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What will define Elon Musk’s legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs
5 hours ago
by Melody Schreiber
Elon Musk, Ebola, USAID, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World news, US politics, Global health, US newsExperts say cuts have hindered the response to DRC’s Ebola outbreak and resulted in ‘significant numbers’ of deaths Elon Musk has an Ebola problem. SpaceX stock dropped precipitously after its initial public offering, and Tesla faces a wave of lawsuits. But instead of focusing on his companies, Musk has posted frequently on X about the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which he helped dismantle – or, in his words, feed into the woodchipper – last year. “Elon’s USAID crash-out over the past week has been a thing to behold,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, a former top USAID official who oversaw
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Five charged in Liberia after more than 200kg of cocaine seized in drug bust
9 hours ago
by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Liberia, Africa, Drugs trade, World newsShipment discovered at airport in Monrovia and valued at £14.2m had been falsely declared as seasoning cubes Authorities in Liberia have charged five suspects over one of the largest drug seizures in the country’s history, after police found more than 200kg of cocaine falsely declared as Maggi seasoning cubes. The shipment, with an estimated value of $19m (£14.2m), was discovered at the international airport in Monrovia on 8 June, but the suspects were not named until a press briefing at the weekend. Continue reading...
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Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert
3 days ago
by Nadeem Badshah
Egypt, Middle East and north Africa, Archaeology, AfricaWell-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activities Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era city in the western desert. The fourth-century quarters had residential and religious structures, including a basilica-style church in the Dakhla oasis. Archaeologists also found coins, pottery fragments and tools. Continue reading...
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‘The situation is terrible’: aid workers on life in Sudanese city pummelled by drone strikes
3 days ago
by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
Sudan, Africa, World newsEl Obeid becomes key battleground in war between Sudan’s armed forces and their paramilitary enemies, the RSF Fatima has lost count of the number of drone attacks on the besieged city of El Obeid in Sudan, but said the attacks this past weekend were the most violent so far. The drones hit schools and fuel stations, killing more than 20 people, including students, she said. “Over the past few months, seeing 40 or 45 drones is the norm. You can literally count them,” said the aid volunteer, whose name has been changed for fear of retribution. Continue reading...
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Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years
3 days ago
by Sarah Johnson
Global development, Global education, Women's rights and gender equality, Education, Yvette Cooper, Politics, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK news, Universities, Higher education, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Child marriage, Africa, World newsThe programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cuts A leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the British government just two years after it was announced. The scheme, Strengthening higher education for female empowerment (SHEFE), which was unveiled with some fanfare two years ago by the outgoing Conservative government, had a £45m budget to increase access to higher education for 1 million students worldwide. It has now had its tender withdrawn, the
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‘Living like this is agony’: Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in six months
20 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
Cuba, Americas, Caribbean, World newsImpoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on before the US imposed a blockade in January Cuba on Monday suffered its third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, the state electricity company said. The impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on before the US president, Donald Trump, imposed an oil blockade in January, which has depleted the already dwindling supply of fuel for Cuba’s power plants. Continue reading...
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Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war
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by Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Nato, Canada, Americas, Germany, South Korea, World news, Europe, Mark Carney, Arms tradeTKMS beats South Korean rival to multibillion-dollar contract that will deepen Canada’s Nato ties Canada has selected a German consortium to build a dozen cutting-edge submarines in one of the country’s largest-ever defence contracts that will further deepen its Nato ties before a crucial summit this week. On Monday the prime minister, Mark Carney, announced the winner of a tightly contested battle for the lucrative government contract to replace its fleet of ageing, secondhand subs, most of which are undergoing maintenance. Continue reading...
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Cuban zoo celebrates birth of Bengal tigers amid energy crisis
a day ago
by Reuters in Havana
Cuba, Animals, Conservation, Americas, Caribbean, World newsArrival of endangered cats, including rare white cub, revitalises team straining under fuel and medicine shortages For the Cuban zookeeper Ángel Cordero, the sight of four Bengal tiger cubs playing in a cage at the Cuban national zoo is a small miracle on an island stifled by shortages of fuel, medicine and days-long power outages. The birth of these endangered big cats – including an exceedingly rare white tiger – has revitalised a team of zoo workers, he said. Continue reading...
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Rodríguez defends Venezuela’s emergency earthquake response as number of bodies expected to soar
2 days ago
by Guardian staff and agencies
Venezuela, Americas, World news, Earthquakes, Natural disastersInterim president says unrest will not break out despite anger at official response to the 24 June disaster Venezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes that have killed more than 3,000 people, vowing the country would not descend into social unrest. Many Venezuelans have expressed anger at what they see as the US-backed government’s inadequate response to the 24 June disaster before international teams arrived. Continue reading...
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Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’
2 days ago
by Edward Helmore
Republicans, US immigration, Trump administration, US news, US politics, Haiti, Donald Trump, US supreme court, World news, Americas‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court ruling Carlos Giménez, a Republican congressman from Florida, broke with the Trump administration on Sunday, calling on the White House to reconsider its push to eliminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian migrants. Returning about 350,000 Haitians to their chaotic, dangerous homeland following the US supreme court’s ruling that the Trump administration can cut off temporary legal protections, would be a grave error, Giménez said. Continue reading...
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Severe storms in China bring tornadoes and landslides that have killed 15 people
9 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
China, Asia Pacific, Extreme weather, World newsChinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘all out’ rescue effort as death toll rises and 16 people remain buried after a landslide in the country’s west The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, urged “all out” efforts to rescue people affected by the weather. Thunderstorms and gale-force winds killed at least 11 people and injured 331 in the central province of Hubei, where “severe convective weather” hit cities, while tornadoes were reported elsewhere late
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Australian PM says Chinese missile test could have caused ‘considerable damage’ if weaponised
11 hours ago
by Josh Butler, Tom McIlroy and Eva Corlett
China, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Nauru, World news, Pacific islands, Australian foreign policy, International law, TaiwanSolomon Islands prime minister says he doesn’t want to see more countries testing ICBMs in Pacific, adding ‘be our friend but don’t threaten us’ Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said China’s weapons test in the Pacific risks fuelling dangerous nuclear proliferation, with the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired on Monday capable of causing “considerable damage” if weaponised. International condemnation has grown overnight after China’s state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday that a “strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead” had been launched from a “strategic nuclear submarine of the navy”. Continue reading...
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Typhoon Maysak kills two and forces thousands to evacuate in China
a day ago
by Guardian staff and agencies in Beijing
China, Asia Pacific, Extreme weather, Vietnam, World newsTropical storm causes extreme flooding in south of the country with heavy rainfall expected in coming days A tropical storm has killed two people, caused dam breaches and forced tens of thousands to evacuate in southern China. Typhoon Maysak killed two people in Nanning, in China’s southern Guangxi province. Maysak, which lashed Vietnam and China’s southern island province of Hainan over the weekend, will dump the water it sucked up on its way across the South China Sea as it weakens and heads inland, meteorologists say. Continue reading...
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China tests long-range missile in South Pacific in move Australia condemns as ‘destabilising to region’
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by Josh Butler and Dan Jervis-Bardy with agencies
China, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Penny Wong, Anthony Albanese, Richard Marles, Australian foreign policy, Australian politicsLaunch comes just hours after Australia and Fiji sign defence agreement as expert says timing not a coincidence China has conducted a long-range missile test in the South Pacific just hours after Australia signed a defence agreement with Fiji, sparking condemnation from Canberra and regional leaders. The Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, said the missile test was “destabilising” to the region, while her New Zealand counterpart, Winston Peters, described it as “deeply concerning”. Continue reading...
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Founder of prominent underground church released from prison in China
3 days ago
by Amy Hawkins in Beijing
China, Christianity, Asia Pacific, Religion, World news, US newsEzra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’ The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States. Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, landed in the US on Friday evening. He was one of dozens of church members who were detained in a sweeping crackdown on Christians in October . Continue reading...
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Recession off the cards but Australia faces dreary outlook, economists say
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by Patrick Commins Economics editor
Australian economy, Australia news, Australian politics, Economics, BusinessDe-escalation of war in the Middle East has lowered oil prices and eased fears of economic downturn but households are still feeling the pinch Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Fears of a recession have fallen away, with economists saying that Australia is set to safely navigate the biggest global oil supply shock in history even as they warn of sub-standard growth in the year ahead. The de-escalation of the Middle East conflict has been accompanied by a major retreat in global oil prices back to prewar levels, essentially removing the worst-case scenarios contemplated
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‘An accident waiting to happen’: experts call for Australian rules football safety overhaul after player death
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by Joe Hinchliffe
Australian rules football, Cricket Australia, Concussion in sport, Australia sport, Australia newsConcrete-based cricket pitches, like that on which Nathan Fitzgerald received fatal blows to the head, are ‘totally unsafe’, concussion advocate says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia must finally deal with a deadly risk that has plagued its native football code for more than 120 years, sports safety advocates say, after the death of a suburban Aussie rules footballer. Nathan Fitzgerald, a 27-year-old school teacher, died in a Melbourne hospital on Monday after a horror accident on Saturday in which it is believed the Epping reserves grade footballer clashed heads with another player
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A rock star welcome and human rights protests to greet India’s prime minister Narendra Modi in Australia
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by Adeshola Ore Community affairs reporter
Australian politics, India, Narendra Modi, Anthony Albanese, Australian foreign policy, Human rights, South and central Asia, Australia newsAmnesty International says Albanese has opportunity to ‘reaffirm mutual commitment’ to rule of law as thousands in diaspora expected at stadium event Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Australia in three years has sparked calls for the federal government to raise human rights concerns, as excitement builds within the nation’s Indian diaspora. Modi’s visit begins on Wednesday evening and marks his third since becoming prime minister. It will see him return to Melbourne after more than a decade, with a stadium event expected to attract
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Perth man fighting for life after robot vacuum cleaner explosion
5 hours ago
by Luca Ittimani
Perth, Australia news, Western AustraliaLachie Perrem suffered life-threatening injuries after the explosion on Thursday destroyed his share house in Brabham Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Perth man has spent five days fighting for his life after a robot vacuum cleaner explosion set fire to his home. Lachie Perrem, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital on Thursday with life-threatening burns from a blaze that left his fiancee and housemates without their home. Continue reading...
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NSW’s top prosecutor gave false evidence on media leak about young Indigenous offender, inquiry finds
6 hours ago
by Penry Buckley
New South Wales, New South Wales politics, Indigenous Australians, Australia newsSally Dowling admits her office pitched the story but says it was not authorised by her, while her colleagues call her ‘a person of integrity’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A New South Wales parliamentary committee report has made findings accusing the state’s top prosecutor of giving false evidence under oath to an inquiry and recommended the attorney general investigate whether there are grounds to remove her from office. But the state’s attorney general, Michael Daley, has called the report a “stitch-up from the
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Record wildfires in Europe show failure to adapt carries a mounting cost
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by Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
Wildfires, Climate crisis, Environment, World news, Europe, Fossil fuelsScientists call for better land management alongside reduction in greenhouse gases causing the crisis When storm after storm battered the Mediterranean at the start of the year, drowning fields and sending water spurting from plug sockets , few people were fretting about fires. But just four months later, the murky brown floods that swamped towns and fouled homes across western Europe have given way to angry red blazes and choking black smoke . Rampant wildfires burned 28,000 hectares (69,160 acres) in France and 50,000 hectares in Spain as of 1 July, more than double the average for that time of
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Paris court clears way for Marine Le Pen presidential election run but under conditions she rejects - Europe live
an hour ago
by Lucy Campbell (now); Jakub Krupa (earlier)
Nato, Europe, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia, World news, France, Marine Le Pen, Donald Trump, Ukraine, Greenland, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel MacronJudge shortens length of ineligibility to hold public office but orders Le Pen wear an electronic tag, something she has previously said would rule her out from running The opening speeches are now under way in Ankara, and you can watch them below. This is the Day 1 industry event, not the leaders’ summit, mind you. Continue reading...
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Bombs explode near Damascus hotel housing Macron on Syria visit
2 hours ago
by William Christou in Beirut
Syria, Emmanuel Macron, France, Europe, Middle East and north Africa, World newsBlasts did not interrupt French president’s visit but are setback for Syrian leaders’ attempt to project stability Explosions rocked Damascus near the hotel where French president, Emmanuel Macron, was staying on Tuesday, wounding at least 18 people, Syrian authorities said. Macron was in the presidential palace for a meeting with the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, when two improvised explosive devices detonated near the Four Seasons hotel where Macron was reported to be staying. Continue reading...
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Italian businessman questioned over bombing at investigative reporter’s home
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by Angela Giuffrida in Rome
Italy, Europe, Journalist safety, Media, World newsValter Lavitola suspected of planning bomb attack on Sigfrido Ranucci, for which four people have been arrested Italian prosecutors have placed a businessman and former journalist under investigation for allegedly masterminding a bomb attack at the home of Sigfrido Ranucci, a prominent investigative reporter. Valter Lavitola was supposedly friends with Ranucci, the host of Report, an investigative programme aired by the state broadcaster, Rai, and is being investigated on suspicion of trying to cause mass murder. Continue reading...
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Belgium unites to enjoy national team’s World Cup success over USA and Trump
3 hours ago
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
World Cup 2026, World Cup, Belgium, Donald Trump, USA, Football, US news, Europe, Sport, US sports, World newsFans across Belgium watched 4-1 win in early hours Victory ‘a real slap in the face for Trump and Infantino’ Belgium fans reacted with jubilation after the national team trounced the USA in a World Cup game that was overshadowed by the controversy over Donald Trump’s lobbying to overturn the suspension of the striker Falorin Balogun. Belgium’s prime minister, Bart De Wever, has yet to comment on the national team’s triumph, but the official Instagram account of his cat offered a sardonic, albeit indirect sign of satisfaction. Maximus, De Wever’s beloved cat, was shown lying on a rug holding a
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Israeli officer shown throwing stun grenade into car during West Bank raid
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by Lorenzo Tondo
Israel, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East and north Africa, World newsBorder police officer under investigation after CCTV footage shows him shouting at car’s occupants and throwing device Israeli police have opened an investigation after CCTV footage showed a border police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car carrying young Palestinians during a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The footage from Sunday, released by the Israeli rights group B’Tselem, shows an officer approaching a car and shouting at its occupants. Continue reading...
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UK charity funding school at heart of illegal Israeli settlement expansion
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by Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Haroon Siddique
West Bank, Palestine, Israel, Middle East and north Africa, Charities, World news, UK newsFriends of Yeshivat Shavei Hevron sent nearly £200,000 to school in Hebron – where Israel has been accused of imposing apartheid – between 2019 and 2024 A British charity is funding a religious school at the heart of expansion plans for the illegal Israeli settlement in the Palestinian city of Hebron. Friends of Yeshivat Shavei Hevron sent nearly £200,000 to the school between 2019 and 2024, the last year for which accounts are publicly available on the website of the Charity Commission, the charity regulator for England and Wales. Continue reading...
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Millions join funeral procession for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei
a day ago
by Patrick Wintour in Tehran
Iran, Middle East and north Africa, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Donald Trump, World news, US-Israel war on Iran, US news, US foreign policyCrowds swelled through Tehran as mourners dressed in black carried flags proclaiming: ‘We will rise’ A crowd of “millions” assembled on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei . The scale and depth of the march, however engineered, represents an extraordinary turnaround for a country that only seven months ago was gripped by street protests at which thousands of people were killed by government security forces. Continue reading...
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Middle East crisis: Funeral procession for supreme leader Ali Khamenei begins in Iran – as it happened
a day ago
by Tom Ambrose (now) and Olivia Konotey-Ahulu (earlier)
Iran, World news, US-Israel war on Iran, Middle East and north AfricaMillions join funeral procession in capital of Tehran to mourn Khamenei who was kiled in US-Israel airstrikes in February Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian worker were killed when “an Israeli drone targeted the car” they were travelling in as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Continue reading...
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Detained Gaza doctor almost unrecognisable after injuries in Israeli jail, lawyer says
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by Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem, Lorenzo Tondo and Sufian Taha
Gaza, Palestine, Israel, West Bank, Middle East and north Africa, World newsHussam Abu Safiya faces ‘tangible danger to his life’ following 18 months in prison without charge or trial One of Gaza’s most prominent doctors is almost unrecognisable because of severe injuries inflicted in Israeli detention, his lawyer has said, and faces “tangible danger to his life” after being held for 18 months without charge or trial. Hussam Abu Safiya met his lawyer on 2 July, after a transfer to Israel’s notorious underground Rakefet prison in late June. He had difficulty breathing and speaking continuously, was so weak he struggled to sit upright, and repeatedly seemed on the verge of losing
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Dowry murders in India no longer spark public anger or debate, study finds
12 hours ago
by Matthew Pearce
Global development, Violence against women and girls, India, Domestic violence, Women, World news, South and central Asia, Society, ProtestThousands of women are killed in dowry disputes each year, despite the practice being banned in 1961 Dowry deaths in India no longer provoke the public anger they once did, despite thousands of women’s lives still being lost every year, according to new research. The killings – women who are murdered or driven to suicide following dowry disputes between families – have also faded from political debate, despite an increase in cases. Continue reading...
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Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, with more than 100 others wounded
15 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka, South and central AsiaVictims with cuts and gunshot injuries rushed to hospital after fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs Clashes at a Sri Lankan jail have killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in years, officials said. Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries were rushed to Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo after overnight fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs, police said on Monday. Continue reading...
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Pakistan roof collapse kills 14 children at tutoring centre
7 days ago
by Guardian staff and agencies
Pakistan, South and central AsiaLocal officials said preliminary reports showed the centre was unregistered and operating inside a privately owned residential building Fourteen children died after the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, rescue officials have said, as authorities opened the way for a possible negligence investigation. Punjab’s emergency service said rescuers found children and a 30-year-old female teacher under the rubble of the private after-school facility. The children killed were aged five to 16 with most below nine. Continue reading...
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Delhi plans to ban petrol rickshaws and scooters in effort to cut toxic fumes
7 days ago
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
India, Delhi, South and central Asia, World news, Air pollution, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Electric, hybrid and low-emission carsGovernment hopes for 30% of city’s fleet to be electric by 2030, in move hailed as ‘gamechanger’ on air pollution The unruly chaos of Delhi’s roads would be unrecognisable without the rickshaws and scooters that zip through India’s capital in their millions, emitting toxic fumes in their wake. But now, ambitious policies aim to give the city’s most recognisable vehicles an environmental makeover. On Monday, Delhi’s government announced plans to eventually ban petrol scooters, motorbikes and autorickshaws in favour of those running on electricity, in an attempt to bring down dangerously high pollution levels in the city by the end
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‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial
8 days ago
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
India, South and central Asia, World news, Activism, Human rights, Protest, Religion, IslamExclusive: Activist tells of his life as one of India’s most prominent political prisoners and his opposition to the government of Narendra Modi Prison is hardest at sunset. As the thousands of prisoners incarcerated in Delhi’s most infamous jail are cast out of their cells and forced into the dank yard until darkness falls, prisoner number 626714 feels the punishing dread begin to rise. Yet the inmate – better known as Umar Khalid – was recently moved to discover that another political prisoner, exiled at a camp thousands of miles from India, wrote of the very same feeling more than
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Farage says he is resigning but will stand in ‘people v establishment’ byelection – UK politics live
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by Andrew Sparrow
Politics, UK news, Reform UK, Defence policy, Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, Labour, Electoral Commission, Nato, Labour party leadershipReform UK leader to stand again, saying people of Clacton ‘should be the judges of my actions’ and party will cover byelection cost Q: Do you think the parliamentary commissioner for standards should investigate Nigel Farage’s gifts from George Cottrell? Badenoch said that was a matter for the commissioner. [Farage is] hinting at press regulation. For all of the criticism and the attacks, and I would even say abuse that I’ve got from the press, I’ve never once recommended curbing our free press. I think this is one of the amazing things about this country. I would be very worried
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Prince Harry loses lawsuit against Mail publisher over phone-hacking claims
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by Michael Savage Media editor
Associated Newspapers, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, Simon Hughes, Daily Mail & General Trust, Media law, National newspapers, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Media, UK news, Media business, LawDuke of Sussex and other prominent figures could face legal bill of up to £50m after ruling in high court • Prince Harry court case - latest updates The Duke of Sussex and six other prominent figures have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail over claims it sourced stories using an array of unlawful methods over two decades. In an emphatic ruling that is likely to signal an end to new litigation relating to the phone-hacking scandal, the high court dismissed all the group’s claims, stating the claimants had not proved any information had been obtained
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M&S invests in fridges that can cope with weather as hot as 45C
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by Sarah Butler
Marks & Spencer, Food & drink industry, Retail industry, Business, UK news, Extreme heat, Climate crisis, EnvironmentRetailer admits it struggled in June heatwave and also had to order more ice-cream to keep pace with demand Marks & Spencer is investing in refrigeration equipment that can cope with weather as hot as 45C as the climate crisis is expected to drive regularly higher temperatures in the UK. “There is no doubt we were struggling in the nine days of [recent] extreme heat,” Stuart Machin, the chief executive of the food, fashion, beauty and homewares retailer, told shareholders at the group’s annual meeting in London on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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Nigel Farage quits as MP amid scrutiny over finances
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by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, Party funding, UK newsReform UK leader reveals he faces second inquiry over financial gifts but says he will fight byelection in Clacton UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage has announced he is to resign as the MP for Clacton to fight a byelection, after revealing he is under a second investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over undeclared gifts. In a high-stakes move, the Reform UK leader said it was part of “sticking two fingers up at the establishment” and it would prove that the public wanted him to stay on as an MP. Continue reading...
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Mail hails verdict in Prince Harry case and says it will seek to recover costs – latest updates
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by Tom Ambrose (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier)
Prince Harry, Media, Associated Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Daily Mail & General Trust, UK news, Meghan, the Duchess of SussexJudge says group – including Elton John and Liz Hurley – failed to prove allegations of unlawful information gathering against Associated Newspapers Limited In his 436-page written judgment, Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants failed to prove the allegations of unlawful information gathering (UIG). As a reminder, the claimants were Prince Harry, Elton John and husband David Furnish, actors Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, campaigner Doreen Lawrence, and former Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes. The judge wrote in his summary: The court rejected the attempt to prove the claims by broad inference where there remained a legitimate and realistic possible
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Washington records world’s worst air quality for a city after over 850,000 Fourth of July fireworks
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by Dharna Noor
Washington DC, Air pollution, US news, EnvironmentHourly concentrations of particulate matter rose to 6.7 times their pre-fireworks levels, according to an analysis Washington DC residents breathed in “unhealthy” air for hours after a 40-minute Independence Day fireworks show over the National Mall on Saturday night, with the country’s capital briefly recording the worst air quality of any major city in the world. The highly emitting display, which the president called “spectacular”, came as the Trump administration rolls back an unprecedented number of pollution controls. Continue reading...
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‘I was testing people’: Trump chides Nato allies on Iran war response ahead of summit – US politics live
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by Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Trump administration, US politics, Maine, US Senate, US Congress, US news, Donald Trump, World news, NatoPresident says he was ‘very disappointed’ in Nato members while also insisting he did not want their help in US war on Iran Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump said he had a “very good talk” withVladimir Putin, ahead of arriving in Turkey. This comes amid a wave of recent Russian strikes across Ukraine that have killed at least 21 people . The US president said that he also spoke with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the Nato summit. Continue reading...
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Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west
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by Roque Planas
Colorado river crisis, West Coast, Environment, US news, Arizona, Utah, PhoenixExperts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries Lake Powell, US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens to plunge to unprecedentedly low levels this year after a historically bleak snowpack failed to raise its water level, scientists and water experts have said, adding renewed urgency to stalled talks over how to conserve a water source depended on by tens of millions of people in the US south-west. The 185-mile Colorado River reservoir currently stands at about 23% of its capacity, or roughly 5.6m acre-feet. Lake Powell fell below that level for
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Multiple US states see alarming increase in cases of parasitic illness that causes ‘explosive’ diarrhea
2 hours ago
by Richard Luscombe
US healthcare, US news, MichiganAlmost 700 cases were reported to Michigan health department by Monday, up from 170 six days earlier Cases of cyclosporiasis – a parasitic illness that causes “explosive”, watery diarrhea – have grown exponentially in recent days, health officials said, with an abnormally large outbreak reported in Michigan . Almost 700 cases were reported to the state’s health department by Monday, ABC News said , up from 170 six days earlier, and almost 14 times Michigan’s average annual caseload of 50. Continue reading...
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Nato summit faces tricky diplomacy with Trump over his defense spending demands | First Thing
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by Martin Belam
US newsLeaders meeting in Ankara urged to show concrete steps towards increasing their budget contribution. Plus, why Madonna’s new album is a triumph Good morning. Nato leaders will gather in Ankara today for their latest summit after a turbulent six months, hoping to mollify an unpredictable Donald Trump , as Washington continues to pressure its allies to increase defence spending. On Friday, Trump posted a graphic on his Truth Social platform showing Nato members’ defence budgets, comparing a vast US spend of $999m (£747m) with smaller figures from European states saying the situation was “ridiculous” and “one-sided”. The US is planning
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UK’s Nigel Farage to quit as lawmaker, seeks re-election to clear name
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by Associated Press
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he will quit as a lawmaker and seek re-election to clear his name over financial allegations linked to millions of dollars’ worth of donations. “I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all. I have not misused public money,” Farage, a prominent ally of US President Donald Trump, said in a broadcast statement that did not take questions. Farage faces a probe by parliament’s standards watchdog over a £5 million (US$6.7 million) gift from...
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Prince Harry loses privacy invasion lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher
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by Associated Press
Prince Harry’s final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat on Tuesday as a judge found he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail. Justice Matthew Nicklin rejected the broad inferences the Duke of Sussex had relied on to try to show that Associated Newspapers had engaged in unlawful activities. The judge said there was a realistic possibility the news came from legitimate sources. The ruling scuttles the lawsuits filed by Harry...
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French court opens door to Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag
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by Reuters
A French appeal court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office, in theory preserving a path for the far-right leader to run in the 2027 presidential election. However, the court also sentenced Le Pen to a three-year jail term: two suspended and one with an electronic ankle tag. This would make a presidential campaign politically and logistically difficult, and casts doubt on whether she will in fact continue to seek...
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Europe could prosper as China’s trade ally rather than adversary
3 hours ago
by Lanxin Xiang
The European Commission has been clearly signalling its intention to wage a trade war against China. Brussels’ intent to counter the so-called China shock 2.0 – the wave of subsidised Chinese exports such as electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels and batteries – is no longer merely a verbal threat but appears to be an imminent decision. Comparing current trade tensions between the European Union and China with the trade conflict between Europe and Japan in the 1970s and 1980s reveals striking...
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Ukrainian woman wanted in connection with Monaco bombing found dead
4 hours ago
by Associated Press
Ukraine’s Security Service on Tuesday said it found the body of Ukrainian national Anastasiia Berezovska, who had been wanted by authorities in Monaco in connection with the bombing targeting Ukrainian business tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev. The security service, also known by its local abbreviation SBU, said an officer serving in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency confessed to killing Berezovska with the help of a former law enforcement officer. He claimed he acted on his own initiative and...
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To boost manufacturing, India need not choose between Japan and China
7 hours ago
by Winston Mok
Last week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led a business delegation to New Delhi for the 16th India-Japan annual summit. During last year’s summit in Tokyo, Takaichi’s predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined the Japan-India Joint Vision for the next decade – during which period India may see up to 10 trillion yen (US$62 billion) in investment from Japan. Some of Japan’s most notable investments in India have been in the financial sector. Japanese...
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Explosions rock Damascus, wounding 18, as France’s Macron visits Syria
8 hours ago
by Associated Press
Explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as France’s president met with his Syrian counterpart in a landmark visit, wounding at least 18 people, Syria’s Interior Ministry said. It was the second blast to rock the capital in a few days, and a setback for the country’s new president as he welcomed his first visit from a western leader since ousting long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s new rulers have wrestled with outbreaks of violence as they work to assert control, but the capital has been...
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Sex assault claim throws key US Senate race into question
10 hours ago
by Reuters
Democratic Party leaders on Monday called on Graham Platner to withdraw as their nominee to run against Republican US Senator Susan Collins of Maine, after media reports that a woman accused him of forcibly having sex with her nearly five years ago. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said in a statement: “The DSCC will not invest in the Maine Senate race if Platner remains on the...
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More hardship in fuel-starved Cuba, hit by third nationwide blackout this year
11 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
Cuba on Monday suffered its third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, causing mounting despair in the face of an energy collapse precipitated by a US fuel blockade. The communist island was already struggling to keep the lights on before US President Donald Trump in January cut off its oil supplies, depleting the dwindling supply of fuel for its power plants. Union Electrica (UNE), the state electricity company, announced a “total disconnection” to the entire island at midday,...
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Singapore named world’s most expensive city for luxury spending for fourth year in a row
13 hours ago
by Bloomberg
Singapore is the world’s most expensive city for luxury spending for a fourth consecutive year, as prices on items such as watches and jewellery surge around the globe. Zurich climbed to second place, edging out London, while Monaco entered the top three for the first time since the survey began in 2020, according to an annual report by Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer Group. Hong Kong and London rounded out the top five. Zurich’s three-place rise was propelled by the strengthening of the Swiss...
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Third tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz region in 24 hours
13 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
A third tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, British maritime security agency UKMTO reported on Tuesday, after Qatar blamed Iran for an attack on one of its ships. “UKMTO has received a report of a further incident involving a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was struck by an unknown Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and has sustained minor structural damage. No casualties or environmental impact reported,” it said in a post on social media. An “unknown...
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Before we hail Hong Kong cinema’s return, let’s ensure its survival
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by Adam Au
The Furious, Hong Kong’s latest action flick, is crushing it on Rotten Tomatoes and has garnered critical acclaim abroad – proof of what human-centric filmmaking can still deliver in today’s market. But before we rush to hail the return of Hong Kong cinema, a new breed of drama factory is quietly generating content at a velocity no human team could ever match. In mainland China, micro dramas generated by artificial intelligence (AI) have turned the industry upside down. A production schedule...
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Lebanon says school principal among 4 killed in Israeli drone strike on car
16 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian worker were killed when an Israeli drone targeted their car as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. The Israeli military said on Monday that it identified...
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Norway urges China to help bring Russia to Ukraine peace talks
17 hours ago
by Reuters
Norway wants China to use its ties to the Russian leadership to help bring about a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, also for the sake of better relations with Europe, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Monday. “China is probably the country with the best and most direct access to the Russian leadership. We expect, hope and strongly urge China to use that channel,” he told reporters after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Oslo. The biggest chunk of their...
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Talk of US-China decoupling is getting loud – but neither side is ready for a clean break
18 hours ago
by Sylvia Ma
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this wide-ranging series, we examine the pressure points and possibilities in those ties, from hard tech to soft power. In this article, Sylvia Ma examines the numerous financial links between the two economies that make a true decoupling a difficult affair. On a landmark visit to Beijing in 1986, the New York Stock Exchange chairman at the time, John...
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Canada picks German firm for new submarine fleet, South Korean competitor loses out
18 hours ago
by Mark Magnier
In a closely watched outcome, Canada on Monday chose a major German defence contractor over its South Korean competitor to build a US multibillion-dollar fleet of submarines, as mid-tier nations increasingly work together in the face of a less reliable United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Ottawa chose Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) package over Hanwha Ocean Company’s. The move was expected to strengthen ties between Canada and Nato, which is holding a two-day summit...
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Trump White House getting new helipad for more powerful Marine One helicopter
19 hours ago
by Associated Press
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing area is needed to accommodate new, more powerful presidential choppers. Confirmation of the project came as construction crews had already begun working on the helipad on the South Lawn, where the president had UFC build a temporary arena for a cage fight celebrating his 80th birthday. He said the project would be privately funded and estimated its cost at up to US$6...
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France’s Macron becomes first Western head of state to visit post-Assad Syria
20 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Damascus on Monday for the first visit by a Western European head of state since Syria’s new authorities took power. President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been rebooting Syria’s international credentials and seeking to revive his struggling country after toppling long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. “I have come to reaffirm France’s commitment to the Syrian people. To a sovereign Syria, united in its diversity and at peace with its neighbours,”...
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Integrity of World Cup is questioned as Trump, Fifa defend Balogun suspension actions
21 hours ago
by Associated Press
With the integrity of Fifa and the World Cup under attack from European football leaders, Fifa President Gianni Infantino acknowledged taking a call from US President Donald Trump before US forward Folarin Balogun was cleared to play against Belgium later on Monday. Balogun was issued a red card in the US match against Bosnia-Herzegovina last week, resulting in a suspension for the Belgium contest. Trump called Infantino after the match with Bosnia to plead his case to overturn the call and Fifa...
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Nato can’t be ‘naive’ about China as it ramps up military might, Rutte claims
a day ago
by Seong Hyeon Choi
Nato cannot be “naive” about China’s military development, as the Indo-Pacific and European theatres are becoming “more intertwined”, evident in Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Nato’s secretary general has said. During a pre-summit press conference on Monday, a day before the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, this week, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte responded to questions about a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine firing a test missile into the Pacific. Rutte said that Nato...
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Prince Harry arrives in UK with Buckingham Palace stay in disarray
a day ago
by Agence France-Presse
Prince Harry arrived in Britain on Monday for a five-day visit expected to go ahead mostly without his wife and children after they were reportedly refused police protection. Harry’s visit has been hit by several snags as plans for his family to accompany him fell through, his accommodation at Buckingham Palace was in disarray and a judgment in his latest legal battle against British tabloids loomed. The visit, to mark the one-year countdown to next year’s Invictus Games for wounded veterans,...
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ITV and Comcast’s Sky reshape British TV landscape with US$2.1 billion deal
a day ago
by Reuters
Comcast’s Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streaming service of Britain’s ITV for £1.6 billion (US$2.13 billion), creating a British champion to compete with global players YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney. Sky CEO Dana Strong said the deal, announced on Monday and confirming a Reuters story, was a “defining moment” in British broadcasting. The combination of Britain’s biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, home of the soap opera Coronation Street, and subscription...
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Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body amid Israel ceasefire, disarmament still a question
a day ago
by Agence France-Presse
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on Monday the dissolution of the body that has governed Gaza for nearly two decades, clearing the way for a technocratic committee to implement civilian rule. The move marks a significant political shift by Hamas, which has run Gaza since its fighters seized control from rival Palestinian movement Fatah in 2007 after winning legislative elections the previous year. Since a ceasefire took effect in Gaza last October between Hamas and Israel, the group...
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EU should think twice before weaponising its market against China
a day ago
by Li Xing,Rong Dan
For much of the post-Cold-War era, the European Union understood economic interdependence as a source of mutual prosperity. Open markets, free trade and multilateral rules were regarded not merely as economic principles but as the foundations of European normative influence. That assumption is rapidly giving way to a different logic. In an era of intensifying geopolitical rivalry, Brussels increasingly views trade, investment and technology as the power instruments of strategic competition. The...
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Crowds of mourners gather in Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession
a day ago
by Agence France-Presse
Vast crowds gathered for the funeral procession of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, with authorities estimating millions were on the streets in numbers that could rival those of his predecessor’s farewell nearly four decades ago. Authorities have yet to give an official turnout figure but huge numbers stretched along major boulevards in the Iranian capital. The ceremonies offer Iran an opportunity to project resilience after war with the United States and Israel,...
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Venezuela quakes survivor shares ordeal after 8 days buried alive
a day ago
by Agence France-Presse
Hernan Gil was working his shift as a security guard in the basement of a building in Venezuela on the afternoon of June 24 when he felt the earth shake. The first tremor was short, Gil recounted in an interview from the hospital room where he was recovering after being rescued from the depths of a collapsed building. Gil became a symbol of hope for Venezuela after he survived eight days of being buried alive by the double earthquake that devastated the north of the Caribbean country, leaving...
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Noted scientists leave US for China, America turns 250: 5 weekend reads you missed
a day ago
by SCMP
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Noted neurobiologist and ex-taekwondo captain Chih-Ying Su leaves US for China Celebrated neurobiologist Chih-Ying Su, who specialises in research on the sense of smell using fruit flies and mosquitoes, has left her position as faculty vice-chair at the University of California San Diego to join...
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Russia unleashes 400 missiles and drones against Kyiv on eve of Nato summit
a day ago
by Reuters
Russia hammered Kyiv with missiles and drones early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, officials said, as shortages of US-made interceptors left the Ukrainian capital struggling to defend itself, just days after the deadliest attack this year. The heavy overnight bombardment came ahead of a Nato summit in Turkey this week, where US President Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to make a renewed push to end the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in...
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A Trump visit to Hong Kong would be a strategic masterstroke
2 days ago
by Wang Xiangwei
If one word could capture the essence of Hong Kong, it would be resilience. Just two years ago, much of the international community had written off Hong Kong. A widely circulated newspaper commentary carried the headline: “It pains me to say Hong Kong is over”. Though the writer later changed his opinion, the piece captured the pessimism about the city’s future as a global hub. Hong Kong’s dramatic comeback is well documented. According to Boston Consulting Group, the city has overtaken...
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Netanyahu says some Lebanese villages ‘asked to be annexed to Israel’
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had “asked to be annexed to Israel” so that they could be protected from Hezbollah militants. Lebanon was drawn into the wider war in the Middle East on March 2 when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes. Israel responded with massive air strikes and a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, where its troops now occupy...
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Venezuela leader vows ‘no social unrest’ as quakes death toll passes 3,300
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
Venezuela’s interim president said on Sunday the country would not descend into social unrest after the twin earthquakes which killed more than 3,300 people and left thousands more missing. One of Latin America’s worst earthquake disasters, the June 24 shocks collapsed scores of buildings, leaving thousands homeless, especially in the coastal La Guaira area north of the capital Caracas. “There will be no social unrest here, what we have here is deep social solidarity,” Delcy Rodriguez said...
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Anti-drug video fiasco not a vote of confidence in Hong Kong’s AI goals
2 days ago
by Alice Wu
It’s unfortunate for Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu that his speech on July 1 marking the 29th anniversary of the handover and highlighting his government’s achievements may have been overshadowed by the outcry over an anti-drug video – or at least what was intended as one. The Correctional Services Department released the video, generated by artificial intelligence (AI), on June 26 before having to pull it twice, ahead of the anniversary. The video – featuring an appealing K-pop...
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Millions in Lalique jewellery stolen in daring French museum raid
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
Burglars stole millions of euros’ worth of jewellery from the museum of French luxury glassmaker Lalique in a daring early-morning raid on Sunday, just months after a stunning gem robbery at the Louvre in Paris. A gang of masked thieves broke into the museum in Wingen-sur-Moder in northeastern France at around 5.30am local time, forcing a door before heading for the jewellery room and smashing open six display cases, a source close to the investigation told Agence France-Presse. “Around 20...
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Trump to meet leaders of Ukraine and Syria at Turkey Nato summit
2 days ago
by Associated Press
US President Donald Trump plans to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the Nato summit in Turkey, the White House said. Those discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump has publicly mused about Syria’s role in the Middle East. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly confirmed the meetings in a call with reporters while previewing the summit in Ankara, where Trump...
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White supremacist group’s July 4 march counts as free speech, US interior secretary says
2 days ago
by Reuters
Federal officials had no reason to stop a white supremacist group’s July 4 rally in Washington because of free speech protections, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Sunday. Hundreds of masked Patriot Front members who marched through the nation’s capital on Independence Day on Saturday did nothing illegal, Burgum told CNN’s State of the Union. Although the organisation’s white supremacist, anti-immigrant ideology is “nothing that I could possibly agree with”, Burgum said, it is...
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Egypt inaugurates the ‘Octagon’, a mega military HQ larger than the Pentagon
2 days ago
by dpa
Egypt has inaugurated a new armed forces headquarters, which observers say is the largest in the world, with an elaborate ceremony and a rare appearance from the president and former general Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi in military uniform. The Octagon, as the complex is being called, consists of eight buildings each with an eight-sided floor plan in an area of around 90 sq km (34.7 square miles), the size of the Portuguese capital Lisbon. It has replaced the Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Defence...
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Prosecutors to lay out case against Charlie Kirk’s accused killer
2 days ago
by Associated Press
Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with killing the conservative activist should stand trial for murder. The five-day preliminary hearing that starts on Monday will be the first time members of Kirk’s family are in the Utah courtroom with defendant Tyler Robinson. The hearing will be live-streamed. Robinson turned himself in after the shooting. Prosecutors allege that he also sent a...
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UK’s Nigel Farage faces new allegations over gifts
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage on Sunday faced fresh allegations over non-disclosure of gifts after a newspaper reported a convicted fraudster paid for his security and staff before he became an MP. An MP said he had asked parliament’s standards commissioner to investigate the new claims against the leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party, which is currently leading in opinion polls. Farage is already the subject of an investigation by the parliamentary anti-sleaze watchdog...
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‘Catastrophic’ Super Typhoon Bavi hits US island of Rota
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
A “super typhoon” with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane made landfall on the US island of Rota in the Pacific on Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, warning of “catastrophic damage and [a] life-threatening situation”. “The western eyewall of Super Typhoon Bavi is currently moving over the island of Rota. The latest forecast intensity is at 180mph (290km/h) as it passes over Rota,” the NWS said. “Catastrophic winds exceeding 150mph will continue across Rota during eyewall...
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German govt may withhold classified info from states if far-right start winning
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Sunday that the federal government is considering withholding information from ministers in state administrations if they are formed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The AfD is regularly criticised for close ties to Moscow. Polls indicate that the AfD could win an absolute majority in a state election in September in Saxony-Anhalt, meaning that it would form a state government for the first time. Under Germany’s federal system, state...
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How bitter Persian Gulf rivals can make peace the Asean way
2 days ago
by Richard Heydarian
“The Emiratis – by far the most hawkish, by far the most pro-Israel country in the [Gulf Cooperation Council] – they’re having conversations with the Iranians that have never happened before,” US Vice-President J.D. Vance told British media outlet UnHerd following the Iran-US negotiations in Switzerland. The Iranians “are certainly talking differently than they have in the past”, he added in a note of cautious optimism, highlighting how both Washington and its allies in the Persian Gulf are...
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Fires ravage France, Spain, Portugal forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal on Sunday as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe. The latest wildfires have already devastated more than 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) of land – twice the size of Manhattan – across the three countries where temperatures in some places were predicted to touch 40°C on Sunday. Authorities registered thousands of excess deaths during one of Europe’s worst heatwaves in June, and with more extreme weather...
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Ebola treatment trial begins in Congo as citizens mourn hundreds
2 days ago
by Associated Press
Residents at the epicentre of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ebola outbreak are pinning their hopes on experimental treatments after researchers began a highly anticipated study in early July of two possible Ebola treatments in hopes of fighting the still-growing outbreak. At the Ebola treatment centre inside Bunia’s Evangelical Medical Centre, in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, the launch of the research was marked by urgency rather than ceremony on Thursday. As ambulances continued...
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‘China shock 3.0’ is coming. And it’ll be AI-powered robots
2 days ago
by Mark Greeven
The world’s attention is fixed on frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models, but China’s robot-making factories deserve just as much attention. Chinese e-commerce company JD.com has predicted that robots would ultimately replace its 700,000 delivery workers, while workers at South Korean carmaker Hyundai are threatening strike action over issues including the roll-out of robots. These are early signs of what could be China’s next export shock. The first “China shock” was from its low-cost...
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First money, now ‘loyalty’: Trump’s demands test Nato chief’s flattery tactics
2 days ago
by Associated Press
Since he started work as Nato secretary general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade US President Donald Trump from acting on threats to abandon it. But the goalposts keep shifting, raising the stakes ahead of this week’s summit in Turkey. Initially, it was about money. Trump has long railed against Nato allies for spending too small a fraction of...
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Vance hopes Burnham delivers ‘structural change’ amid ‘broken’ UK politics
2 days ago
by Reuters
US Vice-President J.D. Vance said Britain had been “failed by its leadership for a long time”, adding that he hoped the country’s next prime minister could deliver the structural change voters were seeking after years of political turmoil. In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, Vance said frequent changes of government pointed to deeper problems in British politics. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced last month he would step down after two years in office, paving the way for...
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Minefields, stalled talks keep Strait of Hormuz in strategic limbo
2 days ago
by Tom Hussain
The future of energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz hangs in the balance after negotiations between Iran and the United States in Doha this week ended without an agreement on releasing frozen funds to the Islamic Republic. With Tehran also failing to begin demining the strait, and still threatening to attack ships attempting to leave the Gulf without its permission, neither side has yet met the two key obligations under their June 17 memorandum of understanding (MOU) to freeze the conflict...
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At Khamenei’s funeral, Iranian poet says ‘world is no longer a good place’ for Trump
2 days ago
by Associated Press
A performer at the funeral for Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of US President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday in the capital, Tehran. The comment represents the first, direct call for Trump’s death by an emcee at the funeral, which has seen posters and graffiti calling for the killing of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That has been a hardline demand even as Tehran negotiates with the US over a...
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Trump lauds US in storm-delayed 250th birthday speech: ‘we’ll always be on top’
3 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday on Saturday as the “crowning achievement” of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he called communists. In a speech delayed by several hours when storms forced the temporary evacuation of crowds in Washington, Trump claimed that under his presidency the United States was “prouder than ever before.” While Trump had promised a huge political rally to stamp his brand on the national...
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Putin and Trump discuss Ukraine, Iran in US Independence Day call
3 days ago
by Bloomberg
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and the coming Nato summit in Turkey in a phone call on Saturday. Putin congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of US independence in the call that lasted 85 minutes, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said in an audio message to reporters. “The presidents naturally touched on the topic of a Ukrainian settlement, including in light of Trump’s upcoming participation in the Nato summit in Turkey on July...
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In NATO’s Next Act, Can Europe Lead?
3 hours ago
by Steven Erlanger and Lara Jakes
Defense and Military Forces, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, International Relations, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Trump, Donald J, Rutte, Mark, Europe, United States, Russia, UkraineThe focus at a leaders’ summit in Turkey this week will be on building a new model for the alliance, as President Trump pushes to do less and pressures others do more.
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Trump Expected to Tell Turkey He Is Ready to Restore Access to F-35 Jets
6 hours ago
by Tyler Pager and David E. Sanger
United States Politics and Government, United States International Relations, Military Aircraft, Arms Trade, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Erdogan, Recep Tayyip, Trump, Donald J, Rutte, Mark, United States Defense and Military ForcesThe president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.
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What to Watch at the NATO Summit, and Platner’s Allies Rescind Endorsements
5 hours ago
by Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Ben Hubbard and Alex Marshall
United States Politics and Government, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Platner, Graham, internal-open-access-audioPlus, the museum that wants you to touch the art.
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Court Upholds Le Pen’s Conviction, but Leaves a Path to Presidency
an hour ago
by Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic
Politics and Government, Decisions and Verdicts, Embezzlement, Elections, Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right, Nationalism (Theory and Philosophy), Le Pen, Marine, Bardella, Jordan (1995- ), National Rally (France), France, European ParliamentAn appeals court confirmed Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction, but shortened a ban on her eligibility for elected office. That could let the French far-right leader to run for president in 2027.
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Abandoned by Allies, Graham Platner Faces Pressure to End Maine Senate Campaign
7 hours ago
by Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck
Platner, Graham, Midterm Elections (2026), Sex Crimes, Maine, Collins, Susan MAfter Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.
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In CNN Interview, Woman Details Alleged Sexual Assault by Graham Platner
15 hours ago
by Bayliss Wagner
Platner, Graham, Elections, Senate, Maine, United States Politics and Government, Sex Crimes“This is something that I tried for many years to forget,” the woman, Jenny Racicot, said on CNN.
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Who Might Replace Graham Platner if He Drops Out of the Maine Senate Race?
17 hours ago
by Reid J. Epstein
Elections, Senate, Midterm Elections (2026), Sex Crimes, Platner, Graham, Maine, Democratic PartyGraham Platner can be replaced on the ballot if he withdraws in the next week. If he does, Maine Democrats would face an uncertain two-week race to choose a replacement.
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Trump Promised a Foreign Investment Boom. It’s Getting Harder to Deliver.
2 hours ago
by Lydia DePillis and Ana Swanson
Foreign Investments, International Trade and World Market, Customs (Tariff), United States Economy, United States International Relations, Commerce Department, Trump, Donald J, Lutnick, Howard WThe threat of tariffs may have helped push more capital into the United States, but other factors are pushing it away.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in May on Record Goods Imports
2 hours ago
by Ana Swanson
International Trade and World Market, Customs (Tariff), United States Politics and Government, Supply Chain, Factories and ManufacturingImports of foreign goods, including pharmaceuticals and equipment for data centers, hit a record high, pushing the monthly trade deficit to its highest level in over a year.
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Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.
4 hours ago
by Azam Ahmed and Meridith Kohut
Drug Abuse and Traffic, Opioids and Opiates, Fentanyl, Deaths (Fatalities), Politics and Government, Organized Crime, Heroin, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Estonia, Afghanistan, Europe, RussiaBy 2018, fentanyl overdoses in Estonia had plummeted. But powerful new drugs are appearing fast, with the authorities racing to respond.
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Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse
43 minutes ago
by Ashley Southall
Buildings (Structures), Midtown Area (Manhattan, NY), United Nations, Evacuations and Evacuees, Pfizer IncThe complex, which once housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, is being converted to residences. Officials inspecting it found support columns were buckling, and upper floors were sagging.
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How a Four-Generation Cuban Family Survives on $60 a Month
7 hours ago
by Ed Augustin and Lisette Poole González
Embargoes and Sanctions, Humanitarian Aid, Castro, Fidel, Cuba, Santiago de Cuba (Cuba)The U.S. oil blockade has deepened a humanitarian crisis, forcing Cubans to lean on the island’s long tradition of community solidarity to provide a cushion.
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After Courting Black Voters, Trump Downplays Black Unemployment
7 hours ago
by Erica L. Green
United States Politics and Government, Black People, Unemployment, United States Economy, Presidential Election of 2024, Race and Ethnicity, Factories and Manufacturing, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Trump, Donald J, Biden, Joseph R JrThe president has glossed over persistently high unemployment among African Americans, a group he needed to secure a second term.
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The 39-ish Most Stylish People of 2026, So Far
7 hours ago
by The Styles Desk
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Prince Harry Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Daily Mail Publisher
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by Megan Specia
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Those Soldiers Flooding Your Feeds? They Might Not Be Real.
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by Steven Lee Myers
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Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster
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by Michelle Goldberg
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JD Vance Is Worried
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by Carlos Lozada
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Caribbean Disparity
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by Sam Sifton
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‘Kimmel’ Guest Host Tiffany Haddish Roasts Trump’s Fourth of July Party
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by Trish Bendix
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Mass Mournings In Qom, Where Khamenei Ruled Supreme Over Iran’s Clerics
2 hours ago
by Yeganeh Torbati
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