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Zohran Mamdani plays the Guardian’s Bracketology to predict World Cup winner – videoZohran Mamdani plays the Guardian’s Bracketology to predict World Cup winner – video

The New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, briefly stepped away from City Hall to tackle the ultimate soccer challenge: predicting the entire World Cup bracket In the Guardian’s exclusive interactive game. From shocking early exits to his definitive pick for the final, see how Mamdani maps out the world’s biggest ...

Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peaceBlackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace

Conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worse, commentators say Iran is already preparing for the perilous transition from wartime unity to a fractious peace marked by hyperinflation, a 10% contraction in the economy, power cuts and calls for a triumphalist government to end its unprecedented hunting ...

How a Starbucks marketing stunt spiralled into mass boycotts in South KoreaHow a Starbucks marketing stunt spiralled into mass boycotts in South Korea

A botched tumbler promotion on the anniversary of a pro-democracy massacre unleashed a boycott, police investigation and political firestorm It was a PR nightmare: customers smashing Starbucks branded tumblers and mugs as fans deleted loyalty apps and cashed out prepaid balances. Amid the uproar, government ministries cut ties with the ...

My mother was forced to give me up for adoption. But when we finally met decades later, it was far from a fairytale endingMy mother was forced to give me up for adoption. But when we finally met decades later, it was far from a fairytale ending

Thirty years after my parents were pressured into placing me with an adoption agency, I finally reconnected with them. But it was nothing like the neat stories you see on TV One morning in late September 2023, I discovered by chance that my birth mother had been killed almost a year ...

US says Iran radar sites struck and drones intercepted, in latest threat to fragile ceasefireUS says Iran radar sites struck and drones intercepted, in latest threat to fragile ceasefire

Iran and the US have exchanged a series of attacks near the strait of Hormuz, imperilling efforts to reach a peace deal The US military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the strait of Hormuz and struck coastal surveillance radar sites in response. “The attack ...