An Electric Motorcycle Revolution
With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. We took a spin around Lahore, Pakistan, on a small-but-mighty one.
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‘Abusive’ man found guilty of harassing Stella Creasy MP on tube train
Clifford Wilby, 63, blocked the Walthamstow MP from leaving, filmed her and talked about her ‘failings as a member of parliament’ A 63-year-old man has been found guilty of harassing the Labour MP Stella Creasy after he was “abusive and aggressive” to her on a tube train. Clifford Wilby, of east London, saw the MP for Walthamstow in July 2025 on a Victoria Line train, Westminster magistrates…
Former US Marine Robert Gilman released from detention in Russia
A former U.S. Marine who spent more than four years imprisoned in Russia has been released on humanitarian grounds and is on his way back to the U.S., the Trump administration announced Tuesday. Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen who was arrested in Russia in January 2022 and imprisoned for 1,666 days was released after his…
Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?
The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things It was last year that Martin Lewis, the money-saving guru, advised the government to find “100 small things that piss people off” and set about sorting them out. That approach has been adopted almost immediately by Andy Burnham since entering office, as he began his programme…
Moscow’s Gulag museum won a Council of Europe prize for its honesty about Soviet terror. The state has now replaced it with a museum about the genocide of the Soviet people by the Nazis.
In late 2024, Moscow’s Museum of the History of the Gulag was temporarily closed over “violations of fire safety requirements.” Even then, it was clear that this state institution had little chance of a future in a Russia at war. Still, the museum kept operating behind closed doors. What many had feared came to pass in February 2026, when officials announced that a new Museum of Memory would open…
Texas sterile fly facility set for spring opening
A sterile fly facility is set to open in Texas next spring amid a New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak that has affected two states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday. The USDA social media account dedicated to providing updates on the federal response to the NWS spread said the facility will open seven…
Obama mocks Trump’s Oval Office gold signage
Former President Obama is taking a dig at President Trump’s gold-filled changes to the Oval Office. In a clip released Monday promoting his cameo on HBO Max’s “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” the 44th president is seen taking a tour of a replica of the Oval Office that was featured on a sketch for the…
Man charged with bomb threat against US Consulate in Halifax after 2 Toronto consulate shootings
Canadian police have charged a man with making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax
2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says
A U.N. agency reports that five years after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, around 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary education
Jury in Luigi Mangione’s trial will be anonymous to shield their identities from the public, judge says
The judge also ruled that an overflow courtroom would be made available for the press and the public
Moscow police beat 15-year-old after AI facial recognition system misidentifies him as drug suspect
Moscow police beat a schoolboy after an AI-powered facial recognition system mistakenly flagged him as a criminal suspect, journalist Ksenia Sobchak reported.
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Trump’s DOJ makes it easier for presidents and advisors to keep communications hidden
The opinion argues Trump’s decision-making process would be impeded without the expectation of privacy — even when speaking with those outside of the executive branch
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Trump Says Secret Service Ordered Air Force One Swap
Trump claims his secret plane was in more danger than the Air Force One decoy the public thought Trump was flying on.
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Middle East live: US military strikes ship violating blockade of Iranian ports
The US military announced on Tuesday that it had shot a Panama-flagged ship that was trying to approach an Iranian port in violation of Washington's blockade. President Donald Trump asserted again …
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Trump on undisclosed plan to use decoy plane: ‘It’s up to Secret Service and military’
President Trump on Tuesday said the undisclosed plan to transfer him off of Air Force One and on to a separate military plane last month came at the request of the Secret Service. “It’s up to the S…
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New ‘Katsu Curry Index’ aims to show how weak the yen really is
One bank strategist argues that an international price comparison for the pork-and-rice dish — rather than burgers — gives a better sense of how the yen's retreat feels.
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Australia politics live: Bragg proposes drastically lower top tax bracket and visa cuts, says he wished he’d done more to stop Morrison’s budget ‘madness’
Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Education minister says funding agreement with Victoria ‘very close’ The education minister, Jason Clare , says…
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Bondi Beach shooting hero's assault charges dropped by police
Police charged Ahmed al Ahmed in June after an alleged incident with his father at a Sydney home.
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Johannesburg’s water crisis angers voters while driving rich off-grid
Wealthier inhabitants of the commercial capital are drilling boreholes to bypass the municipality, starving it of funds needed to fix the mess.
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Moderate David Crowley and Democratic socialist Francesca Hong face tight race for Wisconsin governor primary – live
Results also coming in from Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont, Alabama and Connecticut Sign up to the US Breaking News email Pete Hegseth ’s appointments to a key Pentagon advisory body include tw…
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See How Trump’s Secret Air Force One Swap Unfolded
The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years.
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New Zealand PM survives second leadership challenge ahead of election
Christopher Luxon says he has "full support" of his party, after a vote of confidence 12 weeks before a general election.
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Inventories and farming method gains bolster food system against ‘super’ El Nino
Still, wars in the Middle East and the Black Sea region that impact fertilizer availability temper optimism, experts have warned.
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Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
Trump maintains the military jet he boarded instead was at "greater risk" than the decoy Air Force One.
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Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Technical wreck diver Kingo Wakasa, 56, is going against all odds to document the rusted hull of the USS Emmons destroyer on the seabed off northern Okinawa.
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Former ‘Summer House’ star loses House Democratic primary to take on Stauber in Minnesota
Former federal immigration official Trina Swanson is projected to win the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Swanson defeated Democrats Joh…
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv sends new proposals to Trump’s negotiators for plan to end conflict, says Zelensky
Ukrainian warns Putin is poised to escalate the conflict as air defences run dry
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Rep. John Larson, a Longtime Lawmaker, Loses a Primary in Connecticut
In an upset, Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, won the Democratic nomination, capitalizing on calls for generational change.
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Democrat backed by Bernie Sanders wins primary as parties prepare to battle for the House
Democrat Rebecca Cooke will face GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden again in Wisconsin, NBC News projects, as both parties nominated candidates in battleground districts.
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Trump comes up short with Lindell in Minnesota gubernatorial primary
Minnesota state Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) was projected to win the Republican primary for governor of the North Star State, Decision Desk HQ projects, dealing a blow to President Trump. Trump had endors…
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What is Unitree and why are China’s humanoid robot makers racing to list?
Unitree said its retail tranche was more than 8,000 times oversubscribed, underscoring intense investor enthusiasm in China for humanoid robotics.
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India warns incidents on disputed border will affect China relations
During the foreign ministry's biweekly briefing, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal did not deny that a fresh border incident had occurred.
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Matt Little, a Progressive, Wins a Democratic House Primary in Minnesota
Mr. Little, a former mayor and state senator, beat two other candidates. He focused on promises of banning corporate money from politics and supporting Medicare for all.
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‘Waiting for any sign of life’: Colombia reels after earthquake
Rescuers are scouring mountains of rubble in search of survivors following Monday's magnitude 7.4 quake.
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Rebecca Cooke Wins Democratic Primary for Key Wisconsin House Seat
Ms. Cooke, a three-time congressional candidate, held a huge fund-raising edge in a western Wisconsin race that Democrats consider pivotal to their hopes of flipping the House.
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How war shaped the manga of Tadao Tsuge
The "gekiga" pioneer drew on memories of war, hunger and poverty to chronicle Japan's overlooked lives.
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Son-in-Law of Sean Duffy Wins G.O.P. House Primary in Northern Wisconsin
Michael Alfonso, 26, had the support of the transportation secretary and an endorsement from President Trump.
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North Korea conducts second ballistic missile test in less than a week
North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, its second test in less than a week, as Seoul and Washington prepare to begin annual military drills next week. The launches appear to signal Pyongy…
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JAL and ANA to cut fuel surcharges below ¥60,000 on flights to U.S. and Europe
Both airlines had raised the surcharges on the routes for tickets issued in July and August to a record ¥65,000 from ¥56,000 for May and June.
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LeBron to make Sixers debut against defending champion Knicks on opening night
The NBA announced several key games on Tuesday ahead of the 2026-27 campaign, which begins with a three-game slate featuring James with his new club.
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With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy
In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and repor…
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Iran Said to Have Known Details of Trump’s Stay at NATO Summit
The United States picked up multiple streams of information, including one potential threat that involved a shoulder-fired missile.
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New Evidence Shows Federal Agents Using Racial Slurs During Immigration Sweeps
Body-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles
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Bondi shooting hero Ahmed al-Ahmed cleared of assault charges
Al-Ahmed, who maintains his innocence, was accused of putting his father in a headlock in March Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or dail…
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Passenger jet billed as China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus prepares to make first international flight
The Comac C919 will fly from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, although experts say it could take generations for it to challenge the west’s dominance of the industry China hopes to break into th…
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Could Clacton bin off Nigel Farage? – podcast
Farage has taken a high risk gamble by resigning and forcing a byelection in his constituency. Nosheen Iqbal heads to Clacton to find out how voters feel Clacton was once a seaside jewel on England…
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Darline Graham Advances to the Republican Senate Runoff in South Carolina
Ms. Graham will face Representative Ralph Norman, a hard-line conservative who had previously run for governor, in the runoff.
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ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Wednesday notice that outlined plans to provide Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with gloves that will deliver painful elect…
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Iran-US war latest: Tehran hits back at Trump’s claim of ‘complete control’ over Hormuz and says it will stay closed
US leader reportedly hid in a catering truck to fend off an assassination threat after attending Nato summit last month
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Little wins Democratic primary for open Craig seat as Republicans eye flip in Minnesota
Former Minnesota state Sen. Matt Little won the Democratic primary for the state’s 2nd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects, and is set to face off against GOP state Sen. Eric Pratt in…
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Duffy’s son-in-law wins GOP primary for open Tiffany House seat
Michael Alfonso, the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, was projected to win the GOP primary for the open congressional seat in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, according to …
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Hiroshi Okuda, Toyota chair who pushed for the Prius, dies at 93
Okuda was the first person to helm Toyota from outside the company's founding family in a generation.
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White Sox celebrate ‘Pope Night’ with holy hat giveaway
The team has not shied away from the connection since it was revealed the pope was a White Sox fan following his elevation to the highest seat in the Catholic Church in 2025.
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Democratic Rep. John Larson loses his primary to opponent calling for generational change
The 14-term Connecticut Democrat lost to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin in a heavily blue district, NBC News projects.
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Fighter Jets Intercept Aircraft Over Trump’s Patriot Games in Ohio
It was at least the fourth time that an aircraft has violated the no-fly zone near President Trump this week.
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Veteran Justin Rose pushing to remain among golf’s elite well into 40s
The Englishman arrives at the FedEx Cup playoff opener, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, as the defending champion after defeating J.J. Spaun in a playoff last year.
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Van Orden faces Cooke in rematch for battleground Wisconsin House seat
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) is projected for a rematch against political fundraiser and waitress Rebecca Cooke (D) for a battleground House seat in central and western Wisconsin, according to D…
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Koizumi exceeded expectations as defense minister. Will he stay on?
The defense minister has enjoyed a relatively successful outing, maintaining public visibility, avoiding gaffes and representing Japan in security engagements globally.
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Rubio, Bessent and Miller Traveled on Decoy Plane From Turkey Without Trump
Some of President Trump’s top officials traveled on the original Air Force One, which the president secretly disembarked.
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Areas to Watch in Minnesota’s Senate and Governor Primaries
Divides in both parties will be on display Tuesday night, particularly in a group of key counties.
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River tubers’ 4-hour tour turned into 3 days of survival in remote Michigan woods
Two women and a boy were rescued and hospitalized for scrapes, cuts, dehydration and exhaustion, the state Department of Natural Resources said.
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Hong Kong is no longer a Western playground – and it’s not looking back
When it comes to bad prognostication, no one can beat Fortune, which came up with the mother of all “Hong Kong is doomed” narratives. In June 1995, the magazine ran its infamous “The Death of Hong …
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