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More than 30,000 missing and 188 dead after Venezuela’s worst earthquake in a century
Residents described ‘horror movie’ scenes as bodies and survivors were pulled from huge mounds of rubble
Global Warming Upends London Climate Week
The extreme heat smothering Europe has upended Climate Week in London.
For South Korean men, there's only one uniform that matters
The country can't watch a sporting event without arguing about its military service exemption.
Missing Chicago couple found dead among bodies discovered near Mexico City
The couple had moved from Chicago to Mexico City together
U.S. Military’s Weapons Shortage Shows Few Signs of Easing Soon
President Trump and Pentagon officials tried to reassure manufacturers as they sought additional funding from Congress.
NFL announces dates for 2027 draft in DC
The NFL on Thursday announced its annual draft will take place from April 29 through May 1 of next year in Washington, D.C. “Mark your calendars,” the league wrote on social platform X, sharing a photo of the Washington Monument surrounded by blooming Japanese cherry blossom trees. Peak bloom for cherry blossoms in D.C. this…
Democrats condemn ‘cruel and lawless’ Supreme Court decision allowing Trump to end deportation protections
Democrats on Capitol Hill railed against a Supreme Court decision on Thursday that found the Trump administration can strip temporary legal protections from Haitian and Syrian migrants. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that federal judges are barred from reviewing many of the challengers’ claims, opening the door for potential deportations of hundreds…
The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation
Women alleging rape and sexual assault in France call to abolish statute of limitations
More than 50 women are calling for the abolition of the statute of limitations which they say has prevented them seeking justice.
UN suspends Strait of Hormuz evacuation after ship 'hit by projectile'
The UN has halted the evacuation of thousands of seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel came under a suspected attack.
Black, red and complicated
Germany loves its World Cup team. The flag is a different story.
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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 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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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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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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Iran Asserts Authority Over Strait of Hormuz After Attacking Cargo Ship
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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Man who punched female police officers at Manchester Airport jailed
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz assaulted PC Lydia Ward, PC Ellie Cook and a Starbucks customer, a court heard.
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Duelo de titanes: Mbappé y Francia están en camino a Boston para enfrentar a la Noruega de Haaland
Francia se encuentra ante un equipo poderoso de Noruega y quieren el liderato del Grupo I. En un duelo que promete ser un espectáculo futbolístico.
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