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• A differenza dei suoi vicini nordici, trovare un posto per fare la sauna a Stoccolma è difficile, con liste d'attesa pluriennali nei club per soci. • Non c'è dubbio che Stoccolma sia una città di amanti della sauna. Tutto l'anno, dal primo mattino fino a tarda notte, i residenti della città possono essere visti uscire da capanne di legno, con una scia di fumo che esce dal camino, per poi immergersi nelle profonde acque salmastre della costa della capitale svedese. • Tuttavia, per i residenti così come per i visitatori, accedere a una di queste saune può essere paragonabile all'ingresso nei club privati più esclusivi del mondo: i locali più popolari lungo l'acqua hanno liste d'attesa di migliaia di persone che durano anni e, quando aprono nuovi posti, si esauriscono in pochi minuti. Sebbene una parte dei posti sia talvolta prenotabile per i non soci, sono difficili da ottenere. Continua a leggere...

• China has publicly criticized Iran amid the Persian Gulf conflict, urging an immediate ceasefire and protection of shipping lanes as the Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts global energy markets. • Beijing condemned Iran's attacks on Gulf states while aligning temporarily with Europe on ceasefire efforts, though it also warned the U.S. against strikes violating international law. • This shift highlights changing diplomatic dynamics, creating a brief convergence between China and Brussels amid severe energy market shocks and stalled UN votes on intervention.

Tehran says it will confront any land attack, as Trump says regime’s export hub on Kharg Island could be taken ‘very easily’. Plus, how Americans can rebuild its once robust peace movementGood morning.Iran has warned the US that it is prepared to confront any ground assault, accusing Washington of secretly planning a land attack while publicly seeking talks, as the war that has killed thousands of people and caused the biggest ever disruption to global energy supplies entered its second month.What has Donald Trump said? In an interview published last night, the US president did little to assuage those concerns, telling the Financial Times that his “preference would be to take the oil” in Iran, and saying of Iran’s crucial export hub on Kharg Island: “We could take it very easily.”This is a developing story. Follow the liveblog here.Why is this important to Cuba? The thousands of barrels of crude would provide significant relief to Cuba, which, according to the president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has not received any oil imports for three months, leading to strict rationing of gasoline and exacerbating an energy crisis that has resulted in multiple power outages across the country. Continue reading...