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    Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi sentenced to 74 lashes for performing without hijab in YouTube concert

    A court in Qom has sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight musicians to flogging, a travel ban and a work ban after she performed without a headscarf in a viral livestream.

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Hormuz opens, Moscow burns

Trump opens Hormuz as Ukraine hits Moscow and trade hawks sharpen their tools

Shipping moved again through Hormuz, but the peace it signals is still held together by a memorandum and mutual suspicion. In Europe, the same day brought a drone-blackened Moscow skyline, a Labour tremor in Wigan and a sharper argument over who pays for AI power and trade protection.

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  • US pharma pricing probe into Germany

    Opens Section 301 investigation into German drug pricing, setting a June 25 deadline for public comments ahead of potential tariffs.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

New findings detail the expansion of Ukrainian mid-range drone and missile strikes and the continued Western focus on air defense resupply, alongside a diplomatic meeting between Zelensky and Tusk.

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