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Iran's targeting of airport, ports and hotels in reaction to US strikes has forced Gulf nations onto front lines of a war they want no part in -- Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University

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'Destruction is not the same as political success': US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy -- Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania

6 hours ago

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's killing plays into Shiite Islam's reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians -- Eric Lob, Florida International University

6 hours ago

Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls' school in Iran shows why we need it

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The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever

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Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran's regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely

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Booked to travel through the Middle East? Here's why you shouldn't cancel your flight - Natasha Heap, University of Southern Queensland

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Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law

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At a glance: US-Israel attack on Iran

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US-Israeli attack on Iran risks plunging the world into turmoil -- Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS, University of London

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Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are -- Javed Ali, University of Michigan

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Michael Caine's voice is iconic. Why would he sell that to AI?

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Cuba's speedboat shootout recalls long history of exile groups engaged in covert ops aimed at regime change

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Ukraine: after four years of war, exhaustion on both sides is the main hope for peace

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Anthropic v the US military: what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare

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Mexico is losing its battle with the cartels after years of flawed strategy -- Amalendu Misra, Lancaster University

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As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the 'Putin consensus' among Russians hold?

8 days ago

New global study: long after war, injuries from landmines and explosives kill nearly 4 in 10 victims

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South Korea's birth rate is rising – but the population is still shrinking -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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How China is betting cheap AI will get the world hooked on its tech

4 days ago

Africa's militaries have always relied on imported weapons: why a shift to homegrown defence is now under way

4 days ago

How Russia is intercepting communications from European satellites - Aleix Nadal, RAND Europe

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20 BILLION GALAXIES: NEW SURVEY OF THE SKY WILL REVEAL THE UNIVERSE IN UNPRECEDENTED DETAIL

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A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a 'crematorium for satellites'

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Gaza's cultural sites have been decimated. UNESCO's muted response sets a dangerous precedent

8 days ago

La Jefa: the wife of slain drug kingpin El Mencho and the women at the heart of the cartels

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Israel is accelerating its creeping annexation of the West Bank. Can Donald Trump stop it?

12 days ago

Ethiopia and Eritrea are on edge again: what's behind the growing risk of war

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How Putin turned Russia's post-Soviet 'national humiliation' into military aggression in Ukraine

8 days ago

How Tourette's causes involuntary outbursts – and what people with the condition want you to know

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A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn't wear off quickly

11 days ago

Can African penguins be brought back from the brink? Better designed no-fishing zones could help - Jacqui Glencross, University of St Andrews

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Is AI really 'intelligent'? This philosopher says yes

8 days ago

One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode

7 days ago

SpaceX rocket left behind a plume of chemical pollution as it burnt up in the atmosphere

11 days ago

A cosmic explosion with the force of a billion Suns went unseen – until we caught its echo

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A viral monkey, his plushie, and a 70-year-old experiment: what Punch tells us about attachment theory

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Age verification online can be done safely and privately. Here's how

12 days ago

As Alberta separatists court the U.S., prosperity is fuelling a sovereigntist turn

8 days ago

Does exercise really work for osteoarthritis?

13 days ago

Russia tested NATO's airspace 18 times in 2025 alone – a 200% surge that signals a dangerous shift

8 days ago

Five reasons Trump's plan for Ukrainian elections and a peace referendum will only prolong the war

15 days ago

South Africa is sending in the army to fight crime (again). Does it ever work? Guy Lamb, Stellenbosch University

10 days ago

Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations' red lines – but that doesn't make them futile

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1 year ago

How Dracula became a red-hot lover -- Stanley Stepanic, University of Virginia

6 days ago

Wuthering Heights looks lush – but it's a bad film and a worse adaptation

8 days ago

What Bridgerton's 'pinnacle' tells us about sex talk today

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Charli XCX turned Wuthering Heights into a sonic gothic masterpiece -- Lillian Hingley, University of Oxford

11 days ago

Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies

27 days ago

Deep in the Amazon, I discovered this monkey's ingenious survival tactic -- Adrian Barnett, University of Greenwich

1 month ago

Marine protected areas aren't in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic -- Guilherme Maricato, UFRJ; Clinton N. Jenkins, Florida International University; Maria Alice S. Alves, UERJ, and Rodrigo Tardin, UFRJ

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How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty

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Can blood tests really detect cancer?

7 days ago

Intermittent fasting doesn't have an edge for weight loss, but might still work for some

12 days ago

We studied primary care in 6 rich countries – it's under unprecedented strain everywhere

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Exercise can be as effective as medication for depression and anxiety – new study

20 days ago

Amazon's Ring wanted to track your pets. It revealed the future of surveillance

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Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?

4 days ago

A giant star is changing before our eyes and astronomers are watching in real time

25 days ago

An 'AI afterlife' is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status?

22 days ago

Does 'free' shipping really exist? An expert shares the marketing tricks you need to know

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Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study

14 days ago

Why Trump's new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons

21 days ago

Why the world's central bankers had to speak up against Trump's attacks on the Fed

1 month ago

What a US military base lost under Greenland's ice sheet reveals about the island's real strategic importance

20 days ago

The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a century

20 days ago

How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast

5 months ago

Three scientists speak about what it's like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration

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The Epstein revelations have exposed how 'Boy's Club' elites avoid accountability -- Dahlia Namian, L'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa

4 days ago

Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play -- Andrew Thomas, Deakin University

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered -- Andrew Thomas, Deakin University

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