From @TheAthletic: What’s an Indiana Pacers couple to do when a viral moment goes off the rails? “They looked uncomfortable,” our columnist writes. “It was a clip full of cringe and a reminder that viral fame is a big, dumb thing.” https://t.co/6TSxOrNpG1
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France releases oil tanker linked to Russia after ship owner pays fine https://t.co/iI7ldfcvL0 https://t.co/iI7ldfcvL0
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Policymakers should no longer treat Black Sea, the Caucasus, and the Caspian Sea as separate strategic “folders.”
Geography here is best understood not in terms of states, but as a network of nodes and corridors—ports, straits, pipelines, railways, digital cables, and mountain… pic.twitter.com/pibMJYdJ51
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The BBC’s Lyse Doucet inside Iran
Iranians tell the BBC’s chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, they’re unsure the ceasefire will hold. Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned Iran to choose wisely in negotiations with the United States. He said the US military was reloading and ready to go at the push of a button. We have a report from inside Tehran and ask about the prospects for talks between Lebanon and Israel. Also in the programme: the South African politician, Julius Malema, has been sentenced to five years in prison for violating gun laws; and we find out how sperm whales mirror the language of humans. (Photo: Lyse Doucet reporting from Tehran: Credit BBC)