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Pentagon orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany amid Iran war rift
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Pentagon orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany amid Iran war rift

Pentagon ordered 5,000 US troops to withdraw from Germany within 6-12 months, deepening a transatlantic rift over the Iran war and EU trade tensions

Iran military official says renewed conflict with US 'likely' as peace talks stall
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Iran military official says renewed conflict with US 'likely' as peace talks stall

Iran sent a draft proposal to Pakistan, while Trump said he would “prefer not” to resume strikes but kept the option open

'Trump is an idiot': Californians fume over soaring petrol prices
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'Trump is an idiot': Californians fume over soaring petrol prices

Californians are furious as gas prices hit $6 a gallon following the US-Iran war. AFP spoke to drivers about what soaring petrol prices mean for daily life

US sanctions Chinese oil terminal over Iranian crude imports
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US sanctions Chinese oil terminal over Iranian crude imports

US sanctioned Qingdao Haiye Oil Terminal for importing tens of millions of barrels of Iranian crude, as diplomacy with Tehran remains frozen

Academy bans AI actors and writers from Oscar eligibility in new rules crackdown
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Academy bans AI actors and writers from Oscar eligibility in new rules crackdown

Academy has ruled that only human performers and writers are eligible for Oscars, barring AI actors and chatbot-authored scripts from awards consideration

UN telecoms agency to monitor Iranian attacks on Middle East infrastructure
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UN telecoms agency to monitor Iranian attacks on Middle East infrastructure

ITU adopted a resolution to condemn and assess Iranian attacks on telecoms infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait the UAE and Jordan after a Gulf-led push