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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a bargaining chip."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The grant has more than tripled in real terms since it was introduced, at £31m a year, in 2012.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

As he told Womack, “As soon as I knew what music was, I immediately became obsessed with The Beatles. Within a few years we had completely outdone our parents in terms of fandom.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

“He had nukes,” Ms. de Graaf says, “but he hadn’t much in terms of export and import.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She was on cordial terms with Mrs. Clarke, the head housekeeper, and was equally fond of Margaret, the good-hearted and squeaky-voiced housemaid.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood