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The Week - World

Dubai: the expat dream turns sour - Talking Point - With the UAE caught in the crosshairs of a 'wounded, hostile' Iran, the Dubai influencer lifestyle is 'looking rather less aspirational' Talking Point

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Iranians abroad wrestle with their homeland's new reality -- In The Spotlight -- The country's diaspora faces a difficult moment in Iranian history -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

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Iran leader vows oil pain in defiant first remarks -- Speed Read -- The statement was his first since being named supreme leader earlier this week -- Peter Weber, The Week US

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How Middle East violence could fuel more war in Africa -- The Explainer -- Gulf states are backing opposite sides of Sudan's civil war and the conflict is spreading to neighbouring countries -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

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Britain ousts hereditary peers from House of Lords -- Speed Read -- They will leave Parliament permanently this spring -- Peter Weber, The Week US

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Inquiry blames US for deadly strike on Iran school -- Speed Read -- The attack killed at least 175 people, mostly children -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

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A running list of the countries where Trump has authorized military action -- In Depth -- Ecuador is the latest country to face U.S. military might, but it has not been the first -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

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Can the West keep the Strait of Hormuz open? -- Today's Big Question -- 'Death valley' oil-tanker shipping passage crucial to world's energy prices -- Will Barker, The Week UK

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Strait of Hormuz mine threat roils Iran war, oil prices -- Speed Read -- At least 16 mine layers were reportedly destroyed by US forces -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

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How has Iran been preparing for war? -- Today's Big Question -- As the Iran war enters its second week, Tehran turns to - and adjusts - longstanding plans to defend itself -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

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Ali Khamenei: The theocratic tyrant who made Iran a global menace -- Feature -- The hardliner ignored calls for reform, instead spending decades repressing Iranians -- The Week US

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Why is Trump gamifying the war in Iran? -- Today's Big Question -- The White House is posting 'video-game vibe' content to promote US success in the Middle East conflict -- Will Barker, The Week UK

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Nepal elects ex-rapper to lead post-revolt country -- speed read -- Voters have put Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah on track to be prime minister -- Peter Weber, The Week US

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Video suggests US missile hit Iranian grade school -- speed read -- Iran said more than 160 children were killed in the Feb. 28 strike on the school -- Peter Weber, The Week US

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Iran names new leader as oil tops $100, deaths mount -- speed read -- Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

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