Nathan Martin wins closest-ever Los Angeles marathon in its 40-year history

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The American propelled ahead of frontrunner Michael Kimani Kamau by a fraction of a second

In the final moments of the Los Angeles marathon last weekend, the announcers were already narrating frontrunner Michael Kimani Kamau’s finish when Nathan Martin suddenly propelled forward, shocking newscasters and spectators.

The 36-year-old Martin prevailed in a single stride, stepping across the finish line an almost imperceptible fraction of a second before Kamau and becoming the first Black American to win the contest. He had challenged himself in the final miles of the race to keep putting his all into it, despite physical exhaustion, and finished the 26.2-mile race in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 18 seconds.

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Indian vessel sails from UAE’s Fujairah after terminal attack – Reuters

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  1. Indian vessel sails from UAE's Fujairah after terminal attack  Reuters
  2. Oil loading operations at UAE's Fujairah have resumed: media reports  CNBC
  3. Key UAE Port Suspends Oil Loadings After Drone Attack, Fire  Bloomberg.com
  4. Middle East war day 15 as it happened: Trump calls on China, UK and Japan to send warships to force open Strait of Hormuz  Financial Times
  5. Major UAE Oil Terminal In Flames Hours After US Strikes Iran's Kharg Island  NDTV
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US not ready to seek deal to end war with Iran, Donald Trump says

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Tehran wants ceasefire but terms ‘not good enough yet’, US president claims, as both sides launch new waves of strikes

Donald Trump has warned he is not ready to seek a deal to end the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, saying that though he thought Tehran was keen to negotiate a ceasefire, the US would fight on for better terms.

Trump’s comments came as Iran launched fresh missile and drone attacks on countries in the Gulf and on Israel, and Israeli and US warplanes launched new waves of strikes on Iran.

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Pope escalates call for ceasefire in Iran by addressing those responsible for the war – AP News

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  1. Pope escalates call for ceasefire in Iran by addressing those responsible for the war  AP News
  2. To criticize an American-led war, an American pope turns to allies  The Washington Post
  3. Pope Leo urges war leaders to halt fighting after deadly strike on school sparks outrage  Fox News
  4. Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire  Reuters
  5. Pope questions Christians’ role in wars, implies need for confession  EWTN News
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Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island – Politico

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  1. Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island  Politico
  2. China Resumes Military Flights Around Taiwan After Sudden 10-Day Hiatus  WSJ
  3. For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.  CNN
  4. What to know about the falloff in China’s military flights around Taiwan  AP News
  5. Taiwan says large-scale Chinese military flights return after unusual absence  Reuters
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U.S. intelligence shows Iran’s late supreme leader was wary of his son taking power, sources say – CBS News

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  1. U.S. intelligence shows Iran's late supreme leader was wary of his son taking power, sources say  CBS News
  2. Trump demands Iran ‘surrender,’ says he’s hearing new leader ‘not alive’  Fox News
  3. Iran war updates: Trump says he's hearing supreme leader is 'not alive'; Israel launches new wave of strikes  Yahoo
  4. Hegseth claims Iran's supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured"  Axios
  5. Iran’s new supreme leader has yet to appear, and the system may not need him to  CNN
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Royals and celebrities warned to watch words as lip-reading videos go viral

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Advisers say to ‘assume the cameras are always rolling’ as exchanges can be decoded in seconds and posted online

Royals and celebrities are being warned by their representatives and advisers to watch what they say when they are out of the house – or palace – as a lip-reading phenomenon means videos can be posted online and translated in seconds.

Prince William was recently embroiled after a video of him speaking to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was translated by an expert lip-reader who was working as part of a forthcoming Channel 5 documentary, Lip-Reading the Royals.

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From Park Lane to Palm Beach: London club owner eyes Florida rival to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

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Exclusive: Robin Birley closes in on Sunshine State venue as wealthy Britons flock to area around Donald Trump

A London private members’ club owner is closing in on a deal for a venue in Palm Beach, in the hopes of creating a rival to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago and to take advantage of an influx of wealthy British people to the Florida region.

Robin Birley is understood to be close to securing a property for his latest club, part financed by the billionaire Reuben brothers, who in 2024 were named the third-richest family in the UK by the Sunday Times Rich List.

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Basij soldiers fear being targeted by US, IDF strikes – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Basij soldiers fear being targeted by US, IDF strikes  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Checkpoint attacks open new front in Iran war  ایران اینترنشنال
  3. Israel targets Iranian checkpoints using tip-offs from informants, source says  Reuters
  4. Israel pounds Tehran regime forces with unexpected help from Iranians  Euronews.com
  5. Oil targets in spotlight as Iran war enters second week – as it happened  The Guardian
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