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FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of the government offices of the small island nation of Nauru is pictured, February 10, 2012. REUTERS/Rod Henshaw/File Photo - RC2U6O9T1FKI

World+Biz

Nauru moves to change its name in break from colonial past

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters

USA

US has spent $29b so far during Iran war: Pentagon

Argentina's President Javier Milei receives an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University, which they say is in recognition of Milei's longstanding partnership with Israel and his fight against antisemitism, in Ramat Gan, Israel April 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Florion Goga

World+Biz

Argentina sees vast protests against Milei's university cuts

A satellite imagery taken on 17 June 2025, shows a destroyed building at Natanz nuclear site, Iran. Photo: Reuters

World+Biz

What will happen to Iran's nuclear material?

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on 4 May 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Global Economy

The weaponisation of shipping channels

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Europe

Data centres: Tech boom with downsides

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves as he arrives ahead of a Thai criminal court's verdict in a lese majeste case, also known as a royal insult case, under Section 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code, stemming from a 2015 interview he gave while in South Korea during his long stint in self-imposed exile, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Asia

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin let out of prison early

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Explainer

How real is a coup threat against Russia's president?

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO

Explainer

What is hantavirus?

Police officials said they were investigating all possibilities. Photo: ANI/IMAGO

South Asia

Twin explosions put Punjab on edge

Iraq previously shipped the majority of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz but, on May 1, sent a first shipment of oil by truck through a newly opened border crossing towards a Mediterranean port on Syria's coast. Photo: Farid Abdulwahed/AP Photo/picture alliance

Middle East

Strategic neutrality: How Syria is winning in the Iran war

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Explainer

Will tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz?

Russian energy resources account for more than 80% of cargo on the Northern Sea Route. Photo: Denis Pomortsev/Zoonar/picture alliance

Global Economy

Why the Northern Sea Route is a risky bet for global trade