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Netanyahu vows to bring all Gaza hostages home
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Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to bring home all the hostages still held by militants in war-stricken Gaza, …
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Trump wins major victory as Congress passes flagship bill
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday secured a major political victory when Congress narrowly passed his signature tax …
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Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban govt
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Afghanistan's government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, …
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Not tired of winning: Trump on a roll, for now
AFP - 6h ago
Even for a man who once boasted that his supporters would get "tired of winning," US President Donald Trump is on a …
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Djokovic steps up bid for Wimbledon history, Sinner strolls into round three
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Novak Djokovic crushed British wildcard Dan Evans in the Wimbledon second round as he stepped up his bid for a record …
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Liverpool football star Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain
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Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday, police said, sparking widespread …
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Thousands evacuated as Greek, Turkish wildfires rage
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Officials on the southern Greek island of Crete evacuated thousands of people from wildfires, while two people died in …
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Trump wins major victory as flagship bill passes Congress
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday secured a major political victory when Congress narrowly passed his flagship tax …
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UN expert says firms 'profiting' from 'genocide' of Palestinians
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UN rights expert Francesca Albanese on Thursday denounced companies she said "profited from the Israeli economy of …
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Djokovic routs Evans to step up history bid at Wimbledon
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Novak Djokovic crushed British wildcard Dan Evans in the Wimbledon second round as he stepped up his bid for a record …
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Putin told Trump will not 'give up' aims in Ukraine: Kremlin
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump by telephone on Thursday that Moscow will not "give up" on …
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Roman bigfoot? UK archaeologists probe 'unusually large' shoes
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A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists …
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Trump close to victory on flagship tax bill
AFP - 10h ago
US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending bill Thursday after bruising Republican …
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli forces kill 69 people
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Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 69 people on Thursday, including 15 in a strike on a …
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'Doubts' over US support boost need for EU cooperation, Zelensky says
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Doubts over US military aid to Ukraine reinforce the need for increased cooperation with the EU and NATO, Ukrainian …
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6 dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali
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At least six people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to the …
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Europe must 'step up' as US halts some arms to Ukraine, EU chief says
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Europe must beef up aid to Ukraine following Washington's decision to pause some weapons shipments, EU chief Ursula von …
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US House close to final vote on Trump tax bill
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US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending bill for Thursday morning after bruising …
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5 dead, 29 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali
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At least five people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to …
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US House sets make-or-break final vote on Trump tax bill
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US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending bill for early Thursday after a bruising …
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4 dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali
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At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to …
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Trump tax bill stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress
AFP - 11h ago
Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill was in limbo early Thursday as Republican leaders in the US Congress …
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4 dead, 38 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali
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At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of …
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Third-ever confirmed interstellar object blazing through Solar System
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Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System -- only the …
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Tears, prayers, exultation: Diddy radiates relief after partial acquittal
Jul 02 2025
His gaze to the ceiling in exultation and hands miming prayer, Sean Combs appeared overjoyed as the jury foreman …
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Sean Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charge
Jul 02 2025
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking Wednesday but convicted of a …
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Ukraine scrambling for clarity as US downplays halt to arms shipments
Jul 02 2025
US officials on Wednesday downplayed a White House announcement that Washington was pausing some weapons shipments to …
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Netanyahu vows to uproot Hamas as ceasefire proposals are discussed
Jul 02 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed to eradicate Hamas, even as the Palestinian militant group …
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Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog after Israel, US strikes
Jul 02 2025
Iran officially suspended its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, a move the United States described …
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charge
Jul 02 2025
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking Wednesday but convicted of a …
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Ukraine left scrambling after US says halting some arms shipments
Jul 02 2025
Ukraine appealed to the United States for clarity on Wednesday after it was caught off-guard by a White House …
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Alcaraz ends Tarvet's Wimbledon adventure, Paolini crashes out
Jul 02 2025
Carlos Alcaraz spoiled Oliver Tarvet's Wimbledon adventure as the defending champion moved into the third round with a …
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Hamas mulls truce proposals after Trump Gaza ceasefire push
Jul 02 2025
Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it was discussing proposals for a Gaza ceasefire received from …
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Alcaraz ends Tarvet's Wimbledon adventure, Sabalenka advances
Jul 02 2025
Carlos Alcaraz spoiled Oliver Tarvet's Wimbledon adventure as the defending champion moved into the third round with a …
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Germany swelters as European heatwave moves eastwards
Jul 02 2025
A punishing early summer heatwave that has already scorched western and southern Europe spread east Wednesday, bringing …
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Hamas says discussing proposals after Trump Gaza ceasefire push
Jul 02 2025
Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it was discussing proposals for a Gaza ceasefire received from …
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Giant Trump tax bill faces make-or-break vote in Congress
Jul 02 2025
Donald Trump is seeking final approval Wednesday in the US Congress for his marquee tax and spending bill, with …
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Israel's top diplomat urges seizing chance after Trump ceasefire push
Jul 02 2025
Israel's top diplomat on Wednesday said any chance to free hostages held in Gaza "must not be missed", after US …
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Public or private? Funding debate splits reeling aid sector
Jul 02 2025
As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world's most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the …
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Central Europe swelters as heatwave moves east
Jul 02 2025
A punishing heatwave loosened its gripped on western Europe Wednesday and rolled eastwards, with Germany expected to …
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Israel FM calls to seize opportunity as Trump pushes for Gaza ceasefire
Jul 02 2025
Israel's top diplomat called on Wednesday not to miss any chance to free hostages held in Gaza, after US President …
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Fire that closed Heathrow traced to unrepaired transformer
Jul 02 2025
A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London's Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by …
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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 14 as Trump teases ceasefire push
Jul 02 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency said that Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people on Wednesday, as US President Donald …
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US halting some shipments of military aid to Ukraine
Jul 02 2025
The White House said Tuesday it is halting some key weapons shipments to Ukraine that were promised under the Biden …
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Thai veteran politician set for single day as acting PM
Jul 02 2025
Thailand's acting prime minister is set to helm the country for only one full day Wednesday, standing in for suspended …
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Relief coming for Europe after brutal heatwave
Jul 02 2025
After days of record-breaking heatwaves across Europe, relief will start to arrive from the Atlantic on Wednesday, …
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Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
Jul 02 2025
A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining …
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Trump urges 60-day Gaza ceasefire deal ahead of Netanyahu visit
Jul 01 2025
US President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to …
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Macron, Putin discuss Iran, Ukraine in first talks since 2022
Jul 01 2025
Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday by telephone for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, with the …
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Gauff crashes out of Wimbledon on day of shocks
Jul 01 2025
Coco Gauff crashed out of Wimbledon on a day of significant first-round shocks on Tuesday but defending champion Barbora …
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Israel expands Gaza campaign ahead of Netanyahu's US visit
Jul 01 2025
Israel's military said Tuesday that it had expanded its operations in Gaza, where residents reported fierce gunfire and …
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Big automakers report US sales jump on pre-tariff consumer surge
Jul 01 2025
Several leading automakers including Detroit giants General Motors and Ford reported increased US car sales in the …
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Trump hails new 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center
Jul 01 2025
US President Donald Trump toured a new Florida migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" on Tuesday, boasting …
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'Remember Charlie Hebdo!' Protesters seethe at Istanbul magazine
Jul 01 2025
Angry protesters rallied in Istanbul on Tuesday despite a heavy police presence, shouting threats following allegations …
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Polish supreme court ratifies nationalist's presidential vote win
Jul 01 2025
Poland's Supreme Court on Tuesday said it had validated the result of last month's presidential election won by the …
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Europe swelters as surprise early summer heatwave spreads
Jul 01 2025
Nearly 2,000 schools were shut in France, monuments closed to tourists, and cities across Europe put on high alert as a …
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Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
Jul 01 2025
The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end …
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US Senate approves divisive Trump spending bill
Jul 01 2025
The Republican-led US Senate approved President Donald Trump's mammoth domestic policy bill Tuesday by the narrowest of …
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Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts: study
Jul 01 2025
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of …
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US Republicans close in on make-or-break Trump mega-bill vote
Jul 01 2025
US senators raced towards a final vote Tuesday on President Donald Trump's mammoth domestic policy bill, as Republicans …
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Israel expands campaign in Gaza ahead of Netanyahu's US visit
Jul 01 2025
Israel's military said Tuesday that it had expanded its operations in Gaza, where residents reported fierce gunfire and …
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Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruises
Jul 01 2025
Greece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor …
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Trump heads for 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center
Jul 01 2025
US President Donald Trump joked about escaped migrants getting eaten by Florida wildlife as he headed Tuesday to the …
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US Senate push to pass Trump's unpopular spending bill enters second day
Jul 01 2025
Republican senators struggled Tuesday for a second day to pass President Donald Trump's flagship spending bill, which …
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Ukraine hits Russian city deep behind front line, leaves three dead
Jul 01 2025
Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian city of Izhevsk on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding dozens in one of the …
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Djokovic launches Grand Slam history bid at Wimbledon
Jul 01 2025
Novak Djokovic launches his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Barbora Krejcikova begins …
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Europe on high alert as surprise early heatwave creeps north
Jul 01 2025
Paris braced for blistering temperatures on Tuesday, with the French capital on red alert as an early summer heatwave …
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France expecting peak temperatures as heatwave hits Europe
Jul 01 2025
Paris extended a red alert for high temperatures on Tuesday, with the top of the Eiffel Tower shut, polluting traffic …
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Thailand's PM suspended by Constitutional Court
Jul 01 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country's Constitutional Court on Tuesday, while her …
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US Senate in final push to pass Trump spending bill
Jul 01 2025
US senators were in a marathon session of amendment votes Tuesday as Republicans sought to pass Donald Trump's flagship …
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Thailand's ruling political dynasty faces day of legal peril
Jul 01 2025
Thailand's ruling political dynasty was in legal peril on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra risking …
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Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill over 50 as ceasefire calls mount
Jul 01 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as …
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Online memorial for children dead in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Jul 01 2025
A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US …
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Bangladeshis cling to protest dreams a year after revolution
Jul 01 2025
The memory of Bangladeshi police with shotguns twice blasting the young protester beside him still haunts Hibzur Rahman …
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US Senate in final slog towards vote on Trump spending bill
Jun 30 2025
US senators were bogged down in a marathon session of amendment votes Monday as Republicans sought to pass Donald …
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Twenty bodies, some headless, found in Mexican cartel bastion
Jun 30 2025
The bodies of 20 people, several of them decapitated, were found on a highway bridge in a part of Mexico where factions …
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Southern Europe roasts as temperatures soar
Jun 30 2025
Paris was put on red alert for extreme heat and Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures on Monday as a heatwave …
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Alcaraz survives scare, Sabalenka cruises on Wimbledon's hottest opening day
Jun 30 2025
Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare in his Wimbledon opener while Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to cruise into the …
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Peace deal with Rwanda opens way to 'new era', says DR Congo president
Jun 30 2025
A peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DRC …
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Sabalenka cruises on Wimbledon's hottest opening day as Alcaraz launches title bid
Jun 30 2025
Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to cruise into the Wimbledon second round on the hottest opening day in the history of the …
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US Senate begins nail-biting vote on Trump spending bill
Jun 30 2025
US senators began voting Monday on Donald Trump's flagship spending bill, as the deeply divisive package -- expected to …
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UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'
Jun 30 2025
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference on Monday as US-led …
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Tennis fans sizzle as heatwave hits Wimbledon
Jun 30 2025
Tennis devotees armed themselves with hats, sun cream, mini-fans and a sense of humour for the first day of Wimbledon …
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Alcaraz, Sabalenka in action on day one at sizzling Wimbledon
Jun 30 2025
Carlos Alcaraz launches his bid for a third straight Wimbledon crown on Monday while Aryna Sabalenka seeks to banish a …
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NGO loses bid to block UK export of military equipment to Israel
Jun 30 2025
The High Court in London rejected a legal challenge on Monday brought by a Palestinian rights group seeking to block the …
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US Senate edges towards vote on Trump's divisive spending bill
Jun 30 2025
US senators could vote as early as Monday on Donald Trump's "big beautiful" spending bill, with the president voicing …
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Jury retires to decide verdict in Australia's mushroom murder trial
Jun 30 2025
Jury members retired Monday to decide the fate of an Australian woman accused of murdering three members of her …
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Dalai Lama suggests institution to continue at 90th birthday launch
Jun 30 2025
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the 600-year-old …
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Snakes on a plane bound for India, again
Jun 30 2025
Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo …
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Canada rescinds tax on US tech firms in hopes of Trump trade deal
Jun 30 2025
Canada will rescind taxes impacting US tech firms that had prompted President Donald Trump to retaliate by calling off …
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UK PM condemns 'death to the IDF' chants at Glastonbury Festival
Jun 30 2025
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday added his voice to those condemning a British punk-rap group for anti-Israel …
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Thousands block roads in another night of Serbian protests
Jun 29 2025
Thousands of protesters blocked major roads in Belgrade and other Serbian cities on Sunday, as demonstrations calling …
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Fires break out as southern Europe heatwave intensifies
Jun 29 2025
Firefighters mobilised in several countries to tackle blazes as southern Europeans sought shelter from punishing …
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Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims
Jun 29 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's recent war with Iran had created "opportunities" for …
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Iran voices 'serious doubts' over Israel commitment to ceasefire
Jun 29 2025
Iran warned Sunday that it had little faith in Israel's commitment to a fragile ceasefire that ended the most intense …
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Hong Kong opposition party disbands citing 'immense' pressure
Jun 29 2025
One of Hong Kong's last remaining opposition parties has officially disbanded, its leader announced Sunday, citing …
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France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks
Jun 29 2025
France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and …
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Trump says 'very wealthy' group to buy TikTok
Jun 29 2025
President Donald Trump said Sunday a group of buyers had been found for TikTok, which faces a looming ban in the United …
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Ambulances on stand-by as southern Europe heatwave intensifies
Jun 29 2025
Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing …
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Serbian leader digs in, slams early elections rally
Jun 29 2025
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic insisted Sunday that he would not cave in to the 140,000 protesters who rallied in …
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UK govt condemns 'death to the IDF' chants at Glastonbury
Jun 29 2025
A British punk-rap group faced growing criticism on Sunday for making anti-Israel remarks at the Glastonbury music …
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Cold baths, climate shelters as Southern Europe heatwave intensifies
Jun 29 2025
Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing …
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