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2Revised plan aims to ‘keep something going’ amid fears Netanyahu may gamble on new all-out offensive before Israeli elections
3Germany's chancellor has insisted that his coalition has "regained its footing" — despite dismal poll numbers. Friedrich Merz also cautioned against voting for the far-right AFD party.
4The parasite has sickened thousands across the United States. Experts have tips on how to stay safe.
5Sixth day of fighting threatens to turn into all-out war and casts serious doubt on peace deal struck last month
6The measure failed, but the level of support among Democrats exposed a stark shift in the party away from backing the Jewish state.
7The air quality in large parts of Michigan, Minneapolis and Minnesota is deemed "hazardous" by authorities.
8Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.
9Ukraine's president has not explained Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal, which is causing great upset among civil society and the military.
10Taking war to heart of Russian territory has seized initiative and reset Zelenskyy’s relationship with Trump
11The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray.
12The US vice-president also said he faced ‘vicious’ personal attacks over his diplomatic outreach to end war.
13Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz
14After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.
15A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
16We didn’t need an outbreak of a nightmare stomach bug. But here we are.
17What went down at the equivalent of Fashion Week for tech bros. Plus, Jay-Z’s still got it.
18President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leaders
19The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.
20Air quality in several cities reached hazardous levels on Thursday morning as smoke was expected to move across North America.
21The new pills can lower cholesterol levels far below what can be achieved with statins, clinical trials have shown.

The air quality in large parts of Michigan, Minneapolis and Minnesota is deemed "hazardous" by authorities.

Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.

Ukraine's president has not explained Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal, which is causing great upset among civil society and the military.

Taking war to heart of Russian territory has seized initiative and reset Zelenskyy’s relationship with Trump

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray.

The US vice-president also said he faced ‘vicious’ personal attacks over his diplomatic outreach to end war.

Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz

After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.

A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.

We didn’t need an outbreak of a nightmare stomach bug. But here we are.

What went down at the equivalent of Fashion Week for tech bros. Plus, Jay-Z’s still got it.

President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leaders

The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.

Air quality in several cities reached hazardous levels on Thursday morning as smoke was expected to move across North America.

The new pills can lower cholesterol levels far below what can be achieved with statins, clinical trials have shown.
1US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.
2Treaty came into effect at midnight, eliminating border controls on land frontier with British overseas territory
3Operation would be a dramatic military spectacle but would carry costs analysts doubt Washington is willing to incur.
4Spain booked its place in the World Cup final while England and Argentina prepare for the game at Atlanta stadium.
5Extradition request for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers sparks concerns that US government is conflating humanitarian aid with terrorism
6The late senator’s sister, the politically inexperienced Darline Graham Nordone, has inherited his office and powers.
7The senator is alive, a key requirement to maintain one’s job in the US Senate
8Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaigners
9Britain swells with pride over the 25-year-old, the first Muslim to wear the England jersey at a FIFA World Cup.
10Lithuania’s president says Russia could be looking to escalate against one of the Baltic countries or Poland
11The lily-padding trend sees young people repeatedly move jobs to try to advance in the workplace.
12Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuce
13Oil prices rise as the US renews a blockade on Iranian ports and carries out a wave of air strikes.
14The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.
15Their scandalous work was once banned. Now it’s in museums. The photographer talks about a lifetime defying conformity – and their ‘very active’ sex life
16Witnesses reported seeing a boat in rough seas which began to take on water and was turned over, authorities say.
17Would the world have been safer if Graham hadn’t cozied up to Trump?
18Lindsay Hoyle thanks Starmer for his leadership, particularly in regard to ‘his steadfast support for Ukraine’
19Less than a month after signing an MoU as a step towards peace, the US reinstates a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
20The much-loved presenter had 10 years on This Morning before suddenly deciding she had to get out of there. She discusses sexual harassment, tabloid intrusion, Phillip Schofield and the power of forgiveness
21MPs on all sides of the House of Commons paid tribute to the departing PM, traded jokes and shared anecdotes.
22Beneath the drone strikes and talk of ceasefires lies a battle over history that is testing Kyiv’s chances for an end to the conflict
23⚽ All the latest news from a huge World Cup Wednesday ⚽ Spain reach final | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail us
24The IRGC has taken the lead in Iran, particularly over Hormuz – and the government says it’s on the same page.
25Lawmakers in the Senate have unveiled a bipartisan proposal to address Social Security's looming insolvency.

US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.

Treaty came into effect at midnight, eliminating border controls on land frontier with British overseas territory

Operation would be a dramatic military spectacle but would carry costs analysts doubt Washington is willing to incur.

Spain booked its place in the World Cup final while England and Argentina prepare for the game at Atlanta stadium.

Extradition request for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers sparks concerns that US government is conflating humanitarian aid with terrorism

The late senator’s sister, the politically inexperienced Darline Graham Nordone, has inherited his office and powers.

The senator is alive, a key requirement to maintain one’s job in the US Senate

Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaigners

Britain swells with pride over the 25-year-old, the first Muslim to wear the England jersey at a FIFA World Cup.

Lithuania’s president says Russia could be looking to escalate against one of the Baltic countries or Poland

The lily-padding trend sees young people repeatedly move jobs to try to advance in the workplace.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuce

Oil prices rise as the US renews a blockade on Iranian ports and carries out a wave of air strikes.

The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.

Their scandalous work was once banned. Now it’s in museums. The photographer talks about a lifetime defying conformity – and their ‘very active’ sex life

Witnesses reported seeing a boat in rough seas which began to take on water and was turned over, authorities say.

Would the world have been safer if Graham hadn’t cozied up to Trump?

Lindsay Hoyle thanks Starmer for his leadership, particularly in regard to ‘his steadfast support for Ukraine’

Less than a month after signing an MoU as a step towards peace, the US reinstates a naval blockade on Iranian ports.

The much-loved presenter had 10 years on This Morning before suddenly deciding she had to get out of there. She discusses sexual harassment, tabloid intrusion, Phillip Schofield and the power of forgiveness

MPs on all sides of the House of Commons paid tribute to the departing PM, traded jokes and shared anecdotes.

Beneath the drone strikes and talk of ceasefires lies a battle over history that is testing Kyiv’s chances for an end to the conflict

⚽ All the latest news from a huge World Cup Wednesday ⚽ Spain reach final | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail us

The IRGC has taken the lead in Iran, particularly over Hormuz – and the government says it’s on the same page.

Lawmakers in the Senate have unveiled a bipartisan proposal to address Social Security's looming insolvency.
1Supermarket billionaire Dieter Schwarz is investing billions in his cloud company, Schwarz Digits, to rival Google, Microsoft and Amazon.
2Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock".
3House Republicans and Democrats united in favor of a bill to eliminate semiannual clock-changing, but it faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
4Iran’s bridges, power plants possible targets, Trump said as IRGC says it attacked US forces in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan.
5Once started, the process of voter radicalization isn’t easy to modulate.
6The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.
7Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
8The cooperation of Todd Blanche will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.
9The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.”
10The U.S. military says it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
11Critics fear the reforms could weaken government transparency by curbing civil society's access to official information and limiting requests from foreigners.
12A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.
13House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls amendment ‘overly broad’ as party grapples with backlash over Israel
14The “Daily Show” host called the image “totally believable evidence that Mitch McConnell is not only alive, but the happiest boy in the hospital.”
15US president says he will knock out all Iran’s power plants and bridges next week in bid to force Tehran to agree to a deal
16US strikes Iran for fourth consecutive day as Iran deputy foreign minister says interim deal all but ‘dismantled’
17As they near death, some dementia patients recover mental faculties assumed to be long lost. Researchers want to know why.
18Ukraine attacks deter Russian shipping in Sea of Azov; loudest cheers for Kyiv’s troops at Bastille Day parade in Paris. What we know on day 1,603
Agents fatally shot a man in Houston and another in coastal Maine, both in their vehicles. The killings were the latest in a string of ICE shootings during President Trump’s second term.
20Live coverage and text updates as France play Spain in a semifinal clash between the two tournament favourites.
21The Senate voted 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.
22Sen. Angus King says the motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing.
23The Democratic Party needs shaking up.
24While Trump has threatened to hit targets in Iran including Pickaxe Mountain, he has said a deal is possible.
25A home has stopped being just a place to live — it has also become an asset.
26I tried many remedies to break my social media habit. A homemade hack worked best.
27The ground war in Ukraine has stalemated and the crucial fight has shifted to the skies — missiles and interceptors.
28The payment illustrates the minefield Mr. Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office.
29They’re not exactly packed with nutrition. Here’s why dietitians love them anyway.
30Plane bringing Houthi delegation home from Tehran had to divert after Yemeni government bombed Sana’a airport
31Al Jazeera put nine leading AI models to the test to predict the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup champion.
32Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, the first Supreme Court justices to testify since 2019, talked about ethics and security threats during collegial hearings.

Supermarket billionaire Dieter Schwarz is investing billions in his cloud company, Schwarz Digits, to rival Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock".

House Republicans and Democrats united in favor of a bill to eliminate semiannual clock-changing, but it faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.

Iran’s bridges, power plants possible targets, Trump said as IRGC says it attacked US forces in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan.

Once started, the process of voter radicalization isn’t easy to modulate.

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.

The cooperation of Todd Blanche will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.

The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.”

The U.S. military says it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Critics fear the reforms could weaken government transparency by curbing civil society's access to official information and limiting requests from foreigners.

A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.

House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls amendment ‘overly broad’ as party grapples with backlash over Israel

The “Daily Show” host called the image “totally believable evidence that Mitch McConnell is not only alive, but the happiest boy in the hospital.”

US president says he will knock out all Iran’s power plants and bridges next week in bid to force Tehran to agree to a deal

US strikes Iran for fourth consecutive day as Iran deputy foreign minister says interim deal all but ‘dismantled’

As they near death, some dementia patients recover mental faculties assumed to be long lost. Researchers want to know why.

Ukraine attacks deter Russian shipping in Sea of Azov; loudest cheers for Kyiv’s troops at Bastille Day parade in Paris. What we know on day 1,603
Agents fatally shot a man in Houston and another in coastal Maine, both in their vehicles. The killings were the latest in a string of ICE shootings during President Trump’s second term.

Live coverage and text updates as France play Spain in a semifinal clash between the two tournament favourites.

The Senate voted 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.

Sen. Angus King says the motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing.

The Democratic Party needs shaking up.

While Trump has threatened to hit targets in Iran including Pickaxe Mountain, he has said a deal is possible.

A home has stopped being just a place to live — it has also become an asset.

I tried many remedies to break my social media habit. A homemade hack worked best.

The ground war in Ukraine has stalemated and the crucial fight has shifted to the skies — missiles and interceptors.

The payment illustrates the minefield Mr. Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office.

They’re not exactly packed with nutrition. Here’s why dietitians love them anyway.

Plane bringing Houthi delegation home from Tehran had to divert after Yemeni government bombed Sana’a airport

Al Jazeera put nine leading AI models to the test to predict the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup champion.

Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, the first Supreme Court justices to testify since 2019, talked about ethics and security threats during collegial hearings.
1Just before the latest strikes Trump said Iran would be hit ‘very hard’; UAE says Iranian cruise missiles hit two oil tankers in strait, killing a crew member and wounding eight
2US has carried out more attacks on Iran, with Iranian media reporting explosions in Kish, Qeshm and Bandar Abbas.
3With tax revenues down and social spending up, more and more cities and towns in the Ruhrgebiet are struggling. Oberhausen is particularly deep in the red.
4The yearslong effort to groom the former Iranian president as an intelligence asset culminated in a dramatic effort to take him to an Israeli safe house in the early days of the war. But the plan fell apart.
5He appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career but was perhaps best known for his star turn in the “Jurassic Park” series.
6US military says it hit dozens of Iranian sites in strikes on Monday while UN chief warns that a return to full-scale fighting would be ‘catastrophic’
7The judge said the suit was brought for 'improper purposes' and referred a Trump attorney for possible disciplinary action.
8After the senator and his sister, Darline, lost their parents, he guided her through the teenage years and into college. He called her success the highlight of his life.
9If the election were held today, which party would win a majority in the House and Senate?
10U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage.
11American president says ships will be charged for safe passage through strait in apparent policy reversal
12Michigan health officials announced the preliminary findings, but they cautioned that other foods could not be ruled out. The illness has sickened thousands across the United States.
13The fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, was the second in a week involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent firing into a vehicle.
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina named Darline Graham Nordone to replace Mr. Graham, who died on Saturday.
15Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died after a brief illness. The South Carolina Republican was 71.
16Tamás Sulyok was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who lost power in April after 16 years.
17Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
18The man, dressed in a white shirt and shorts, can be seen getting into a red car outside a house in Rotherham in the footage.
19The man and his grandson appeared a safe distance away from the bison before it quickly chased them down.
20The man and his former partner are accused of holding two Yazidi girls captive for years while subjecting them to forced labor, abuse and torture before handing them over to other IS members.
22US State Department ups pressure campaign on international tribunal, threatening allies who support investigations.
23In the same year as America’s founding, Edward Gibbon wrote “Decline and Fall.” 250 years later, it still holds lessons for us.
24The US president also says Washington will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
25Gov’t says its forces carried out a strike at Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there.
26Issue must be addressed with ‘even greater rigour’, says government spokesman, after New York Times report on how it has become a spy hub for Vladimir Putin
27Exclusive: Three men killed in incidents over past year allegedly involving G4S guards, who replaced in-house team after previous deaths
28England’s quarter-final match against Norway has spawned a new hero online – and it’s not Jude Bellingham …
29Judge rules that US president, Department of Justice misused courts in settlement that led to ‘anti-weaponization’ fund.
30Police hope the images could jog memories that will help them find the body of Peter Falconio.
31Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly wooed by Mossad agents after distancing himself from Khamenei
32President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge other ships for safe passage, raising tensions after recent mutual attacks.

Just before the latest strikes Trump said Iran would be hit ‘very hard’; UAE says Iranian cruise missiles hit two oil tankers in strait, killing a crew member and wounding eight

US has carried out more attacks on Iran, with Iranian media reporting explosions in Kish, Qeshm and Bandar Abbas.

With tax revenues down and social spending up, more and more cities and towns in the Ruhrgebiet are struggling. Oberhausen is particularly deep in the red.

The yearslong effort to groom the former Iranian president as an intelligence asset culminated in a dramatic effort to take him to an Israeli safe house in the early days of the war. But the plan fell apart.

He appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career but was perhaps best known for his star turn in the “Jurassic Park” series.

US military says it hit dozens of Iranian sites in strikes on Monday while UN chief warns that a return to full-scale fighting would be ‘catastrophic’

The judge said the suit was brought for 'improper purposes' and referred a Trump attorney for possible disciplinary action.

After the senator and his sister, Darline, lost their parents, he guided her through the teenage years and into college. He called her success the highlight of his life.

If the election were held today, which party would win a majority in the House and Senate?

U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage.

American president says ships will be charged for safe passage through strait in apparent policy reversal

Michigan health officials announced the preliminary findings, but they cautioned that other foods could not be ruled out. The illness has sickened thousands across the United States.

The fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, was the second in a week involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent firing into a vehicle.
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina named Darline Graham Nordone to replace Mr. Graham, who died on Saturday.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died after a brief illness. The South Carolina Republican was 71.

Tamás Sulyok was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who lost power in April after 16 years.

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

The man, dressed in a white shirt and shorts, can be seen getting into a red car outside a house in Rotherham in the footage.

The man and his grandson appeared a safe distance away from the bison before it quickly chased them down.

The man and his former partner are accused of holding two Yazidi girls captive for years while subjecting them to forced labor, abuse and torture before handing them over to other IS members.

Easy A’s are an easy out.

US State Department ups pressure campaign on international tribunal, threatening allies who support investigations.

In the same year as America’s founding, Edward Gibbon wrote “Decline and Fall.” 250 years later, it still holds lessons for us.

The US president also says Washington will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.

Gov’t says its forces carried out a strike at Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there.

Issue must be addressed with ‘even greater rigour’, says government spokesman, after New York Times report on how it has become a spy hub for Vladimir Putin

Exclusive: Three men killed in incidents over past year allegedly involving G4S guards, who replaced in-house team after previous deaths

England’s quarter-final match against Norway has spawned a new hero online – and it’s not Jude Bellingham …

Judge rules that US president, Department of Justice misused courts in settlement that led to ‘anti-weaponization’ fund.

Police hope the images could jog memories that will help them find the body of Peter Falconio.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly wooed by Mossad agents after distancing himself from Khamenei

President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge other ships for safe passage, raising tensions after recent mutual attacks.