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U.S. and Iran Reach Agreement to Reopen Strait and Begin Nuclear Talks

The accord halts hostilities in the war that began in February but leaves unresolved the critical issue of Iran’s nuclear program. from World News https://ift.tt/bdC3R6n

As Oil Prices Stay High, China Doubles Down on Wind Power

An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels. from World News https://ift.tt/EfJ6osg

Naval operations expert: US plan to guide vessels through the Strait of Hormuz leaves ‘them somewhat vulnerable’

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U.S. Revokes Visas of Board Members at Costa Rica’s Top Watchdog Newspaper

The move came after the paper critically covered the country’s president, who has cozied up to the United States. Analysts view the visa decision as part of a White House strategy to punish critics of its allies. from World News https://ift.tt/uXeVyQx

Three cruise ship passengers dead, others ill after suspected hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what we know

Three people are dead and at least three others are sick after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization said Sunday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/1TL5xhw

Video: A.I. Shakes Up China’s Entertainment Landscape

New A.I. tools are changing China’s entertainment industry and transforming one of its most popular genres: the microdrama. from World News https://ift.tt/ts8rcEA

Hezbollah deploys a potent new weapon designed to evade Israeli detection

Experts say Hezbollah is increasingly using fiber-optic drones with deadly accuracy, devices that are difficult to stop and even harder to detect. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/KXlCxom

Oil Tanker Hijacking Stokes Fear of Links Between Houthi Rebels and Somali Pirates

The attack’s location and timing fueled concerns about potential collaboration between Somalia’s pirates and Yemen’s Houthi rebels amid the Iran war. from World News https://ift.tt/xB2aGN0

Two months into the Iran war, almost everybody is a loser

Two months into the conflict, much of the world is struggling – with few, if any, coming out ahead. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/v01b3is

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized

Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activists, was taken to a hospital after collapsing following a heart problem in prison. from World News https://ift.tt/coB9ShJ

China was the birthplace of recreational drones. Now you can’t buy one in Beijing

In the flagship Beijing store of the world’s biggest drone maker, display racks designed to showcase DJI’s famous flying products sit awkwardly empty. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/jVRlxSX

Dumplings vs. machines: Inside China’s latest food fight

Restaurants in Guangzhou must now prove their dim sum is made by hand as the southern Chinese city tries to save a traditional culture and its culinary reputation. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/gZK583X

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be moved to house arrest, state media reported on Thursday, more than five years after the military ousted the civilian government she led and jailed the Nobel laureate. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/3IwfL20

Shut out from the US, the world’s largest EV maker still thinks it can stay on top

The world’s largest electric vehicle maker is locked out of its biggest potential overseas market. But BYD – the Chinese EV behemoth – says barriers restricting it and other Chinese carmakers from American consumers won’t stop it from maintaining that top spot in an industry transforming how people drive. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/BxTRbOZ

In France, Trump’s Triumphal Arch Draws Eye Rolls

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which the president vows to top in Washington, offers a lesson in the complicated history of monuments. from World News https://ift.tt/udTBkUE

Hegseth slams opposition to Iran war in hearing as Trump discusses continuing blockade for months

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