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Iraq Presses OPEC for Higher Oil Quota, Warns Membership Could Be Reconsidered

Baghdad-Iraq has urged the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase its oil production quota, arguing that decades

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Rubio Warns Iran’s Hormuz Transit Fees Could Trigger Global Maritime Disputes

Tehran-US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on Thursday that allowing Iran to impose tolls on vessels passing through the

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Ragnar Kjartansson’s ‘Mercy’ Explores Repetition, Ritual and the Uneasy Mood of Contemporary Western Life

“You travel as far as you can go, but it’s the same cafe as Reykjavík.” — Ragnar Kjartansson on cultural

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Kane Eyes Panama Clash as England Prioritise World Cup Progress Over Group-Stage Perfection

“The group stage is just about getting through. The knockout stage is then completely different.” — Harry Kane England captain

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Major Oak’s Silent Season Stirs Memories as Generations Reflect on Sherwood Forest Landmark

I have loved this tree since I was a child… it lived in my memory, and will live on there.”

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European Leaders Signal Openness to UK Return, but Rejoining EU Remains a Distant Prospect

“Rejoining is not a mood, it is a national choice requiring realism, discipline and trust.” — Georg Riekeles Several European

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Kerala’s Vanishing Matrilineal Homes Reveal a Built Environment Once Designed Around Women

“These were not houses in which women merely lived; they were architectural systems that organized authority, privacy, labor and daily

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Algae-Choked Reflecting Pool Fuels Scrutiny of Trump’s $14.7 Million Washington Renovation

“What was designed as a space for reflection between two of America’s most recognizable monuments has instead become a focal

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