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Tehran resembles ghost town as bombs rain down

Tehran resembles ghost town as bombs rain down

Tehran feels like a ghost town, with residents who have not fled remaining shut away in their homes for fear of new explosions from the US-Israeli bombardment.

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US-Israeli strikes pummel Tehran, as Trump says 'too late' for talks

US-Israeli strikes pummel Tehran, as Trump says 'too late' for talks

US and Israeli strikes pummelled targets across Tehran on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump warned it was "too late" for Iran to seek talks to escape a war now in its fourth day.

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Energy prices jump, stocks slump on Iran war

Energy prices jump, stocks slump on Iran war

Energy prices surged on Tuesday, sending stocks tumbling and the dollar rising as investors worried about inflation and the inability of central banks to help with interest rate cuts.

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US Homeland Security chief grilled over immigration crackdown

US Homeland Security chief grilled over immigration crackdown

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Kristi Noem came under withering criticism from Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday over the Trump administration's sweeping immigration crackdown.

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Arteta fires back at critics of Arsenal's set-piece success

Arteta fires back at critics of Arsenal's set-piece success

Mikel Arteta has hit back at critics of Arsenal's dependence on set-pieces, saying he is disappointed the Premier League leaders do not score even more goals from dead-ball situations.

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2017 implosion of Argentine submarine was 'foreseeable,' trial hears

2017 implosion of Argentine submarine was 'foreseeable,' trial hears

The submarine implosion that killed 44 Argentine sailors in November 2017, the country's worst naval disaster since the Falklands War, was "foreseeable," prosecutors argued as the trial over the disaster got underway Tuesday.

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Germany's Merz meets Trump for talks eclipsed by Iran war

Germany's Merz meets Trump for talks eclipsed by Iran war

Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday for the US president's first meeting with a foreign leader since joining Israel in strikes on Iran that have dragged the Middle East into war

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Real Madrid's Rudiger tried to 'smash my face in': Getafe's Rico

Real Madrid's Rudiger tried to 'smash my face in': Getafe's Rico

Getafe's Diego Rico said Tuesday Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger tried to "smash my face in" in a La Liga match in the Spanish capital the previous evening.

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England rip up team sheet for Italy Six Nations clash

England rip up team sheet for Italy Six Nations clash

England coach Steve Borthwick announced radical changes to his team on Tuesday following their alarming Six Nations slump, bringing in Fin Smith at fly-half as part of a whole new back line to face Italy.

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Real Madrid's Brazilian winger Rodrygo set to miss World Cup with knee injury

Real Madrid's Brazilian winger Rodrygo set to miss World Cup with knee injury

Real Madrid said Tuesday their winger Rodrygo Goes has suffered a severe knee injury, and it is expected to keep him out of the World Cup with Brazil this summer.

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