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The Explainer
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Superyachts are getting caught up in spy scandals
The Explainer China and Russia have both been accused of spying maneuvers on the open sea
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Pensions: how much money do you need for retirement?
The Explainer Retirement living costs are rising unless you want your golden years to be basic
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Britain's cocaine habit: use of the drug is surging in the UK
The Explainer Cocaine's journey to the recreational British user involves an elaborate network of cartels, traffickers and street-level hustlers
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Why Israel is attacking Iran now
The Explainer A weakened Tehran and a distracted Donald Trump have led Benjamin Netanyahu to finally act against long-standing foe
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Talking Points
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Is the UK set to decriminalise abortion?
Talking Point A rise in prosecutions has led Labour MPs to challenge the UK's abortion laws
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Is it time for the UK to quit the European Convention on Human Rights?
Talking Point Once considered a fringe position, under Kemi Badenoch the possibility of quitting the ECHR is edging closer to becoming official Tory policy
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Does Tinder's height filter spell doom for 'short kings'?
Talking Point The world's biggest dating app is trialling a new 'preference' – but some worry it will shorten the odds of finding a match
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Under the Radar
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Is this the end for India's Maoist insurgency?
Under The Radar Narendra Modi clamps down on Naxalite jungle rebels in move some see as attempt to seize mineral wealth
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Possible dwarf planet found at edge of solar system
Under the radar The celestial body has an unusual orbit
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The battle to be named the world's oldest restaurant
Under The Radar Two Madrid restaurants dispute the historical record but could both of their claims be cooked?
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Speed Reads
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US says Trump vetoed Israeli strike on Khamenei
Speed Read This comes as Israel and Iran pushed their conflict into its fourth day
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Hundreds die in Air India crash with 1 survivor
Speed Read The London-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed soon after takeoff
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Trump's LA deployment in limbo after court rulings
Speed Read Judge Breyer ruled that Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles was an 'illegal' overreach. But a federal appellate court halted the ruling.
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Israel strikes Iran, killing military and nuclear chiefs
Speed Read Israeli officials said the attack was a 'preemptive' strike on Iran's nuclear program
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