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"War-driven Gulf shocks, fragile alliances and Oscar triumphs collide as storms and markets test a tense world."
WORLD
tense
Doha market adapts two weeks into Iran war
Tehran tightens controls to deter new protests
Ukraine battles on financial frontline
Iran war reshapes daily life and security as Ukraine seeks funds, activists clash over abortion and Oscars project soft power.
US
anxious
Kennedy Center faces vote on Trump closure plan
Oscars share the love in wide-open awards night
Trump insists on 'absolute right' to set tariffs
Trump clashes with courts and allies over tariffs and Hormuz as culture politics hit the Kennedy Center, storms batter Hawaii and Oscars glow.
BUSINESS
tense
Saudis offer Red Sea route as Hormuz crisis drags
Dubai airport halts flights after fuel tank attack
Trump may delay Xi summit without Chinese help on Hormuz
Hormuz tensions reroute oil and delay diplomacy as attacks hit Dubai, markets from Indonesia to Nigeria wobble and war strains power supplies.
SCIENCE
curious
Bronze Age loom reveals advanced ancient textiles
Bronze Age loom discovery shows advanced textile tech and trade.
CULTURE
celebratory
One Battle After Another sweeps the Oscars
War epic One Battle After Another sweeps the Oscars, blending spectacle with timely geopolitics.
SPORTS
energetic
Blown call lets USA edge Dominican Republic in WBC
Duke, UConn top seeds as March Madness bracket set
Jannik Sinner claims Indian Wells over Medvedev
Controversial WBC ending, March Madness seedings and Sinner's Indian Wells title cap a dramatic sports weekend.