South Korea's beauty tourism boom draws doctors away from hospital work
Chinese, Japanese visitors flock to Seoul region for cosmetic procedures
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Iran has taken control of the Strait of Hormuz “with power” and will keep it that way, an Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday
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Andy Burnham is determined to put his Northern English identity and experience at the center of his pitch to lead the U.K.

But he is already risking alienating voters in the South, according to a new POLITICO Poll.
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Iran's Mehr News Agency: Communication network in Kerman disrupted by U.S. strike
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Reza Pahlavi:

I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, a steadfast friend of the Iranian people and a proud defender of freedom.
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After Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, many Russian spies relocated to Japan because of its relatively weak counter-espionage laws and advanced tech industry.
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Donald Trump has shifted his rhetoric toward Ukraine after intelligence briefings on the massive impact of Kyiv’s long-range strikes inside Russia.

Impressed by Ukraine's defense innovations, Trump showed a supportive tone at the recent NATO summit.
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Weekend markets update:
#DAX 25020 -0.38%
#DOW 52551 -0.26%
#NASDAQ 29772 -0.28%
#FTSE 10514 -0.20%
#HANGSENG 24188 -0.18%
#EURUSD 11403 -0.11%
#GOLD 4107 -0.32%
#SILVER 5976 -0.19%
#USOIL 7386 +3.33%
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@IGSquawk Crypto update:
#Bitcoin 63868.00 -0.77%
#Ether 1798.00 -1.49%
#BitcoinCash 244.48 -1.22%
#EOS 0.1295 +0%
#Litecoin 44.55 -1.89%
#Stellar 0.1860 -3.18%
#Dogecoin 0.0730 -2.8%
#Uniswap 3.6453 -4.12%
#Chainlink 7.9840 -1.03%
#Polkadot 0.8484 -3.82%
#Solana 76.6700 -1.89%
#Avalanche 6.3800 -5.48%
#NEO 1.959 -1.8%
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Crypto update:
#Bitcoin 63868.00 -0.77%
#Ether 1798.00 -1.49%
#BitcoinCash 244.48 -1.22%
#EOS 0.1295 +0%
#Litecoin 44.55 -1.89%
#Stellar 0.1860 -3.18%
#Dogecoin 0.0730 -2.8%
#Uniswap 3.6453 -4.12%
#Chainlink 7.9840 -1.03%
#Polkadot 0.8484 -3.82%
#Solana 76.6700 -1.89%
#Avalanche 6.3800 -5.48%
#NEO 1.959 -1.8%
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US forces struck Iran for a third time in a week, prompting retaliatory attacks from Tehran as it declared the Strait of Hormuz would be closed “until further notice.”
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Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said the White House "will no longer be safe" for US President Donald Trump, saying revenge for the killing of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had become "an obligation" for his followers and "all free people around the world."
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Boroujerdi, a member of parliament's National Security Committee, said Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "their agents" should expect "the hand of divine revenge" to be carried out by "the free people of the world," adding that "no place in the world, not even the White House, will be safe" for them.
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British Maritime Authority: The security threat in Hormuz is extremely severe
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Bangladesh’s first nuclear plant tests whether atomic power can work for developing economies
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Southeast Asia's tourist industry is pivoting away from Western visitors in the wake of the Iran war.
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Qatar announces precautionary suspension of maritime activities until further notice
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Russia is painting military trucks with bold black-and-white stripes to confuse AI-powered vision systems on Ukrainian drones.

The tactic exploits weaknesses in machine vision, causing drones to misidentify their targets.
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Volkswagen’s management plans to drastically reduce its model lineup and further cut capacity.

It comes after reports that the embattled car giant is weighing up shutting four German factories and implementing as many as 100,000 job cuts.
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Bahrain Defense Force: We intercepted and destroyed treacherous Iranian aerial attacks this morning
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Qatari Foreign Ministry: We condemn in the strongest terms the renewed Iranian attacks on our territories and on a number of brotherly countries
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