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🌍 WORLD AFFAIRS | With oil surging past $100 a barrel, China's electrified car fleet and domestic energy supply give it a key edge over geopolitical rivals. 📍 Beijing, China 🕐 Confirmed Full report: trib.al/LAxDFNX via @NYTimes

BREAKING: Israeli PM Netanyahu says Israel will hold off on any further attacks on Iran’s giant natural gas field at US President Trump’s request, adding that war could end “faster than people think.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/766n5r

🔴 BREAKING | Lebanon 🇱🇧 confirms Israeli 🇮🇱 attack knocks major southern electricity substation out of service, deepening the humanitarian crisis. 📍 Southern Lebanon 🇱🇧 🕐 Confirmed #BreakingNews #Lebanon #IranWar Full report: reuters.com/world/middle-e… via @Reuters

🔴 BREAKING | Trump 🇺🇸 calls on Japan 🇯🇵 and NATO to "step up" on the Iran 🇮🇷 war as soaring oil prices bite into the global economy. 📍 Washington D.C., USA 🇺🇸 🕐 Developing #BreakingNews #IranWar #NATO Full report: reuters.com/world/china/tr… via @Reuters

📊 MARKETS | Global markets brace for interest rate hikes as soaring Iran 🇮🇷 war energy prices fuel inflation fears worldwide. 📍 Global Markets 🌍 🕐 Developing #Markets #Economy #CentralBanks Full report: reuters.com/world/asia-pac… via @Reuters

📰 OBITUARY | Umberto Bossi 🇮🇹, firebrand founder of Italy's Northern League who reshaped Italian politics for decades, dies at 84. 📍 Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 🕐 Confirmed #Italy #Politics #Europe Full report: reuters.com/world/umberto-… via @Reuters

🏛️ POLITICS | A Trump 🇺🇸-appointed arts panel approves a gold coin featuring the president's image, sparking debate over political power and national symbolism. 📍 Washington D.C., USA 🇺🇸 🕐 Confirmed #Politics #USA #Trump Full report: reuters.com/world/us/trump… via @Reuters

🔴 BREAKING | Pentagon requests $200 billion for the Iran 🇮🇷 war as Trump 🇺🇸 pressures Japan 🇯🇵 to "step up" support. 📍 Washington D.C., USA 🇺🇸 🕐 Confirmed #BreakingNews #IranWar #MiddleEast Full report: reuters.com/world/iran-war… via @Reuters

🔴 BREAKING | Trump 🇺🇸 tells Israel 🇮🇱 not to repeat strikes on Iranian 🇮🇷 energy infrastructure as the Gulf energy crisis deepens. 📍 Washington D.C., USA 🇺🇸 🕐 Confirmed #BreakingNews #IranWar #MiddleEast Full report: reuters.com/world/middle-e… via @Reuters

The jumps in the Brent and West Texas Intermediate oil price benchmarks actually understate the degree of dislocation, writes Alphaville's Robin Wigglesworth. Look at the long-term prices of Dubai and Omani oil to see the bigger picture: ft.trib.al/tTKXmCO

🏮 SCIENCE | NASA's 🇺🇸 Perseverance rover detects ancient river delta remains on Mars 🪐, providing some of the oldest evidence yet that water once flowed on the Red Planet. 📍 Mars 🪐 🕐 Confirmed #Science #NASA #Mars Full report: reut.rs/3NpzzWl via @Reuters

🔴 BREAKING | Iran's 🇮🇷 strike on Qatar's 🇶🇦 Ras Laffan — supplying a fifth of world LNG — called "unprecedented" as analysts warn of a gas market "bloodbath." 📍 Ras Laffan, Qatar 🇶🇦 🕐 Developing #BreakingNews #IranWar #OilPrices Full report: ft.trib.al/hJ2EhL4 via @FT

🏛️ POLITICS | U.S. 🇺🇸 lifts sanctions on three Belarusian 🇧🇾 fertilizer companies as Iran 🇮🇷 war drives prices to skyrocket. 📍 Washington D.C., USA 🇺🇸 🕐 Confirmed #Politics #USA #IranWar Full report: trib.al/uQpfyXM via @NYTimes

🔔 HUMAN INTEREST | A Ukrainian 🇺🇦 soldier's family buried his remains — only for him to return alive three years later in a prisoner-of-war exchange. 📍 Ukraine 🇺🇦 🕐 Confirmed #Ukraine #HumanInterest #WorldNews Full report: trib.al/9bEf7ju via @NYTimes

🌍 ANALYSIS | U.S. 🇺🇸 and Israel 🇮🇱 may be splitting on Iran 🇮🇷 strategy — with Israel "content with chaos" while Washington seeks a different outcome. 📍 Middle East 🌍 🕐 Confirmed #IranWar #MiddleEast #Analysis Full report: reut.rs/3NPgtch via @Reuters

🔴 BREAKING | Iran 🇮🇷 launches sweeping attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, hitting Qatar 🇶🇦, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, UAE 🇦🇪 and Kuwait 🇰🇼. 📍 Persian Gulf 🌍 🕐 Developing #BreakingNews #IranWar #OilPrices Full report: reut.rs/4lCnNo5 via @Reuters

📊 MARKETS | Iran 🇮🇷 and Israel 🇮🇱 trade strikes on energy facilities, sending crude and gas prices sharply higher as markets fear a dangerous new phase. 📍 Global Markets 🌍 🕐 Developing #OilPrices #IranWar #Markets Full report: reut.rs/4rMepjf via @Reuters

📰 HUMAN INTEREST | Karachi's 🇵🇰 delivery riders earn less despite longer hours as Eid al-Fitr 🌙 approaches. 📍 Karachi, Pakistan 🇵🇰 🕐 Confirmed #Eid #Pakistan #HumanInterest Full report: reut.rs/4bk4xZc via @Reuters

🌍 WORLD AFFAIRS | Thailand 🇹🇭 re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister, offering hope of rare political stability for a country long plagued by turmoil. 📍 Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 🕐 Confirmed #WorldNews #Thailand #Politics Full report: reut.rs/4skicVW via @Reuters

📰 INVESTIGATION | Civil rights icon Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse in a new report raising serious questions about his legacy. 📍 United States 🇺🇸 🕐 Confirmed #Investigation #USA #CivilRights Full report: bbc.in/4uBBjMK via @BBC

🌍 WORLD AFFAIRS | Europe 🇪🇺 scrambles to limit economic fallout from escalating Iran 🇮🇷 war energy attacks as soaring oil prices threaten a deeper crisis. 📍 Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 🕐 Developing #WorldNews #Europe #IranWar Full report: reuters.com/world/middle-e… via @Reuters