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Dozens of Colombian soldiers released after three-day captivity in Amazon

Thirty-three Colombian soldiers have been released after being held captive for three days in the remote Amazonian village of Nueva York in Guaviare province, an area dominated by armed rebel…

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Minneapolis school attacker ‘obsessed with idea of killing children’, officials say

Investigators say the attacker who opened fire on pupils as they were praying at a church in Minneapolis was "obsessed with the idea of killing children." Robin Westman, who killed…

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US CDC chief fired after weeks in role as other top officials quit

The White House has dismissed U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez, less than a month after she took office, while four senior officials resigned amid…

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Trump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media

The Trump administration aims to tighten the duration of visas for students, cultural exchange visitors and members of the media, according to a proposed government regulation issued on Wednesday, part…

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Shock and Grief After Gunman Opens Fire in Minneapolis Catholic Church, Killing Two

An assailant armed with three guns fired through stained-glass windows into a Catholic church where parish school students were attending Mass on Wednesday, killing two children and wounding 17 other…

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US fighters intercept Russian aircraft off Alaska for 3rd time in a week

Fighters from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Sunday intercepted a Russian aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone for the third time in the past week,…

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US orders more ships to southern Caribbean with eye on drug cartels

The United States has ordered additional ships to the southern Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump's effort to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two sources briefed on…

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Trump wants to meet North Korea’s Kim this year

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and was open to further trade talks with South Korea even…

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U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country. The…

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Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits off South American tip

There was no tsunami threat after Thursday's earthquake of magnitude 7.5 in the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, following its brief warning…

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US deploys warships near Venezuela to combat drug threats

Three U.S. Aegis guided-missile destroyers will arrive off the coast of Venezuela in the next 36 hours as part of an effort to address threats from Latin American drug cartels,…

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Bolivia set to elect first non-left wing president in two decades

Bolivia is set to elect a non-left wing president after nearly two decades of near-continuous rule by the incumbent socialist party, according to official preliminary results. Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira…

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Why Alaska for the Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine?

It is unlikely that Vladimir Putin will arrive in Alaska on Friday to present Donald Trump with a territorial demand for the 49th state, sold by Tsar Alexander II to…

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US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups

The United States has ordered the deployment of U.S. air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two sources briefed on…

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Pentagon Golden Dome to have 4-layer defense system

The Trump administration's flagship Golden Dome missile defense system will include four layers -- one satellite-based and three on land -- with 11 short-range batteries located across the continental U.S.,…

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Trump takes over DC police in extraordinary move, deploys National Guard in capital

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power…

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US offers $50m reward for arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being "one of the largest narco-traffickers in…

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UPDATED: Kremlin says Putin and Trump will meet in coming days

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in the coming days, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday, in what would be the first summit between…

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Trump suggests Vance is his likely heir apparent in 2028

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Vice President JD Vance is “most likely” his heir apparent to serve as the Republican nominee in 2028, the furthest he has gone in…

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US cancels mRNA vaccine contracts worth $500 million

The US government has decided to halt the funding of 22 projects focused on the development and manufacturing of mRNA-based vaccines that help fight respiratory diseases like COVID-19 and the…

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Epstein partner Maxwell opposes release of her grand jury materials

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein who was convicted in 2021 of helping him sexually abuse teenage girls, said on Tuesday she opposed the U.S.…

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US to require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourists

Some tourists visiting the US will soon be required to sign bonds of up to $15,000 (€13,000) under a new pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said.…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested

Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and…

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Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered at Former U.S. Nuclear Weapons Facility

A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times of what is allowed under regulations was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons, federal officials…

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Trump hits dozens of countries’ goods with steep tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan, pressing ahead with his plans to reorder the global economy…

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Kremlin Reignites Nuclear Threats as Medvedev Targets Trump in War of Words

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday told U.S. President Donald Trump to remember that Moscow possessed Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities of last resort after Trump told Medvedev to "watch…

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Trump issues blitz of tariff announcements on copper, Brazil, South Korea, small-value imports

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a blitz of tariff announcements ranging from changes to previously threatened levies on imports of copper, goods from Brazil and South Korea, to ending an…

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Canada plans to recognize Palestinian state

Canada will formally recognize the State of Palestine at the U.N. General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced, citing the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. This aligns Canada…

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White House uses viral Jet2holidays meme to promote ICE deportations

Audio from a Jet2Holidays advert that has become viral on social media this summer has been used for a White House video promoting ICE deportation flights. The clip showing people…

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Trump says Russia faces tariffs in 10 days if no progress on ending Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States would start imposing tariffs and other measures on Russia "10 days from today" if Moscow showed no progress toward ending its…

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Gunman Kills Four, Including NYPD Officer, in Manhattan Skyscraper Shooting

A gunman armed with an assault-style rifle killed four people and wounded another inside a Manhattan skyscraper that houses the NFL’s headquarters and several major financial firms, before taking his…

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Trump was told he is in Epstein files, Wall Street Journal reports

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in investigative files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported…

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Trump strikes trade deal with Japan to cut tariffs

The United States and Japan struck a deal to lower the hefty tariffs President Donald Trump threatened to impose on goods from its Asian ally that included a $550 billion…

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Why the Epstein case looms large in MAGA world

When Jack Posobiec walked into the Department of Justice in Washington, DC last February, he thought he would finally get some answers about Jeffrey Epstein. But when he and other…

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Trump releases Martin Luther King assassination files

The U.S. Justice Department released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI, which had surveilled the civil…

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Trump receives vein issue diagnosis amid leg swelling rumors

US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common, benign vein condition, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "In recent weeks, President Trump noted mild swelling in his…

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Trump Directs Release of Additional Epstein Files Amid Growing Pressure

US President Donald Trump says he's ordered the justice department to produce some additional documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to…

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Trump says he will set tariffs for 150 small countries in one swoop

President Donald Trump said that he intends to send a single letter telling more than 150 countries what tariff rate they will face. “It’s all going to be the same…

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Trump urges release of ‘credible’ Epstein info amid furor

US President Donald Trump urged the Justice Department to release all "credible" information related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex…

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Trump threatens Russia with tariffs while unveiling Ukraine weapons plan

US President Donald Trump has announced the US will send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via Nato countries, while also threatening Russia with severe tariffs if a deal to end the…

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Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet

A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our…

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Trump says US to impose 35 percent tariff on Canadian goods

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada next month and planned to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or…

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Trump sets 50% US tariffs on copper, Brazilian imports; tariff letters to Libya and six other countries

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a round of tariff letters to seven countries, including Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. The letters call for tariffs of…

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Uncertainty over CNN report that Trump threatened to bomb Moscow

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was not sure of the veracity of a CNN article that reported U.S. President Donald Trump had once threatened to bomb Moscow to…

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US justice department finds no Epstein ‘client list’

The US Department of Justice and FBI have concluded that sex offender Jeffrey Epstein did not have a so-called client list that could implicate high-profile associates, and that he did…

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Benjamin Netanyahu nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Israel's prime minister has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Benjamin Netanyahu made the announcement at a White House dinner, handing over the letter for the US president…

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Trump says US will send more weapons to Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would send more weapons to Ukraine, primarily defensive ones, to help the war-torn country defend itself against intensifying Russian advances. Washington's decision…

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Trump calls Musk’s new political party ‘ridiculous’

US President Donald Trump has hit out at former close ally Elon Musk over the multi-billionaire's plan to launch a new political party. "I think it's ridiculous to start a…

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Europe boils as South America freezes: At least 15 dead in unprecedented cold snap

As Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwaves, Southern Hemisphere nations Argentina, Chile and Uruguay are enduring an extraordinary cold spell that has left at least 15 people dead and prompted emergency…

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US House approves Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ spending bill

Republicans in the US House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's self-annointed One Big Beautiful Bill, assuring passage when it lands on his desk for signing on July 4, as demanded…

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Trump says no progress at all after phone call with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump said that a phone call earlier in the day with Vladimir Putin resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war in Ukraine,…

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US halts some missile shipments to Ukraine over low stockpiles

The Pentagon has halted some shipments of air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine over concerns that U.S. stockpiles are too low, two people familiar with the decision…

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Elon Musk threatens to launch ‘America Party’ if domestic policy ‘megabill’ passes

Elon Musk has reignited his criticism of the GOP’s sweeping domestic policy bill, vowing to form a new political party if the legislation is passed. In a post on X,…

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Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records, UN report says

e global cocaine trade keeps setting new records, with cocaine the world's fastest-growing illicit drug market as Colombia production surges along with users in Europe and North and South America,…

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Trump likens US air strikes on Iran to atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Donald Trump has likened the US strikes on Iran to his country’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in the second world war. Speaking at The Hague, Trump said:…

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Dozens hospitalised as heatwave descends on North America

Dozens of people have been hospitalised for heat-related illnesses as the summer's first major heat wave descends on eastern North America. More than 150 people fell ill at an outdoor…

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Angry Trump says both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire

US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that both Israel and Iran violated a ceasefire he announced hours earlier and he was not happy with either country but especially Israel.…

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