Dubai Cuts Deal For New Port to Bypass Strait of Hormuz – The New York Times

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  1. Dubai Cuts Deal For New Port to Bypass Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
  2. DP World to build two new terminals on UAE's eastern coast, reducing Hormuz reliance  Reuters
  3. DP World to Build Two UAE Container Terminals Outside of Hormuz  Bloomberg.com
  4. Fujairah, DP World sign deal for two new ports under 50-year concession  Emirates 24|7
  5. DP World signs 50-year deal for new Fujairah terminals  Port Technology
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Paramount’s £80bn takeover of Warner Brothers a step closer after EU approval

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European Commission says Paramount Skydance’s decision to end Universal venture addresses merger concerns

Paramount Skydance’s £80bn takeover of Warner Brothers took a step closer to being realised after it won conditional approval from the European Union.

The European Commission said Paramount’s offer to ⁠end a film ⁠distribution ​joint venture with Universal Pictures addressed its concerns over the potential merger. As part of its commitments in the EU, Paramount has 13 months from the date of closing the deal to pull out from the venture.

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Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals

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PM says he wants to ensure ‘everything has been looked at’ amid outrage at policy from family of PC Andrew Harper

Andy Burnham is immersed in a deepening political row after ordering a review of plans for the early release of thousands of killers, rapists and sex offenders from prison in September.

After the family of PC Andrew Harper expressed outrage that his killers may be eligible for release, the prime minister responded by pledging to make sure that “everything has been looked at again” before a fresh tranche of about 6,000 offenders were freed on tags.

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Woman, 70, charged with murder of British expat Karen Carter in France

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Public prosecutor for the region said suspect had been initially arrested shortly after the murder on 29 April last year

A 70-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of Karen Carter, the British expat found dead in south-western France last year.

The woman was charged on 2 July with Carter’s murder in Trémolat, in the Dordogne, and is “under judicial supervision”.

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Brontanax Fighter Drone Is The UK’s Big Leap Into Collaborative Combat Aircraft – TWZ

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  1. Brontanax Fighter Drone Is The UK’s Big Leap Into Collaborative Combat Aircraft  TWZ
  2. UK's BAE enters uncrewed fighter competition with 'Brontanax'  Reuters
  3. BAE unveils Brontanax, a UK-designed CCA drone  Breaking Defense
  4. BAE Unveils Brontanax CCA To Support RAF's Sixth-Generation Ambitions  Aviation Week
  5. ‘Groundbreaking’ British-made drones could guard RAF jets  The Telegraph
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France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave – AP News

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  1. France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave  AP News
  2. France records more than 5,700 excess deaths during historic early summer heat wave  Fox News
  3. France records more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave  The Guardian
  4. Overwhelmed by heatwave, French undertakers struggled with excess deaths  Reuters
  5. Public health agency says France saw 5,700 more deaths than usual in historic June heatwave  10TV
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Mamdani says he can’t arrest Netanyahu as mayor and urges US to enforce ICC warrant

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Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Israeli prime minister after saying he’s ‘not welcome’ in New York City

Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, doubled down on his support for the international criminal court (ICC) on Wednesday and called on federal authorities to execute the court’s warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest should he visit the city in the fall.

“I call on the federal government to join the international criminal court and to execute both this warrant as well as any warrant the international criminal court holds,” Mamdani told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday.

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