to win 2nd World Cup -- Speed Read -- Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in the 106th minute of the otherwise scoreless game

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Iran war escalates as US reports more troop deaths -- Speed Read -- The U.S. has been striking Iran for nine straight nights

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The peptide craze -- Feature -- Americans are injecting themselves with unregulated chemicals to boost their health. Is that safe? -- The Week US -- Published

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Graham's legacy: Power over principles -- Feature -- The longtime senator from South Carolina underwent a 'head-spinning transformation' to align himself with Donald Trump -- The Week US -- Published

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6 classic homes on the New England coast -- Feature -- Featuring a Scottish-baronial-style mansion in Rhode Island and a well-priced condo near Boston -- The Week US -- Published

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The Odyssey: Homer vs. the haters -- Feature -- Christopher Nolan's epic arrives amidst controversy from some online quarters -- The Week US -- Published

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Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo: how they compare on goals, stats and World Cup records -- In Depth -- Stars continue to break records even as they enter the twilight of their careers -- Mike Starling, The Week UK -- Last updated

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'Viva Spain!' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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