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United CEO: Airfare likely to rise as jet fuel prices surge

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned this week that soaring jet fuel prices tied to conflict in the Middle East could soon push airline ticket prices higher. Kirby, following an event at Harvard University, noted that while the demand for air travel was still strong, the

US starts using UK bases for 'defensive' Iran operations

The United States has started using British bases for certain operations against Iran during the Middle East war, the UK government announced on Saturday. Britain's defence ministry said the US had begun using the military sites for "specific defensive operations to prevent

Russia returns to the Venice Biennale amid fierce criticism

Even if Moscow was never formally banned from the Mecca of contemporary art after its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and was simply absent, this return - which coincides with a certain 'rehabilitation' of Russian sportsmen and women - is raising quite a few eyebrows.