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Around 50,000 people have been reported missing after the twin earthquakes near Caracas
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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.
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.
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 traffic and is compromising efforts to restore shipping through the vital waterway. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports for TODAY.
Golf, cows and a fake triumphal arch: Welcome to Trump’s MAGA fair for America’s 250th anniversary
Around a dozen states decline to take part in an ‘America First’‑style celebration, as critics accuse the Republican administration of politically exploiting the celebration
Rainbow flags await Egypt and Iran at Pride Match
Iran's coach refuses to discuss pride celebrations in Seattle, where his country face Egypt in a crucial Group G match.
Venezuelan Reporter Gives Update on Rescues After Twin Quakes
Ana Vanessa Herrero, a journalist based in Caracas, joins TODAY with an update on Day 2 of the rescue efforts, highlighting the challenges crews are facing and the desperate search for the missing by families, including her own search for her friend.
Paris Diamond League meeting to go ahead in ‘adapted format’ amid France’s ‘exceptional heatwave’
The Paris Diamond League meet is due to take place on Sunday
‘Fairly strange wording’ — Kremlin responds to Russian serviceman’s appeal to Putin
The Kremlin has been informed of an appeal that serviceman Alexander Lunin addressed to Vladimir Putin but has not yet reviewed it, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on June 26.
‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks
Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech A marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has discovered 31 new species in just two weeks. The researchers believe the speed at which the species were found and identified may be a record, in part because of the cutting-edge technology designed and built by the science…
Royal Navy shadows Russian warships in UK waters for three months
Five navy ships have been involved in the monitoring of the Admiral Grigorovich
Gambling disorder diagnoses spike in states that legalized sports betting, study shows
Researchers analyzed millions of electronic health records and found a major difference between states that greenlit sports gambling and those that didn’t.
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Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Search for Quake Survivors as Leader Calls to ‘Militarize’ Area
A Venezuelan official said that two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday had killed 920 people and left more than 3,000 injured. The United States and Mexico were among the latest to send support, as …
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Mercedes' Antonelli tops Friday practice in Austria
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli heads McLaren's Oscar Piastri in Friday practice at the Austrian Grand Prix.
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Venezuela death toll doubles as interim president vows to save ‘as many people as possible’
Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving but people are angry at official response and limited resources Survivors tell of ‘brutal and fast’ Venezuela quake as hunt for survivors goes…
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RFK Jr. pushed CDC to stop promoting flu vaccine during deadly outbreak, leaked emails show
The move came after RFK Jr won confirmation by telling lawmakers that vaccinations played a ‘critical role in healthcare’
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Rapist Nicholas Rossi who fled to Scotland after allegedly faking own death dies in US hospital
Rossi, 38, had been serving a jail sentence in Utah for raping two women in the state in 2008
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Canada’s 24 Sussex Drive Is a Dump. Mark Carney Is Going to Fix It Up.
The prime minister’s official residence in Ottawa, in disrepair and vacant for more than a decade, has become the country’s most prominent home renovation project.
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Iran reasserts its authority over Strait of Hormuz
Iran on Friday asserted its authority over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that safe passage can only be guaranteed for ships that coordinate with Tehran. The statement comes after President Trump ac…
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Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services
"Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America," Trump w…
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Democrats are about to make a big mistake on organized retail theft bill
Senate Democrats must now decide whether to pass the Combating Organized Crime Act, which would expand the Department of Homeland Security's surveillance powers, or to listen to voters and reject t…
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Usyk vacates belts but is not retiring
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk says he will vacate all his belts but is not retiring.
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Red Lobster’s endless shrimp deal that doomed chain was a ‘car crash’ waiting to happen: lawsuit
New lawsuit claims Red Lobster’s former majority shareholder signed contracts that made ‘no economic sense’
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A new wave of xenophobia is sweeping through South Africa, with migrants murdered, homes destroyed and thousands displaced
An ultimatum issued by anti-immigrant groups has sparked fear among thousands of foreigners, who have been made scapegoats for the economic crisis gripping the country
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How Trump’s Political Agenda Is Shaped by His Own Obsessions
President Trump’s priorities seem increasingly detached from the concerns of voters and his party.
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Now we know how much tax King Charles pays, and it is very little
The monarch’s declaration doesn’t tell us much, except that his bill is lower than for people with much smaller fortunes The veil of secrecy that surrounds the royal finances was nudged aside a lit…
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WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Faith and Freedom Coalition Policy Conference
The president is expected to speak at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Watch live here.
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More than a month into DR Congo Ebola outbreak, doctors warn 'this epidemic will last'
While France confirmed its first case of Ebola, reports of people successfully treated for the condition are also emerging from Mongbwalu, the epicentre of the epidemic in the eastern part of the D…
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Newsom calls for national billionaire tax
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called for a national tax on the country’s wealthiest Americans, unveiling his plan to address growing wealth inequality a day after a proposed billionair…
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Vance: Watergate would be ‘12-hour news story’ today
Vice President Vance quipped on Thursday that the Watergate scandal that led to former President Richard Nixon’s resignation would have been a “12-hour news story” in the current media landscape. “…
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Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come there are signs of tension between the justices.
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Company hired in earlier Reflecting Pool renovations declined to work for Trump because his plan was ‘unfeasible’: report
The July 4 deadline and the demand that the pool floor had to be blue reportedly rendered the job ‘unfeasible’
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Your Social Security benefits could be cut by a quarter in 2032. Here's what to know
Americans' Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June 9 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. That's mont…
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Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes
New member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their pay Andy Burnham has said he will be donating 15% of his MP’s salary to local causes in hi…
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Auction house criticised over sale of 3,000-year-old mummy head
Academics question the ethics of a UK auction house selling human heads that are thousands of years old.
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Trump again threatens 100% tariffs against any country imposing digital services tax on US firms – live
US president revives threat against European countries discussing tax measure despite repeated court rulings against his tariffs Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty Sign up for the Break…
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UK June heat record broken again, France postpones Pride and Poland warns of wildfires as heatwave grips Europe – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here: UK June heat record broken for third day in a row Fourth child dies in France as brutal heatwave forecast to shift east Over in the UK…
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Ukrainian Attacks Spur State of Emergency Declaration in Crimea
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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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information
Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow hi…
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State functions, offices and tourists: plans for revamped Buckingham Palace
Despite £369m upgrade, King Charles will never live in palace but aides stress it will remain ‘buzzing hive’ of activity Not all modern British monarchs have viewed the prospect of moving into Buck…
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N.M. Governor Asks for Criminal Investigation of D.E.A. Agents
New reports this week indicated that federal agents knowingly let fentanyl flood the streets of New Mexico as they pursued larger drug cases.
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Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk murder case held in contempt over comments about suspect
The judge denied a defense request to take the death penalty off the table as a sanction for the violation
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DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict
Kinshasa accuses its neighbour of committing various violations since the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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The president did not say how or whether he would respond, a day after Iran fired on a container ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, an act Mr. Trump called “foolish.”
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Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east
Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress The number of deaths in France linked to the heatwave has climbed to four to…
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Mistrial for Man Accused of Starting One of California’s Worst Fires
Jonathan Rinderknecht was accused of setting a brush fire that later became the deadly Palisades fire. The jury could not reach a verdict on the three arson-related charges.
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Rochdale man sentenced for assault on police officers and customer at Manchester airport
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, found guilty of common assault and actual bodily harm last year after incident in 2024 A man has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail after being convicted of …
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Disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards' blog shows staggering lack of awareness, campaigners say
Edwards admitted to accessing 41 images of children, including seven of the most serious type.
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The Venezuela Earthquakes Hit a Health System Already in Crisis
Firefighters are using cellphone lights because of a flashlight shortage, and an overwhelmed hospital in the disaster zone is operating without running water, one doctor said.
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Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes
Héctor Bello wrote on social media that "you gave your own life for our daughter" in the quakes which killed at least 589 people.
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Our double standards on athletes and politics are on display
Colin Kaepernick was blackballed by the NFL for kneeling during the National Anthem to protest police brutality, while San Francisco Giants players were warned by MLB for wearing a Biblical verse o…
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John Stockwell, Who Wrote a Tell-All Book About the C.I.A., Dies at 88
A former covert operative, he published his resignation letter in The Washington Post and went on to write “In Search of Enemies,” a book the agency sought to suppress.
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Rice back in England training but James misses out again
Declan Rice returns to England training on Friday, but Reece James again misses out and remains a doubt to face Panama.
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The king, his millions, and the first public royal tax bill – The Latest
King Charles has become the first monarch in modern times to reveal how much tax he pays on his private income: £24.6m over the last two years. The move comes after years of calls for the monarch t…
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Prosecutors in Kirk Case Found in Contempt for Media Statement
The judge in the Charlie Kirk murder trial declined defense requests to throw out the death penalty as punishment but did order prosecutors to pay some of the defense’s legal fees.
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Billionaire Leon Black defends $158M paid to Epstein: 'I knew Jekyll. I didn't know Hyde'
Billionaire investor Leon Black said Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a yearslong relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier $158 million, but insisted he committed no cri…
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Live updates: Trump says Iran broke ceasefire
President Trump said Friday afternoon that Iran had broken the terms of its ceasefire with the U.S. by shooting “at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz.” He …
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Odegaard atiende a los fans y Haaland solo muestra su concentración total
Los jugadores de Noruega abandonaron su hotel de concentración en Boston para dirigirse al estadio, donde enfrentarán a Francia en el cierre de la fase de grupos del Mundial 2026.
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Judge declares mistrial in arson case against man accused of sparking Palisades Fire
Jurors in California deliberated for over 13 hours, before announcing that they were deadlocked A federal judge declared a mistrial in the arson case against the 29-year-old man accused of sparking…
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DHS Inspector General to investigate the rise in deaths and the use of force at ICE detention centers
The reviews will examine whether there are systemic factors behind the increase in deaths since 2022 and if the facilities comply with applicable standards for the treatment of people in custody
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'Living in a warming world requires practical solutions that save lives, don't harm our environment'
As Europe confronts increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, the conversation around climate adaptation is shifting from environmental policy to public health, education, and social infrastruct…
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Father of 4 children found dead in NY apartment was days from seeing them following visitation battle
A Utah father was days away from seeing his four children — the culmination of a years-long visitation battle — when he learned they had been killed in a heinous crime their grandmother is accused …
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