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| | | Hello. As the war in Iran enters a third week with no clear end in sight, North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher looks at how the conflict could define Donald Trump's presidency. Health and wellbeing reporter Ruth Clegg hears from the young men pursuing the "looksmaxxing" aesthetic. And finally, watch a crowd in Mexico attempting a Guinness World Record for largest football lesson ahead of the World Cup. | | | | | | |
| TOP OF THE AGENDA | | Trump seeks to delay China trip over war | | | | | Petrol prices in the US have increased since the start of the war and could hurt Trump's popularity if they remain high. Credit: Reuters | | In public remarks at the White House on Monday, US President Donald Trump discussed the war in Iran and announced that the US had requested to delay a planned presidential trip to China in early April because of the war. Anthony Zurcher writes that Trump is confronting a lesson previous US leaders have learned the hard way - that war can consume a presidency, whether they want it to or not. None of Trump's present choices are without risk, he writes, and the odds of a quick and easy resolution are dwindling. | | | | | | | - Get the latest: Israel says Iranian security chief Ali Larijani has been killed in strike. Follow live updates.
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| | | BEYOND THE HEADLINES | | Inside the world of looksmaxxing | | | | | | | Influencers have brought looksmaxxing out of niche underground subcultures and made it more mainstream. Credit: @marv.maxed | | A growing number of young men are going to great lengths to get what they see as the perfect face and body. As Ruth Clegg discovers, "lookmaxxing" involves a range of daily tasks - from workouts in the gym and a good skincare routine, to taking growth hormones and unregulated peptides. But some believe it's a gateway to a more sinister world. | | | | | | |
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