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News analysis - Testing times ahead as Iran aims for control of Strait of Hormuz - Arab Gulf states grow uneasy as US-Iran talks on Hormuz's future status drag on.

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Ukraine strikes military plant in Russia's Volgograd region, Zelensky says

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Amid Gaza's ruins, an oud repairman preserves a piece of Palestinian musical heritage

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Iraq arrests politicians and government officials in anti-corruption crackdown

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Asian Insider - How much it costs to raise a child in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea - Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent raising a child in Asia's more developed economies.

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Asian Insider - Battling the bulge jab by jab: India's weight-loss drugs now within the reach of millions

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Sink or swim: As an AI wave sweeps China, its workers are adapting fast

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American Evolution - Portrait of a nation at war: 'I am just too exhausted to care' The current war has supplied no glue to hold the country together, and most Americans are just watching and worrying.

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American Evolution -- Did the Trump bet pay off? Some Texas Democrats sense an opening ahead of the midterms

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American Evolution -- The woman who sued Trump and other tales from America's factory floor

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Europe's heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change, scientists say

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As Europe roasts in a heatwave, Asia's air-con makers grab some cool cash

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Bangladesh says $389 billion climate finance goal falls short, calls for more support

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South-east Asia needs bold steps to boost energy security, cut costly fuel imports: IEA

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Trump's U-turn on Iran sanctions would unravel decades of curbs

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Iran warns ships not to bypass its chosen Hormuz route

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Serbians to keep up protest after President Vucic says he will step down

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33 people rescued, thousands still missing after Venezuela quakes

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Russia's ruling party runs Ukraine war veteran among lead candidates for September election

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Czech Republic marks new temperature record of 41.1 deg C

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Record heatwave disrupts Europe as France warns death toll set to rise

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Several injured in lightning strike at Swedish amusement park

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11 killed in skydiving plane crash in north-eastern France

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Pope Leo prays for Venezuela quake victims as EU sends emergency aid

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