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The push to build grids based on renewable energy is creating a new dependence on technology from China.

Why China’s electrostate is poised to win from war in Iran

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The war in the Middle East has disrupted oil and gas supplies, jolting governments around the world to confront the urgent need for power grids that can withstand future shocks.

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A large billboard in Tehran features messages stating that the Strait of Hormuz will remain under Iran’s control and that Donald Trump failed to achieve results.

The risk Trump’s naval blockade on Iran poses for us all

The US President announced a naval blockade on Iran in a move that could derail the tenuous ceasefire.

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Booking.com customers have been put on alert after a data breach exposed the personal details of some users to unauthorised third parties.

Major travel company hit by ‘suspicious’ data breach

Personal information of customers may have been accessed by unauthorised third parties.

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Donald Trump posted an AI rendered version of himself as Jesus Christ,

Trump posts image of himself as Jesus after attacking Pope

Just hours after US President Donald Trump called Pope Leo ‘weak’, he posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ.

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Sarah Ferguson and her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Andrew’s ‘disgusting’ appearance insult to Fergie exposed

The disgraced former prince is said to have attacked his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson’s appearance in front of a powerful media executive.

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Eric Swalwell said he is suspending his campaign for California governor in the wake of allegations that he sexually assaulted a former staff member and engaged in sexual misconduct with other women.

Govt affair over as sex claims cripple California contender

US Democrat Eric Swalwell is suspending his campaign for California governor two days after reports that a former staffer accused him of sexual assault and multiple other women alleged sexual misconduct.

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Court hears chilling detail after Eric Jordahl convicted of killing Rosalie Johnson.

Chilling claim after man kills and eats his own mother

Chilling evidence has emerged in court following the conviction of a man accused of carrying out a shocking attack inside the family home. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

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JD Vance speaks as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions, listen during a news conference.

Blame, threat & match: Vance peace mission ends in defeat

America’s allies and adversaries alike were pinning their hopes on Vance to find a way out of a conflict that has upended the global economy. Instead, he left with nothing.

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Lauren Sanchez Bezos.

Unimaginably rich and unabashedly happy

As half of an unfathomably powerful couple, Lauren Sánchez Bezos seems to have influenced the uber-rich to stop apologising.

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Israeli operations have killed more than 2000 people, including 165 children and nearly 250 women.

Israeli strike kills infant girl at father's funeral

An Israeli air strike has killed a toddler at her father's funeral in southern Lebanon.

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The three things Donald Trump is attempting to achieve.

Trump’s three goals in Strait of Hormuz shutdown

Donald Trump has shut down the world’s busiest oil waterway after failed peace talks with Iran. Here are three goals he may be trying to achieve.

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Oil surges as Donald Trump flags plan to block Strait of Hormuz.

ASX falls as Trump blockade threat shakes oil markets

Markets reacted quickly to US President Donald Trump’s blockade threat, with oil prices spiking and the ASX falling amid fears of global supply disruption.

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A pre-takeoff incident involving alleged groping of a flight attendant escalated quickly.

Passenger kicked off plane after ‘groping’ flight attendant

A tense confrontation delayed the flight after a crew member reported alleged groping, the latest in a string of troubling in-flight behaviour cases.

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Mary's father, John Donaldson, beamed with pride as he walked his daughter down the aisle.

Danish Queen Mary in mourning after her father's death

Denmark's Royal Palace has announced that John Donaldson, father of Queen Mary, has died in Hobart at the age of 84.

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