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Western spy chiefs warn that Russia could test NATO with a drone or missile attack within months, not years. The report also notes Putin's party is set for a landslide in a wartime election widely seen as a sham, amid EU concerns over Russian hybrid attacks and sabotage.
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Shipping data shows a sharp decline in vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing Middle East tensions and a US-Iran stalemate. Saudi crude exports have partially recovered by routing more oil through Hormuz after Houthi attacks disrupted the East-West pipeline.
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Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn held up a Palestinian flag during a Florida concert and told the crowd not to be neutral, following Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' remarks. The article notes that other performers have used stages to promote anti-Israel causes since the Oct. 7 attacks.
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A columnist argues that calling Israel's conduct in Gaza 'genocide' is legally and morally wrong, saying the term is misused and that Hamas is the genuinely genocidal actor. The piece criticizes activists, left-wing politicians, the BBC, and rapper Macklemore for fueling the accusation, while defending Israel's war as a justified response to October 7.
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A shortage of oil tankers, worsened by drone attacks on a Saudi pipeline and more crude moving through the Strait of Hormuz, is pushing shipping rates to records. The logistics crunch could keep gasoline prices high even as crude prices fall.
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A 60 Minutes transcript recounts the 1983 kidnapping of champion racehorse Shergar from an Irish stud farm, attributed to an IRA plot amid the Troubles. It remains unsolved, with no arrests and the horse never found.
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The article revisits the 1983 kidnapping of the prized Irish racehorse Shergar by gunmen believed to be IRA members, detailing ransom calls, the groom's trauma, and theories about his disappearance. More than 40 years later, the case remains unsolved and no arrests were made.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a planned meeting with President Donald Trump in New York, saying it could build diplomatic momentum toward ending the Ukraine-Russia war. Zelensky thanked Trump for signing a sanctions bill targeting Russia's energy sector, while the article notes the meeting's time and location have not been released.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he and President Trump agreed to meet in New York this week amid what he called diplomatic momentum. Trump is also set to address the UN General Assembly and meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The article reports the planned meeting and recent U.S. diplomatic outreach to Kyiv without taking a political side.
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President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are set to appear at the UN General Assembly in New York, with Iran’s delegation operating under tight U.S. movement restrictions. A former White House official calls the choreography a 'dramatic' diplomatic moment amid heightened Middle East tensions.
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This opinion column attacks Ed Sheeran as cowardly and stupid for apologizing to pro-Palestine critics and calling Gaza unjustifiable, while portraying the pro-Palestine movement as a bullying death cult and Israel's Gaza war as justified.
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President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky are set to meet Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly as fighting intensifies. The meeting follows new U.S. sanctions on Russia and a major arms deal for Ukraine, with talks focused on de-escalation. Ukrainian officials describe progress but say a few key issues remain.