How Three Months of War Changed the Gulf Forever
Facing an emerging U.S.-Iran deal that leaves them vulnerable, Gulf Arab countries are reshaping their defense strategies, economies and trade routes.
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Pro-MAGA Groups Spur Trump Push For Cultural Change In Schools
One nonprofit, Defending Education, initiated nearly a dozen civil rights investigations targeting diversity programs and transgender policies.
Freedom Con: Thousands of Men Gather for Christianity and Feats of Strength
Thousands of men and boys gathered in central Washington for masculinity, Christianity and right-wing politics.
Ignore the miserabilists: Andy Burnham as PM is a moment when things really can get better | Polly Toynbee
He’s the only person who can keep Nigel Farage out of Downing Street, so let’s embrace his unique blend of optimism and realism As Keir Starmer bid a brief and emotional farewell at that pillory of a lectern, there was a moment for some to ask: what have we done, and why? He’s not a bad man, not a Boris Johnson or Liz Truss rogue prime minister. How decadent, if lack of charisma has become a…
Driver in 2024 Magdeburg Christmas market attack convicted of murder and given life
A Saudi doctor has been convicted of charges including murder over the car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg in 2024 that left six people dead
Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago
Researchers have recovered texts previously lost to history, revealing philosophical takes on ethics, the arts, human behavior and theology.
Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump administration has sought to erase from federal land.
Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.
Democrats demand Mullin keep pledge to supply list of canceled Noem contracts
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee are losing patience with Sec. Markwayne Mullin’s pledge to turn over a list of all contracts signed by his predecessor that he plans to cancel. During an appearance earlier this month, Mullin told the panel he would turn over his review of contacts that were signed by former Secretary Kristi…
Football players, coaches among 19 arrested over match-fixing and illegal betting
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency and police have jointly arrested 19 people, including serving footballers and coaches, over illegal bookmaking, with one player accused of both fixing matches and handling illicit bets. Principal investigator Bill Ng Siu-kei of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Friday that the agency and police had broken up a local syndicate run by…
Crimean Bridge closed for six hours, leaving nearly 3,000 vehicles queued
Vehicles backed up at the entrance to the Crimean Bridge — the crossing linking mainland Russia and occupied Crimea — on the morning of June 26, the Telegram channel Krymskii most: operativnaia informatsiia (“Crimean Bridge: Operational Updates”) reported.
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Heat Wave Prompts Paris to Suspend Sports Events and Public Drinking
The Paris police chief, Patrice Faure, said that alcohol restrictions were intended to ease pressure on health services.
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Crimea’s Moscow-Installed Leaders Declare State of Emergency After Ukrainian Attacks
Weeks of intense strikes by Ukraine have rattled everyday life in Crimea to an extent unseen since Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
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As Europe Sweats, Some Politicians Talk of Air-Conditioning, Not Climate Action
Heat-related deaths and disruptions to daily life are forcing politicians to reckon, in different ways, with a rapidly warming planet.
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Mamdani and his socialists won big in New York. Washington insiders still don’t care
New York City mayor’s preferred candidates are likely coming to Washington. But, writes Eric Garcia , don’t expect a sea change on Capitol Hill
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Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton expected to plead guilty in classified information case – US politics live
Bolton to plead guilty charges that he unlawfully retained sensitive national security information in agreement that includes $2.25m fine Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to…
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Hong Kong power firms to give residential customers rebates as bills soar
Hong Kong’s two major electricity suppliers will provide rebates to eligible households between August and October to reduce their bills and ease financial pressure after the US-Israel war on Iran …
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Murderer of Henry Nowak shown in new footage lying about being racially attacked
Police bodycam footage also shows Vickrum Digwa claiming student was wounded from punch or falling over The murderer of Henry Nowak, the student whose death sparked riots in Southampton, is seen ly…
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Touring Trump's Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation's capital
America is celebrating its 250th anniversary, and the nation's capital is undergoing significant changes under President Donald Trump
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California man charged with beating duckling to death at community swimming pool
Police say that 71-year-old allegedly left another duckling seriously injured
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Venezuela earthquakes: international rescue teams arrive, as 235 confirmed dead so far – latest updates
‘We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the thousands China’s president Xi Jinping said Bei…
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UK government urged to act on ‘devastating’ impact of heatwaves
MPs hear current plans fall ‘far short of what is needed’ with many deaths expected and children baking in classrooms The UK government is facing increasingly urgent calls for action to protect peo…
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Sergey Ivanov, former Russian defense minister and presidential administration chief — once considered a possible successor to Putin — has died
Former Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov has died, according to the VTB United League, where he served as honorary president. He was 73.
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Watch live: Trump to headline Faith & Freedom Coalition conference
President Trump will headline the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington on Friday afternoon. The annual “Road to Majority” event comes as the Trump administration grapples with fallout…
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Men who allegedly helped rapist drug and abuse wife named
13 men are accused of helping a man abuse his wife over a period of years.
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Trump promises farmers they will get to sell crops to ‘lovely country of Iran’ after war
President Donald Trump’s pledge already dismissed by Tehran, which has accused U.S. of exporting only ‘genetically-modified soybeans, broken promises and trash talks’
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Europe heatwave live: red warning issued for millions in England; France and Belgium cancel events
Estimated 150 million people in Europe could experience temperatures above 35C today European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say Over in the UK, firefighte…
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Trump aide Stephen Miller’s wife resurfaces claim about Haitians ‘eating the dogs’ and cats after ruling win
Katie Miller posted video clip on social media of Trump from September 2024 presidential debate, during which Trump made baseless claim
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John Bolton expected to plead guilty Friday in classified information case
Bolton will plead guilty to one count of retaining classified information based on diary entries detailing his work in Trump's first term at a court hearing on Friday
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‘Make people dream’: how to build an economy for the common good
Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world Good governments have a vision. They know what they want to achieve, can articulat…
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‘Everyone is talking about Cape Verde’: World Cup run delights diaspora community in UK
Cape Verdeans in Britain feeling ‘incredibly proud’ after team’s hard-fought draws against Spain and Uruguay World Cup live – latest updates For as long as she can remember, 13-year-old Lauryn stru…
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Trump boasts about crowd size and claims 45,000 people attended his State Fair speech – with no evidence
President claims his rally-style address to open the ‘America 250’ event on Washington’s National Mall was ‘packed to the brim’ with supporters, despite evidence to the contrary
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New study suggests health damage from exposure to Ohio toxic train spill
Research finds immune systems still ‘responding to toxic chemical exposures’ related to East Palestine derailment In the weeks after the East Palestine train wreck culminated in a towering fireball…
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Whole Hog Politics: It was voters, not Senate Republicans, who forced Trump’s hand on Iran
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 am ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audienc…
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Mamdani’s big win is a huge loss for Democrats
Zohran Mamdani is riding high, using his newfound political power as New York City’s mayor to recruit leftist candidates to run for Congress. But while Mamdani is cheering, Democrats are weeping.
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Colombia’s right pushes ‘gunpoint vote’ narrative, data contradict it
Claims that Abelardo de la Espriella’s win was driven by armed pressure behind Iván Cepeda’s vote stigmatize the left without evidence
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Start Rashford? Bring O'Reilly back? Pick your England XI to face Panama
Who should start for England against Panama in their final World Cup group game? It's time to put yourself in Thomas Tuchel's shoes.
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Hong Kong, mainland police smash HK$16.8 million cross-border phishing syndicate
Hong Kong police and mainland authorities have smashed a cross-border phishing syndicate that swindled victims out of HK$16.8 million (US$2.14 million) by impersonating the Water Supplies Departmen…
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Venezuela Live Updates: More Rescuers Join Urgent Search for Quake Survivors
The United States and Mexico were among the latest to send support as the death toll from two powerful earthquakes climbed to 235. Thousands were injured, and hundreds remained missing or trapped u…
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Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs
Exclusive: Veteran Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child attacks ‘performative cruelty’ of Shabana Mahmood’s policies UK politics live – latest updates Shabana Mahmood should be moved out of the Ho…
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Jesse Watters blames Democrats for ‘cutting’ Reflecting Pool despite no proof
Fox News host claims Democrats are ‘ripping up the Reflecting Pool,’ before one his co-host hits back
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Chechen leader Kadyrov shown robot in medical coat at exhibition — it greeted him with ‘Akhmat is strength’ and ‘Allahu akbar’
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov shook hands with a humanoid robot at a medical equipment exhibition in Grozny, footage released June 26 by the press service of the head and government of Chechnya sho…
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Flu outbreak at Texas Air Force base nears 300 cases amid change to vaccine policy by Hegseth
One congressman claims on social media that the outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base is ‘getting worse’
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Hezbollah claims hits on Israel’s Iron Dome but videos show strikes on decoys
As the on-again, off-again fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia has revealed its deadly FPV drone fleet: small quadcopters equipped with light explosives. Ana…
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Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say
Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countries Two countries on Nato’s eastern flank have warned that Russia …
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Trump: ‘Communists are finally making their move’
President Trump on Thursday reacted to a string of victories from progressive candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), a democratic socialist, saying “the communists” were “ma…
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Revolut pushes new recruits into office in shift from ‘remote-first’ policy
Hundreds of graduates and interns at finance firm will now have to work in office at least three days a week Business live – latest updates Revolut will haul hundreds of graduates and interns into …
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Starmer ‘taking advice’ on whether immigration minister broke government protocol – UK politics live
Mike Tapp accuses home secretary of intimidation after calls for him to be sacked over unauthorised newspaper article The prime minister’s official spokesperson has told journalists that Keir Starm…
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Hundreds of flights cancelled and power knocked out as storm batters New Zealand
National weather agency warns of heavy rain and winds up to 120kph
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Mahmood restricts minister's access to documents as Home Office row escalates
Shabana Mahmood believes Mike Tapp should be sacked for writing an article but No 10 says the PM is taking advice.
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Double heat dome coming to US: Here’s when it’ll start, where it’ll be worst
Two heat domes are preparing to join forces, sending temperatures soaring around the U.S. next week. Here's where it'll hit hardest.
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Groom-to-be sues DraftKings after gambling away wedding fund amid $2M loss
Exclusive : ‘Once they put the product out there, they have an obligation to make it reasonably safe,’ attorney Yvonne Flaherty told The Independent of client Dane Miller, who also lost his job and…
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Corporations must SPLC-proof their charitable giving processes
Benevity must act decisively, immediately, publicly, and unequivocally disavowing its relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Love Island USA removes second contestant for using racial slur
Alannah Keyser appeared briefly in Thursday's episode before viewers were told she had left the villa.
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Dramatic moment woman pulled from rubble after Venezuela earthquake kills hundreds
Around 50,000 people have been reported missing after the twin earthquakes near Caracas
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Judge throws out Andrew Tate’s claim against prosecutors’ refusal to name alleged victims
CPS says decision to withhold names is due to fears Tate and his brother could identify alleged victims online A high court judge has thrown out Andrew and Tristan Tate’s attempt to bring a legal c…
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Paris imposes alcohol bans as 40C heatwave leads to scores of deaths in France
Restrictions in the French capital came into effect at midday as temperatures swelled to 36C in a desperate bid to curb excess deaths
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UN pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan after cargo ship attacked
The ship was reportedly struck by an "unknown projectile" near Oman but no casualties were reported.
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Boy, 14, charged with murder after body found in search for girl in south Wales
The body was found during the search for a 14-year-old girl, Lilly, who was reported missing.
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Russia’s investigative chief laments that children can’t be jailed from age 12
Russia’s top investigator has called for lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12, saying the proposal has so far been rejected.
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Iran Launches New Attack on Ship Passing Through Hormuz
There are new concerns over the fragile deal between the United States and Iran after Iran’s armed forces attacked a cargo ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The attack paused t…
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