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Gulf Energy Panic: How the Iran War Is Strangling Asia's Economies
The Iran conflict has not just disrupted a shipping lane — it has stress-tested the entire architecture of Asian energy dependency.
Economy
The Dash for Trash: Why Buying the Worst Stocks Might Be the Smartest Move
The stocks everyone agrees are terrible are priced as though they will stay terrible forever. That assumption is where the money gets made.
Economy
The Strait of Hormuz Cannot Be Solved With Warships
The IMO chief says naval escorts in the Strait of Hormuz aren't sustainable. The implications stretch far beyond the Persian Gulf.
Economy
Russia's Vienna Rooftops Are Talking, and Western Intelligence Is Listening Back
Vienna's neutrality has long made it Europe's favourite spy playground. Russia's rooftop activity suggests the game is entering a new phase.
Health
The Ancient Japanese Social Ritual That Six American Towns Are Using to Fight Loneliness
Six American communities are borrowing an ancient Okinawan social ritual to fight a loneliness epidemic that affects more than half of U.S. adults.
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Nowruz Under Fire: Tehran Faces Its Most Fraught New Year in Decades
As US and Israeli strikes intensify, Tehran's most beloved annual celebration becomes a measure of how much ordinary life has already been lost.
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Beyond Oil: How the Iran Conflict Is Quietly Strangling Global Supply Chains
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The Bobbing Bubbe and What a Viral Toy Reveals About How America Ages
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The Quiet Flattening of Global Capital: What's Slowing the Money
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The Redemption Crunch Threatening Private Credit's Retail Ambitions
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Kabul Hospital Strike Deepens a Fracture Between Pakistan and the Taliban
A strike on a Kabul hospital has exposed the deep fracture between Pakistan and the Taliban, a relationship built on miscalculation now nearing its breaking point.
Economy
Trump's Cuba Gambit: What 'Taking Cuba in Some Form' Actually Signals
Trump says he'll have the 'honour' of 'taking Cuba in some form' — and the ambiguity is the whole point.