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New York imposes landmark one-year ban on large data centres
Data centre moratorium pushes have gained steam around the US, with bans proposed in at least a dozen states.
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Why Yemen’s long ‘no war, no peace’ deadlock may be ending
Mobilisation of fighters and attacks signal the collapse of Yemen's fragile peace, with regional implications looming.
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Mahmoud Khalil alleges conspiracy in lawsuit against Trump officials
Lawsuit claims conspiracy between top administrative officials and private groups to target the pro-Palestine advocate.
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Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel provisions
The Senate voted 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.
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US-Russian crew launches on mission to space station
A US-Russian crew blasted off onboard a Soyuz spacecraft for an eight-month mission to the International Space Station.
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What is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?
Donald Trump has threatened to strike Pickaxe Mountain, an underground nuclear-related complex.
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Worker killed in furnace explosion fire at Indian recycling plant
A furnace explosion triggered a fire at Jain Resource Recycling's plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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US President Trump meets with ‘fan of America’ Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi
US President Donald Trump welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House.
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US strikes new targets in Iran as Tehran hits Gulf states, Hormuz shipping
Iran's deputy foreign minister accuses US of destroying the interim peace deal.
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Families claim bodies of victims of deadly Bangkok pub fire
‘No one has been able to accept it yet.’
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US risks falling into ‘escalation trap’ if it deploys troops in Iran
Analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers says the US risks falling into an escalation trap if it launches a ground assault in Iran.
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US President Trump drops 20% Strait of Hormuz fee plan
US President Donald Trump says he has abandoned his proposed 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz.