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Kuwait said on Saturday it had cut oil production and refining as threats from Iran prevent tankers from transiting the Persian Gulf. The Arab monarchy did not say how many barrels per day it had cut, but said the production cut was a precautionary measure that would be “reviewed as the situation evolves.”Kuwait is the fifth largest oil producing country within OPEC. In January, it produced about 2.6 million barrels per day. The state-run Kuwait Oil Corporation said it “remains fully prepared to restore production levels when the situation allows.”Oil prices rose about 35% this week as the Iran war…

As the US and Israel’s war against Iran enters its eighth day, the US and Iran appear further apart than ever, with neither side showing any desire to ease tensions. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a notable televised speech in which he apologized to neighboring Gulf states and promised not to attack them unless their territory was used to attack Iran. But hours later, new explosions shook Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said the US would attack Iran “very hard” and threatened to escalate the conflict. Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, said…

Luke Humphries lost 10-6 to Danny Knoppert in the last 16 of the British Open in Minehead as Luke Littler and James Wade advanced.The British Open was Humphries’ first major final in his career in 2021, but this time he never made it to final day due to his own failed double and his opponent’s strong double. Knoppert is chasing his second British Open victory after winning in 2022, and his first big-stage victory over the world No. 2 player will boost his confidence. Knoppert took a narrow 3-2 lead early, but then fell victim to Humphries’ double, giving “The…

Persian Gulf states reported a new wave of drone and missile attacks Sunday morning. Kuwait’s military said Sunday local time that a “wave of hostile drones” targeted a fuel depot at Kuwait International Airport, and debris and debris from the intercept damaged some civilian infrastructure. The military also intercepted a number of ballistic missiles, state media said. According to state media, the building of Kuwait’s public social security institution has been hit by a drone attack. Footage geolocated by CNN showed the approximately 22-story building going up in flames in the early morning hours. State media said no one was…

Phil Parkinson criticized VAR when he encountered it for the first time in Wrexham’s 4-2 FA Cup fifth round defeat to Chelsea.Wrexham had two decisions against Wrexham following a VAR review, including George Dobson’s first yellow card being upgraded to a red card in the 93rd minute, and Lewis Brunt’s 3-3 equalizer in extra time being canceled for a correct offside decision. The hosts had previously taken the lead twice at the Racecourse Grounds, but were reduced to 10 men and quickly lost control of the game, with goals from Alejandro Garnacho and João Pedro in extra time as Chelsea…

The U.S. government’s break with Anthropic revealed that there are no consistent rules governing artificial intelligence, but a bipartisan coalition of thinkers has put together something the government has so far refused to create: a framework for what responsible AI development should actually look like. Although the pro-human declaration was finalized before last week’s standoff between the Pentagon and humanity, the collision of the two events was not forgotten by all involved. “Something very remarkable has happened in America over the last four months,” Max Tegmark, an MIT physicist and AI researcher who helped organize the effort, said in a…

According to Bank of America, the U.S. economy could suffer a major shock if oil prices trade above $100 a barrel for some time. Oil prices have soared since last weekend’s U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, with West Texas Intermediate futures posting their biggest weekly gain on record, soaring 35%. Benchmark U.S. crude oil closed Friday at $90.90 per barrel. This is close to the level that BofA global economist Claudio Yrigoyen said would cause a “non-linear” effect on the economy. “If current conditions continue… concerns about (oil-induced) inflation will diminish,” Yrigoyen wrote to clients in a note on…

George Russell won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, qualifying for the World Championship. Mercedes overcame a tough early challenge from Ferrari to finish first and second in Melbourne.Pole-sitter Russell lost out to Charles Leclerc and was also under pressure from Lewis Hamilton in an incredible opening run to the first race of the new F1 era, after Ferraris ran off the track from fourth and seventh on the grid as many expected. Leclerc took the lead from Russell by turn one. It was the first of an incredible seven times in the opening nine laps, with both sides exchanging places…

Dozens of people were killed when Israeli special forces raided a border area searching for the body of a long-missing airman, Lebanese authorities said. The Lebanese army said in a statement that late Friday night, four Israeli military helicopters passed through Lebanese airspace and flew into the Lebanese-Syrian border area. Two helicopters then landed and there was “intense and widespread” shelling targeting nearby villages, the statement added. As Israeli forces approached the village of Navichit, the Lebanese army said its special forces engaged in a gunfight with Hezbollah militants and local residents. The Lebanese army said the special forces wore…

london AP — One of Britain’s most notorious child killers died on Saturday after being attacked by a fellow prisoner in a high-security prison workshop. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school custodian convicted of murdering two 10-year-old girls in 2003, was left on life support after being repeatedly hit in the head with a metal rod at Frankland Prison in north-east England on February 26. The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman gripped Britain for two weeks after the two best friends disappeared on August 4, 2002, after leaving a barbecue to buy candy in the eastern English village…