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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to boost natural gas production, including via fracking, as she looks to reduce her country’s dependence on US imports and tame soaring fuel prices sparked by the Iran war. The move would mark a major reversal for the former climate scientist and her party; she ...

Guardian readers describe how their lives have been upended by cost hikes stemming from Trump’s Iran war With the US and Israel’s war on Iran now in its seventh week, with a fragile ceasefire in place since earlier this month, Americans are continuing to feel the effects at the pump ...

Journalist Will Coldwell tells the story of how a British businessman was imprisoned in Dubai – and how his family finally got him home When Albert Douglas found out he was facing a long prison sentence in Dubai, he tried to escape the UAE … and failed. What followed was ...

Francia Márquez, the country’s first Black vice-president, opens up about the strains in her relationship with the president and the obstacles she has faced: ‘The Colombian state is a racist state’ In the historic centre of Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, a gallery of portraits at the vice-president’s official residence displays the ...

Patti Smith lived there in ‘creative chaos’, while others paid their bills with paintings. Fellow guest Albert Scopin unpacked his camera to capture the iconic New York hotel and its clientele Continue reading… ...

If you have to consult the Reddit thread ‘am I too old for Coachella?’, then the answer is probably ‘yes’ This morning, over breakfast, in the course of discussing the week’s news, I happened to say the word “Coachella” in front of my two scornful 11-year-olds, whose heads snapped up ...

The $95 bus trip to Foxborough highlights a tournament unique in modern times – one that ultimately makes no secret of its disdain for the paying public Like any journalist with an unerring nose for an offbeat feature, my interest was sharply piqued by this week’s announcement of the $95 ...

The News US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer pushed for a “pragmatic” approach to China, a warmer stance than many analysts have expected ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump. Tensions have been mounting between the US and China ahead of next month’s Beijing summit, though Greer voiced confidence the ...

New meeting to come after rare direct talks between the countries mediated by US; Netanyahu earlier says Israel about to ‘overwhelm’ part of southern Lebanon US and Iran in indirect talks to extend two-week ceasefire Here are some of the latest images coming in from the Middle East amid growing ...

The BBC’s chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify. ...