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Angus Cloud: HBO Euphoria actor who played 'Fez' pronounced dead
The 25-year-old reportedly buried his father last week and died at his family home in …
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Ukraine Steps Up Growing Campaign to Strike Within Russia
The stepped-up drone and missile attacks show a will to hamper the Kremlin’s military …
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Missing Sailor Donald Lawson’s Boat Is Found Off the Mexican Coast
Donald Lawson, 41, of Baltimore was training for a solo sailing trip around the world …
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Gallium and germanium: What China’s new move in microchip war means for world
The world's second largest economy is putting controls on gallium and germanium ex…
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Tuesday Briefing: Floods Pummel Beijing
Also, evidence shows that Myanmar’s junta has increased its brutal attacks against civ…
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Unesco recommends adding Venice to endangered list
Italian authorities are failing to protect the city from over tourism and climate chan…
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Paul Reubens: Pee-wee Herman actor dies age 70
Paul Reubens, who portrayed the children's TV and film character, had privately be…
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Madonna feels 'lucky to be alive' after health scare
The 64-year-old spent several days in intensive care while receiving treatment for an …
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Sudan conflict: Women tell BBC horror stories of rape
Women give the BBC harrowing accounts of rape by fighters, as conflict rages in the co…
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Denmark considers banning protests burning Quran and other religious texts
The Danish government is exploring banning protests destroying holy texts over securit…
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Your Monday Briefing: Dozens Dead in Pakistan
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Coup Supporters Attack the French Embassy in Niger
People who back the coup waved Russian flags in Niger’s capital and called for French …
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Six killed at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Deadly clashes broke out between rival factions in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp over the…
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The Texas town caught in the middle of America's border battle
Eagle Pass is the front line in a showdown over migrants between Texas and the federal…
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Ancient Worms Revived From Permafrost After 46,000 Years
Scientists want to understand how the worms survived in extreme conditions for extraor…
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Europe fires: How Canadair pilots battle the Mediterranean blazes
Water bombers have become a cornerstone of the fight – but flying them requires courag…
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Why it's getting easier to be a single mum in China
How rule changes and financial independence is helping unmarried women to keep their b…
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WeChat: Why does Elon Musk want X to emulate China's everything-app?
Musk is an admirer of Chinese mega-app WeChat, which combines messaging, social media,…
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Judge dismisses Donald Trump's 'Big Lie' lawsuit against CNN
Mr Trump alleged that the US cable network's use of the phrase likened him to Adol…
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The other American women's team at World Cup
A shock win by Philippines over New Zealand was forged thousands of miles away in the …
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Australia helicopter crash: Four military aircrew missing
A search and rescue mission is under way after the military aircraft crashed off Linde…
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AIDS Relief Program Under Threat as G.O.P. Insists on Abortion Restriction
A decades-old program created by President George W. Bush to combat AIDS around the wo…
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Sudha Murty: Why her comment over spoons divided Indians
Sudha Murty's life has been under increased scrutiny since son-in-law Rishi Sunak …
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Yevgeny Prigozhin: From Putin’s ‘Chef’ to His Biggest Threat
Yevgeny Prigozhin has transformed from one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies to the b…
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Sinead O’Connor Mourned in Irish Mountain Village Where She Once Lived
For three years, the singer, who died this week, found simplicity and happiness in a m…
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Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Makes Some Gains, but Questions Remain
Kyiv has intensified its counteroffensive against the Russian invasion, but has kept t…
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Putin claims Russian lines are holding.
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Google alert failed to warn people of Turkey earthquake
The tech giant claims millions of people were sent a warning before the deadly earthqu…
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Putin’s Promise of Free Grain Reflects Russia’s Priorities in Africa
The Russian leader made the overture days after pulling out of the Black Sea grain dea…
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Photos Suggest Prigozhin Is in Russia, Meeting African Officials
The whereabouts of the leader of the Wagner mercenary group has been a subject of cont…
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Niger coup makes the troubled Sahel region yet more fragile
One of the few democracies left in the Sahel, Niger now faces military rule just like …
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Sinéad O'Connor on the BBC over the years
Irish singer and activist Sinéad O'Connor has died aged 56. from BBC News - Worl…
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Colonization Was ‘Luckiest Thing’ for Australia, John Howard Says
The backlash was swift after John Howard made the remarks ahead of a referendum on Abo…
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Aliens and UFOs bring a divided US Congress together
Witnesses testify to US lawmakers about "unidentified... phenomenon" amid ca…
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1 Dead and 22 Injured in Cargo Ship Fire Off the Netherlands
The ship was carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles near the Dutch island of Ameland in the No…
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Joe Lewis: UK tycoon bailed in US fraud case but can't use superyacht
A $300m bond for Tottenham Hotspur tycoon Joe Lewis is secured by his luxury boat and …
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Elon Musk tweet boosts vaccine conspiracies targeting LeBron James' son
The basketball legend's son Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday. fr…
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Biden Orders U.S. to Share Evidence of Russian War Crimes With Hague Court
The step signals a major shift in American policy and ends months of resistance by Pen…
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Putin Plans China Visit as a Russian Leader Joins a North Korea Celebration
The visits reflect Moscow’s ongoing efforts to strengthen ties with Asian allies, give…
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World Cup spotlight hides Australia inequalities
The team's success is despite conditions in Australia, not because of them, those …
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Your Tuesday Briefing
China has replaced its foreign minister, the world gets some good economic news, Israe…
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Italy weather: Summer storms sweep across northern regions
Hailstorms and heavy rain leaves a trail of damage across the countries northern regio…
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Putin Signs a Harsh New Law Targeting Transgender People in Russia
The law, part of a broader L.G.B.T.Q. crackdown, includes a ban on transition surgery.…
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Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions
For the first time since 2011, Spotify confirms a price hike for about 200m ad-free su…
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Greta Thunberg carried away by police hours after fine
The climate activist was removed from a protest shortly after being fined over a previ…
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Protests in Israel Intensify After Vote on Judicial Limits
Outraged opponents of the government’s removal of some of the Supreme Court’s powers b…
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Helicopter finds missing toddler in soybean field
Aerial and infrared cameras helped locate and rescue a three-year-old boy who was miss…
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Ukraine war: Russia hits Odesa after killing grain deal
Russia is hammering Ukraine's port city of Odesa after quitting the grain deal. Wh…
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Sophia Duleep Singh: Indian princess who fought for women to vote in UK
Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last Sikh emperor of Punjab and a goddaugh…
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Corfu latest Greek island to evacuate over wildfires
The popular tourist island has started evacuations after 19,000 had to leave Rhodes. …
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How the Hunt for a Lioness Near Berlin Turned Into a Wild Boar Chase
The heavily armed search that upended the southern edge of the German capital met an a…
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Spain Elections: Results Show No Party With Enough Votes to Govern
Preliminary results showed no party winning the support needed to govern, leaving the …
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Your Monday Briefing: A Major Vote in Israel
Also, Cambodia’s elections, Ukraine’s counteroffensive and Japan’s coal plants. from…
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Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is experiencing its heaviest rain in half a centu…
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Africa unmasked at the Tate: The continent through its own lens
The Tate showcases Africa's past, present and future through the lenses of artists…
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Mexico: Arson attack at bar on US border leaves 11 dead
A manhunt is underway after a man set fire to a bar after he was kicked out, officials…
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Cambodian Election 2023: What to Know
Hun Sen, the prime minister for nearly four decades, applied familiar tactics ahead of…
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Four Are Missing After Severe Flooding in Nova Scotia
Residents were evacuated, numerous roads washed out and many cars left abandoned in th…
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Biden chooses Lisa Franchetti to head military branch
Admiral Lisa Franchetti will become the first woman to lead a US military branch if co…
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Russia Raises Interest Rates, Trying to Cool Wartime Economy
With the ruble weakening and the government spending ever more money on the war in Ukr…
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Gorilla thought to be male surprises zoo with birth
Columbus Zoo in Ohio says Sully, 8, was found cradling the unexpected newborn in her a…
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Four Charged in Gold Coin Theft From German Museum
The arrests came about eight months after thieves cut fiber optic cables, broke into a…
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Seven AI companies agree to safeguards in the US
White House says it's a 'critical step' towards the responsible developmen…
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Russia Ending Ukraine Grain Deal Could Upend Food Security in Africa
Somalia, Ethiopia and others in the Horn of Africa could be hit the hardest, a leader …
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Tupac Shakur: Police seize hard drives and laptops at house
Police search the home of a man who says he was inside the car with the person who sho…
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Your Friday Briefing: The First Wins in the Women’s World Cup
Also, tensions between Iraq and Sweden and a gathering of golden retrievers. from NY…
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Tornado rips apart Pfizer manufacturing site in North Carolina
Footage captures the tornado that tore through the facility and flattened buildings in…
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Hollywood strike: Actors accuse NBCUniversal of turning up heat with tree row
A film studio cut trees that had given striking actors and writers shade during blazin…
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Morocco Invites Netanyahu to Visit, in a Possible Opening to Deeper Ties
The invitation came in a letter from King Mohammed VI to Prime Minister Benjamin Netan…
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U.S. to Send $1.3 Billion in Ukraine Aid, Bringing Total This Week to $2.3 Billion
The money is expected to be used to buy new air-defense missile systems and other mili…
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Crimean authorities say a blast hit a military base, but Putin calls it a landfill.
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Tobias Ellwood: Afghan women slate UK MP's video praising 'country transformed'
Tobias Ellwood is castigated for backing engagement with the Taliban but barely mentio…
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Four arrested over €1.6m Celtic coin theft
German authorities say investigations are continuing into the November museum heist in…
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What Russians saw on TV: The traitor and the ‘indisputable hero.’
Viewers of state media were told that a mutiny and other events are causes for celebra…
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Extreme Heat Grips 3 Continents as Climate Change Warms Earth
Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people endured blisteri…
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Tupac Shakur: Police search house over 1996 killing
Nevada police search a home as part of an investigation into the rapper's 1996 kil…
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Australian Man and His Dog Rescued After Nearly 3 Months at Sea
“I have not had food, enough food, for a long time,” Tim Shaddock, 54, said after he a…
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Arresting Putin in South Africa Would Risk War, President Says
The assertion, made in a court affidavit, was the clearest indication yet that South A…
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JFK nephew rebuked over Covid conspiracy theory
Robert F Kennedy Jr is under fire over comments suggesting Covid-19 was "ethnical…
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Explosions Damage Crimea Bridge as Russia Blames Ukraine for Attack
Russia accused Ukraine of hitting the Kerch Strait Bridge for the second time in 10 mo…
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Your Tuesday Briefing: China Engages as Its Economy Sputters
Also, an attack on a bridge between Russia and Crimea. from NYT > World News http…
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South Korea floods: Tunnel horror brings home climate fears
The country is less used to dealing with the severe effects of a warming planet. fro…
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Crimea bridge closed following 'emergency'
Russian-installed officials have told people to find other routes into the occupied Uk…
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Why Does Every Women’s World Cup City Have Two Names?
A concerted effort to say Indigenous names correctly, and tell the stories behind them…
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Nigeria's so-called tax collectors: Menacing and mafia-like
The tax system is opaque - and abused, with politicians and private citizens lining th…
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Extreme heat intensifies across south-west US
More than a dozen states are under warnings with the brutal conditions showing no sign…
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Your Monday Briefing: U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks
Also, the G20 finance ministers prepare to meet in India, China targets Canadian polit…
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Jane Birkin: Artist and style icon's life in pictures
France's president said she was a "French icon" who "sang the most …
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Small, Hidden and Deadly: Mines Stymie Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
To gain ground, Ukrainian forces have to make their way through a variety and density …
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CPTPP: UK agrees to join Asia's trade club but what is it?
It may sound like an official has leant on their keyboard - but it's an acronym we…
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Your pictures on the theme of 'my hometown'
A selection of striking images from our readers around the world. from BBC News - Wo…
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John Kerry in Beijing: Can US and China set aside rivalry for climate action?
The two biggest economies and polluters need to work together to avert the crisis, exp…
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Week in pictures: 8-14 July 2023
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days. …
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Stare at smokers to stop them, Hong Kong health chief urges public
Hong Kong's health secretary suggests people should stare at smokers in restaurant…
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Comfort women: Last of Japan's WW2 sex slaves sing 'forget us not'
Their own memories fading, former World War Two sex slaves seek justice in their twili…
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Visitors Briefly Trapped at Former Home of Agatha Christie
In a moment of literary irony, visitors were stranded at Greenway House, where the mys…
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South Africa Grapples With Putin’s Plan to Attend BRICS Summit
An arrest warrant for the Russian leader from the International Criminal Court has cre…
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Christopher Nolan: After Oppenheimer, no more films during strike action
The Oppenheimer director says fully supports the "jobbing actors and staff writer…
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Drone shows great white sharks swimming under surfers
A handful of sharks lurked below the surface while surfers caught waves in California.…
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Surviving Extreme Heat
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Which movies and TV shows are impacted by the Hollywood strike?
This is how a mega-strike involving writers and performers may see film and TV product…
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Danish vlogger: 'My guilt over being traded in Iranian prisoner swap'
Thomas Kjems was one of four Europeans freed in exchange for an Iranian diplomat jaile…
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Biden Braces NATO for Long Conflict With Russia, Making Cold War Parallel
Concluding a NATO summit focused on the war in Ukraine and other fast-changing challen…
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Cerberus heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across southern Europe
The heatwave could potentially lead to record-breaking temperatures, forecasters say. …
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Your Thursday Briefing: Biden Vows Not to “Waver” After NATO Summit
Also, Chinese hackers hit the State Department, ocean temperatures rise and Milan Kund…
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Ukraine war: Wagner-linked senior general Sergei Surovikin 'resting'
A senior MP says Sergei Surovikin is "not reachable", amid speculation about…
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Canada to recall Prime Energy over caffeine levels
Officials say stores may be selling the product, which has yet to launch in Canada, wi…
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NATO Says It Will Invite Ukraine Some Day, Resisting Calls to Act Soon
The alliance firmed up its plans to include Ukraine eventually, but gave no timetable,…
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Finnish Right-Wing Party Leader Apologizes After Racist Posts Surface
Riikka Purra, who leads the nationalist Finns party, was the second member of her fact…
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Is Bollywood a man’s world?
Researchers try to quantify just how severe the stranglehold of patriarchy on Hindi ci…
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Ex-Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years
Leslie Van Houten was convicted in the 1969 slaying of a California couple alongside C…
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Biden Administration Is Quietly Debating Whether to Send Ukraine ATACMS Missiles
The United States already has plans for its limited stock of long-range Army Tactical …
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Jury rules document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is valid will
A jury rules that a hand-written document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is a va…
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Jenin: Palestinian boy killed during Israeli assault was unarmed - family
It comes after videos emerge of the moment the 16-year-old was killed during an Israel…
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Putin Met With Mercenary Leaders He Had Called Traitors During Mutiny
The Kremlin’s disclosure of the meeting with Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and other Wagner gro…
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Iceland Monitors New Volcanic Eruption
Larger eruptions have disrupted European air travel, but officials said this small one…
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Aretha Franklin's sons head to trial over her million-dollar estate
Five years after the Queen of Soul died without a known will, her heirs are in court o…
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Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the New Normal.
Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequen…
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Turkey leader Erdogan will back Sweden joining Nato - Stoltenberg
Turkey's President Erdogan agrees to support Sweden's bid to join Nato, the al…
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Zelensky honours Poles killed by Ukrainians in WW2 Volhynia massacre
Ukraine's president seeks to heal a deep historical wound with his Polish counterp…
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Prime: Top US senator calls for probe into KSI and Logan Paul energy drink
Chuck Schumer alleges the drink is being targeted at children despite its high caffein…
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Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands
The aid group Walking Borders says many children are on board the missing boat, which …
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The rush for nickel: 'They are destroying our future'
Campaigners in the world’s largest nickel producer, Indonesia, warn mining is threaten…
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Your Monday Briefing: NATO Prepares to Meet
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Watch: Cars plough through massive Delhi flooding
Heavy rain in India's capital has caused the city to flood, leaving residents stra…
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Giessen Eritrea festival clashes leave 26 police officers injured
Police clash with stone-throwing protesters as Eritrean tensions flare up in a central…
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How warming oceans are driving the climate juggernaut
Experts are predicting that the developing El Niño is likely to make 2023 the world…
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James F. Dobbins Leading Authority on Nation Building Dies at 81
His Foreign Service career took him on a tour of world hot spots, including Somalia, H…
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US football star Rapinoe to retire at end of season
USA forward Megan Rapinoe, one of the most successful players of her generation, says …
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What You Need to Know About the Dutch Government Collapse
The coalition parties couldn’t come to an agreement on the country’s migration policy.…
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Alexander De Croo video threat leads to arrest of Belgium ex-soldier
The suspect filmed himself in a wood shooting at a photo of Belgian PM Alexander De Cr…
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Is Taylor Swift snubbing Canada?
Swift has tour stops in South America, Asia and Australia, but not Canada. Is there ba…
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Overlooked No More: Hannie Schaft Resistance Fighter During World War II
She killed Nazis in the Netherlands and was known as “the girl with the red hair” on t…
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Evva Hanes Who Made Moravian Cookies World Famous Dies at 90
She made several varieties of the thin, crispy cookie in a factory next door to her No…
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Switzerland and Austria Join Sky Shield Air Defense Initiative Amid Threats Raised by Russia-Ukraine War
The Sky Shield initiative is aimed at strengthening Europe’s air defenses to deal with…
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The Wire creator seeks leniency for drug dealer in Michael K Williams' death
David Simon says no good can come from incarcerating a 71-year-old for Michael K Willi…
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Cluster munitions are a question for individual countries NATOs secretary general says.
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'I want you dead': Survivors of El Paso shooting address gunman in court
Survivors of the 2019 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, have addressed the atta…
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Who Is Aleksandr Lukashenko?
The brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary force last month has given Belarus’s autocrat…
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Wagner Group: Russian state media takes aim at Prigozhin
Piles of cash, weapons and a giant sledgehammer seen in pictures allegedly showing a r…
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Sunil Chhetri: Indian footballer in the same league as Messi and Ronaldo
Long-standing captain Sunil Chhetri has been the face of football in cricket-crazy Ind…
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Ukraine Strikes Makiivka Igniting a Huge Blast in Russian-Occupied City
Ukrainian and Russian officials differed on whether a military or civilian area had be…
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Ros Atkins on... Ukrainian nuclear plant fears
The BBC’s analysis editor assesses claims about the security of the Zaporizhzhia power…
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Your Thursday Briefing: Israels West Bank Raid Ends
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Biden and the Swedish prime minister meet to discuss Swedens NATO bid.
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Palestinian families return to rubble in Jenin refugee camp
Residents of the city's refugee camp say homes were destroyed in the Israeli milit…
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Canada stops advertising with Facebook and Instagram in news row
It's the latest move over a new bill that will force tech giants to pay Canadian m…
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Senegal's Macky Sall bows to pressure from Sonko's supporters over third term
Macky Sall caught many people off-guard with his decision not to seek a third term. …
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France riots: 'For the politicians we are nothing'
In one of Marseille's most deprived neighbourhoods, residents say local despair fu…
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Léon Gautier Last Surviving French Commando From D-Day Dies at 100
“We were at the head of the landing,” he said. “The British let us go a few meters in …
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Your Wednesday Briefing: Putin Xi Modi Meet in Virtual Summit
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Jenin: UN agencies voice alarm as major Israeli operation continues
The agencies say infrastructure is being destroyed and medics cannot not reach all the…
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Kevin Spacey trial: Actor grabbed accuser's crotch court hears
The accuser alleges he was approached by the actor after he let his dog out accidental…
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Why Europe's 'lonely' tech entrepreneurs need help
A group of experienced European tech leaders hopes to mentor a new generation of entre…
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For Ukrainians Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Life Goes On
Ukrainians who live near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have gr…
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Why has Twitter restricted its own tweets?
Elon Musk has restricted the number of tweets you can see - a strange move for a socia…
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Your Tuesday Briefing: Israels Assault on Jenin
Also, the U.S. Treasury Secretary will visit Beijing. from NYT > World News https…
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Buck Moon: July supermoon to appear brighter than usual in the sky this week
July's full Moon, known as a Buck Moon, will be closer than normal in its orbit ar…
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Prigozhins Public Support Remains Significant After Rebellion Polls Show
Experts are divided over the accuracy of polling in Russia, but polling firms say well…
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Benodebehari Mukherjee: Blind Indian painter's forgotten scroll found after 100 years
Benodebehari Mukherjee who lost his vision entirely at 53 came to define modern art in…
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Mystery of Holocaust escape girls solved after 84 years
For more than 80 years the identities of three girls captured in an iconic photograph …
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The false French riot posts spreading online
A number of false and misleading claims about the French riots have been circulating o…
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California reparations: How do you put a price on racism?
The state of California is considering giving the descendants of slaves $1.2m each. …
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France protests: Police throw tear gas in Marseille
Heavy clashes have been taking place between police and protesters all evening in the …
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Ukraine war corrosive for Vladimir Putin - CIA boss
William J Burns says dissatisfaction with the conflict in Russia is a valuable recruit…
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New Jersey: Dramatic rescue as helicopter pulls firefighters from river
The boat had stalled and went over the edge of a dam during a rescue mission in New Je…
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