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'Severance' leads Emmy nominations with 27
AFP - 34m ago
Apple TV+'s dark sci-fi office drama "Severance" on Tuesday led the contenders for the Emmy Awards, television's version …
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Syrian forces accused of 'executions' in Druze area as Israel launches strikes
AFP - 54m ago
Syrian authorities were accused on Tuesday of carrying out summary executions of civilians in the predominantly Druze …
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Trump UN envoy pick chastised for discussing bombing on Signal
AFP - 1h ago
President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Mike Waltz on Tuesday defiantly defended his use of a group …
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Nvidia says it will resume sales of 'H20' AI chips to China
AFP - 2h ago
US tech giant Nvidia announced Tuesday it will resume sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China after …
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Stock markets dip as US inflation puts focus on Trump's tariffs
AFP - 2h ago
Most US and European share indices slid on Tuesday, as US inflation data indicated President Donald Trump's tariffs …
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Thousands of Afghans win UK asylum after huge data breach
AFP - 3h ago
Thousands of Afghans who worked with the UK and their families were brought to Britain in a secret programme after a …
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Prosecutor asks Brazil's Supreme Court to find Bolsonaro guilty of coup
AFP - 4h ago
A prosecutor asked Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup, in …
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Stocks diverge, as US inflation puts focus on Trump's tariffs
AFP - 1h ago
Global stock markets went in different directions on Tuesday, as an uptick in US inflation suggested President Donald …
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UN demands justice in any Ukraine peace talks, as civilian deaths spike
AFP - 5h ago
The United Nations insisted on Tuesday that any peace talks on Russia's war in Ukraine must include full accountability …
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Russia suggests Trump is emboldening Ukraine, delaying peace
AFP - 6h ago
The Kremlin warned Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's pledge of more weapons for Kyiv and threat of sanctions …
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Israel strikes Syrian forces sent into Druze-majority Sweida
AFP - 3h ago
Israel launched strikes Tuesday against Syrian government forces in the Druze-majority region of Sweida, saying it was …
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Ukraine covers frontline roads with anti-drone nets
AFP - 8h ago
A ravaged car with its engine destroyed and doors riddled with shrapnel lay on the side of the road near Dobropillia, a …
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Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
AFP - 10h ago
US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its war in Ukraine within 50 days or face massive new economic …
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Syrian forces enter Druze city after deadly clashes
AFP - 3h ago
Syrian government forces entered the majority Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, aiming to end …
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'World's oldest marathon runner' dies aged 114 in road accident
AFP - 10h ago
India's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident aged 114, his …
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Unreleased Beyonce music stolen from car in Atlanta
AFP - 11h ago
Computer drives containing unreleased music by US superstar Beyonce and plans related to her concerts were stolen last …
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Egypt grand museum delay puts tourism hopes on hold
AFP - 10h ago
In the shadow of the Grand Egyptian Museum, souvenir shop owner Mona has been readying for the tourist boom she hoped …
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'Butter': the foodie feminist bestseller skewering sexism in Japan
AFP - 11h ago
Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki did not expect her novel "Butter" to capture a cult following abroad, hailed as a biting …
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Pentagon inks contracts for Musk's xAI, competitors
AFP - 16h ago
The Pentagon announced contracts on Monday with multiple leading US artificial intelligence firms including Elon Musk's …
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Sweden's Soft Hooligans push better vibes at Women's Euros
AFP - 10h ago
Swedish supporters' group the Soft Hooligans have brought their chants, drums and message of inclusion to Switzerland to …
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Creepy find: German customs net tarantulas in cookie shipment
AFP - 8h ago
German customs officers have discovered a massive haul of about 1,500 tarantulas hidden inside a shipment disguised as …
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Trump sours on Putin, but bromance may not be over
AFP - 4h ago
Ever since his political rise a decade ago, Donald Trump has sung the praises of Vladimir Putin -- the Russian president …
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Supreme Court allows Trump to resume Education Department dismantling
AFP - 1h ago
A divided US Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump the green light on Monday to resume dismantling the Education …
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Syrian forces advance on Sweida as Druze leader says truce talks underway
AFP - 6h ago
Syrian government forces were advancing towards the southern city of Sweida on Monday to quell deadly clashes between …
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You're a TV star, Harry: Potter series to debut in 2027
AFP - 3h ago
Filming has begun on a Harry Potter TV series that will debut in 2027, bringing the Hollywood hit to the small screen …
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US pro athletes reject antitrust exemptions for college sports
AFP - 2h ago
Professional players unions for the five major US sports leagues -- baseball, soccer, basketball, football and hockey -- …
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Starc inspires Australia as West Indies all out for 27
AFP - 6h ago
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc produced a devastating opening spell as the West Indies were demolished for 27, …
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Almost 100 killed as Syria sectarian clashes rage
Jul 14 2025
Syrian government forces were advancing towards the southern city of Sweida on Monday amid clashes in the region between …
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Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal or face sanctions
Jul 14 2025
US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic …
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'Sesame Street' puppet Elmo's hacked X account calls for Jews' extermination
Jul 14 2025
The X account of Sesame Street's Elmo, a beloved children's TV character, shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump posts …
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Trump gives Russia 50 days to resolve Ukraine war
Jul 14 2025
US President Donald Trump on Monday told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic …
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Hacked Elmo X account called for extermination of Jews: US media
Jul 14 2025
The X account of Sesame Street's Elmo, a beloved children's TV character, shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump posts …
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Trump set to unveil Ukraine weapons plan at meeting with NATO chief
Jul 14 2025
Donald Trump was expected to lay out a fresh strategy for arming Ukraine as he met the head of NATO on Monday, after the …
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EU still seeks Trump trade deal -- but readies retaliation
Jul 14 2025
The EU on Monday moved to firm up possible retaliation if US President Donald Trump hits the bloc with 30-percent …
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Trump expected to outline Ukraine weapons plan
Jul 14 2025
Donald Trump was reportedly expected to lay out Monday a fresh strategy for arming Ukraine as his special envoy arrived …
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89 killed as Syria sectarian clashes rage
Jul 14 2025
At least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and …
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Syria deploys forces after dozens killed in Bedouin-Druze clashes
Jul 14 2025
Syria deployed security forces Monday in the southern province of Sweida after at least 50 people were killed in clashes …
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EU still seeks trade deal after new Trump tariff threat
Jul 14 2025
The EU still hopes to strike a deal with the United States despite President Donald Trump's ramped-up threat of …
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Researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease fear and pain
Jul 14 2025
It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal …
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Trump teases 'major statement' on Russia ahead of NATO talks
Jul 14 2025
US President Donald Trump is hosting the NATO chief in Washington on Monday after teasing a "major statement" on …
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France's military pigeons race in memory of brave predecessors
Jul 14 2025
These days, French military pigeon number 193-529 is no longer needed to carry tiny messages during war-time …
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Trump says US will send Ukraine Patriot air defense systems
Jul 14 2025
President Donald Trump on Sunday said Washington would send Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv and hinted at new …
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EU ministers weigh response to latest Trump tariff threat
Jul 14 2025
EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to …
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'Las Vegas in Laos': the riverside city awash with crime
Jul 14 2025
Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts …
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Excavations begin at child mass grave site in Ireland
Jul 14 2025
Excavations begin Monday of an unmarked mass burial site at a former mother and baby home in western Ireland suspected …
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked
Jul 14 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including children at a …
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'Severance' vs 'The Pitt' -- it's Emmy nominations time
Jul 14 2025
Dark sci-fi office drama "Severance," gritty hospital series "The Pitt" and buzzy teen murder saga "Adolescence" are …
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Boos and applause for Trump at FIFA Club World Cup final
Jul 14 2025
Donald Trump experienced the agony and the ecstasy of football on Sunday as he was booed at the final of the FIFA Club …
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Macron to raise defence targets, citing Russia threat
Jul 14 2025
President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for a massive boost to France's defence spending, saying freedom in Europe …
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Belgium conjures up win at quidditch world cup
Jul 14 2025
With a fair bit of wizardry on the pitch, Belgium became the first European country to win the quidditch world cup on …
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Nationals make 17-year-old Willits youngest No.1 in MLB Draft history
Jul 14 2025
Eli Willits, a 17-year-old US high school shortstop, was selected by the Washington Nationals with the first overall …
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Rampant England and France reach Women's Euro 2025 quarter-finals
Jul 14 2025
Holders England reached the quarter-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Sunday after thrashing Wales 6-1 and taking second …
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Nigeria's former president Buhari dead at 82
Jul 13 2025
Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari -- who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected …
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EU chief delays retaliation for US tariffs in search of deal
Jul 13 2025
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday that Brussels would continue to hold off on hitting back at US steel and …
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Sinner gains Alcaraz revenge as he wins first Wimbledon crown
Jul 13 2025
Jannik Sinner downed defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title, …
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Sinner downs Alcaraz to win first Wimbledon title
Jul 13 2025
Jannik Sinner downed defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title, …
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Sinner downs Alcaraz to win first Wimbledon
Jul 13 2025
Jannik Sinner downed Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title, gaining sweet revenge …
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Liverpool honour 'champion' Jota in return to action at Preston
Jul 13 2025
Diogo Jota was hailed "a champion" on Sunday by Liverpool manager Arne Slot as the Reds returned to the field for the …
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The activist who fought for Sierra Leone's first World Heritage site
Jul 13 2025
Activist Tommy Garnett's decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone's Tiwai island -- a lush forest home to one of the …
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Tourist coins pose giant problem at N. Ireland's famous causeway site
Jul 13 2025
Northern Ireland's Giant Causeway draws close to one million visitors a year but their habit of wedging tiny coins in …
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'Inexcusable' failures led to Trump assassination attempt: Senate report
Jul 13 2025
A congressional inquiry into the attempt to assassinate US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally a year ago on …
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill over 40 as truce talks deadlocked
Jul 13 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market …
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill over 30 as truce talks deadlocked
Jul 13 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 30 Palestinians, including children at a …
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Trump's dealmaker name on the line in high stakes tariff talks
Jul 13 2025
President Donald Trump set out early in his second term to fulfill a decades-long desire of reshaping US trade with the …
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Faced with US heat waves, the Navajo push for power -- and A/C
Jul 13 2025
Workmen plant electricity poles in the rust-orange earth of the Navajo Nation and run cables to Christine Shorty's house …
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Trump calls for MAGA base to end 'Epstein Files' obsession
Jul 12 2025
President Donald Trump urged his political base on Saturday to stop attacking his administration over files related to …
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'A legend': Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rican pride to epic show
Jul 12 2025
Bad Bunny's sweeping first concert of his three-month Puerto Rico residency was a night of palpable emotion for the …
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Gaza truce talks in the balance as Israel and Hamas trade blame
Jul 12 2025
Gaza ceasefire talks hung in the balance as Hamas and Israel on Saturday accused the other of blocking attempts to …
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Six killed in massive Russian drone, missile attack across Ukraine
Jul 12 2025
Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight, killing at least six people in the latest wave of …
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xAI apologizes for Grok's offensive posts
Jul 12 2025
Elon Musk's startup xAI apologized Saturday for offensive posts published by its artificial intelligence assistant Grok …
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'Fairytale' Neuschwanstein castle becomes UNESCO heritage site
Jul 12 2025
The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has …
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Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog will take 'new form'
Jul 12 2025
Iran said Saturday its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency "will take on a new form", expressing a …
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Trump says Mexico, EU to face 30% tariff from Aug 1
Jul 12 2025
President Donald Trump on Saturday targeted Mexico and the European Union with steep 30 percent tariffs, dramatically …
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Swiatek destroys Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win first Wimbledon title
Jul 12 2025
Iga Swiatek demolished Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the most one-sided women's Wimbledon final for 114 years to win her …
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Ukraine says four killed in massive Russian drone, missile attack
Jul 12 2025
Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight killing four people, Ukraine said Saturday, calling …
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Gaza ceasefire talks held up by Israel withdrawal plans: Palestinian sources
Jul 12 2025
Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza are being held up by Israel's proposals to keep troops …
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Fuel to Air India jet engines cut off moments before crash: probe
Jul 12 2025
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were …
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Tourists, residents evacuated from Grand Canyon due to wildfires
Jul 12 2025
Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service …
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'Superman' aims to save flagging film franchise, not just humanity
Jul 11 2025
Superman is often called upon to save the world from evildoers, but in his latest big-screen incarnation, he's also …
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Canada just can't win in trade war with Trump
Jul 11 2025
Try as it might to appease President Donald Trump, Canada remains a prized target in his trade wars and subject to the …
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500 tourists evacuated from Grand Canyon wildfires
Jul 11 2025
Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service …
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Trump voices shock at devastating scale of Texas flood damage
Jul 11 2025
US President Donald Trump spoke Friday of seeing devastation like he'd never before experienced as he toured parts of …
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Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony
Jul 11 2025
Thirty PKK fighters destroyed their weapons at a symbolic ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday, two months after the …
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Bosnia commemorates Srebrenica genocide 30 years on
Jul 11 2025
Thousands of mourners on Friday commemorated the genocide committed 30 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces in Srebrenica, …
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Trump in Texas to survey flood damage as scrutiny of response mounts
Jul 11 2025
US President Donald Trump arrived Friday in Texas as questions swirled over the authorities' response to devastating …
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MSF warns acute malnutrition soaring in Gaza
Jul 11 2025
Doctors Without Borders warned Friday that its teams on the ground in Gaza were witnessing surging levels of acute …
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Alcaraz subdues Fritz to reach third successive Wimbledon final
Jul 11 2025
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached his third successive Wimbledon final on Friday, battling to a 6-4, …
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Trump threatens Canada with higher tariff, mulls further global levies
Jul 11 2025
Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said in a …
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Trump flies to flood-ravaged Texas as scrutiny of response mounts
Jul 11 2025
US President Donald Trump flew to Texas Friday as questions swirled over the authorities' response to flash floods that …
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Minister's death spooks Russian elite amid corruption clampdown
Jul 11 2025
The reported suicide of Russia's transport minister hours after he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, sparking …
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Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at key ceremony
Jul 11 2025
Thirty PKK fighters destroyed their weapons at a symbolic ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the …
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Nobel laureate Mohammadi says Iran issuing death threats
Jul 11 2025
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in …
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Trump threatens Canada with 35 percent tariff rate starting Aug 1
Jul 11 2025
Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said …
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Djokovic faces Sinner in Wimbledon blockbuster, Alcaraz takes on Fritz
Jul 11 2025
Novak Djokovic puts his bid for Grand Slam history on the line at Wimbledon on Friday when he faces world number one …
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Kurdish PKK fighters to begin disarming at key ceremony
Jul 11 2025
PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the …
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Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny
Jul 11 2025
US President Donald Trump was set to visit Texas on Friday as questions mounted over the response to flash floods that …
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Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
Jul 11 2025
From a hero lapdog Lassie to why tennis stars can't stop pinching Wimbledon towels. Your weekly roundup of offbeat …
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Russia and US hold 'frank' talks on Ukraine war
Jul 11 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held "frank" talks on the Ukraine war during a …
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US targets attempts to dodge Trump tariffs with China in crosshairs
Jul 11 2025
As President Donald Trump ramps up tariff threats on US trading partners, his administration is taking aim at a tactic …
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Bull sharks linger in warming Sydney waters
Jul 11 2025
Bull sharks are lingering off Sydney's beaches for longer periods each year as oceans warm, researchers said Friday, …
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Wrexham rise showcases English football pyramid in US, says Anton Ferdinand
Jul 11 2025
Wrexham's exploits since being bought by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have helped lift "the bonnet" …
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Sara Netanyahu: the ever-present wife of Israel's prime minister
Jul 11 2025
Whether dining opposite US President Donald Trump or accompanying her husband on an official Pentagon visit, Sara …
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