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- New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse Reuters
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More than 100 passengers rescued after Indonesia ferry fire
More than 100 passengers rescued after Indonesia ferry fire
David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong to win Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
Crowley pulls off last-minute victory in tight race after polls had shown his progressive opponent as a clear frontrunner
David Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, pulled off a last-minute victory after re-entering the Wisconsin governor’s race and snagging an endorsement from Tony Evers, the outgoing governor.
The race came down to the wire, with Francesca Hong and Crowley running close to each other as each batch of results came in.
Continue reading...Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted – Reuters
- Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted Reuters
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They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They? – The New York Times
They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They? The New York Times
Close Trump aides — but no Cabinet officials — made secret catering truck move – The Washington Post
- Close Trump aides — but no Cabinet officials — made secret catering truck move The Washington Post
- Jimmy Fallon Recreates Trump’s Catering Container Escape The New York Times
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- What Trump’s catering-truck escape says about a war that won’t end CNN
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Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election – NBC News
- Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election NBC News
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He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free. – The New York Times
Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran to step down in February
Chandrasekaran said he would not seek reappointment when his term ends due to a lack of support from the Tata Sons board.
Incredible Footage Shows Dolphins Hunting With Shells Off The East Coast of Australia – And Possibly Passing The Skill on – ScienceAlert
- Incredible Footage Shows Dolphins Hunting With Shells Off The East Coast of Australia – And Possibly Passing The Skill on ScienceAlert
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- Dolphins use seashells to help catch fish, scientists say BBC
Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant? – Al Jazeera
- Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant? Al Jazeera
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- Ukrainian Drones Attack Wildberries Hub and Oil Refinery in Bashkortostan The Moscow Times
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Pope at Audience: The liturgical year renews Christ’s saving work – Vatican News
- Pope at Audience: The liturgical year renews Christ’s saving work Vatican News
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How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against a Man Dressed as a Trash Can – The New York Times
- How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against a Man Dressed as a Trash Can The New York Times
- Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain's wackiest election AP News
- Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr The Guardian
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Andrew Bragg stands by proposed migration limits – even as Liberal colleagues decline to back him in
Angus Taylor and other Coalition members not supporting shadow housing minister’s target migration numbers, which would be the lowest figures since the mid-2000s
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The Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has stood by his proposal to lower net migration to 180,000 a year in a wide-ranging speech where he lamented not stopping the Morrison government’s “madness” – even as colleagues side-stepped supporting the target figure publicly.
The opposition frontbencher said a housing “shortfall” – comparing the number of dwellings against population size – could be rectified if the net overseas migration (Nom) target was set at 180,000 or under over four years.
Continue reading...Singapore and S Korea pull Trader Joe’s seasoning over poppy seeds
Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel seasoning contains poppy seeds which are banned in both countries.
Live Updates: U.S. and Iran close to a “peace arrangement or a deal,” Pakistan says – CBS News
- Live Updates: U.S. and Iran close to a "peace arrangement or a deal," Pakistan says CBS News
- Pakistan signals progress on U.S.-Iran deal as Washington and Tehran trade reparation demands CNBC
- Iran war updates: Pakistan minister in Tehran as Hormuz talks advance Al Jazeera
- US, Iran agree to extend 60-day ceasefire ahead of Aug. 17 deadline Anadolu Ajansı
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How a German Bus Driver May Have Averted a War – The Bulwark
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- US intelligence ‘believes Russia was behind Leipzig airport drone bomb’ The Guardian
- Drones spotted over German base days after Leipzig bomb incident BBC
- ‘New level of danger’: Drone incidents scare Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war Al Jazeera
Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks – AP News
- Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks AP News
- Severe malnutrition in Somalia is surging after U.S. cuts, aid groups say The Washington Post
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- Somalia faces renewed famine threat as humanitarian funding plunges from $2.2 billion to just $300 million Business Insider Africa
- Somalia Hunger Bluefield Daily Telegraph
UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought – Reuters
- UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought Reuters
- Whatever Happened to English Summers? Scorched Britons Would Like to Know. The New York Times
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- Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat The Guardian
Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran – Al Jazeera
- Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran Al Jazeera
- U.S. and Iran close to a "peace arrangement or a deal," Pakistan says CBS News
- Iran war updates: Mediators push US-Iran talks as Israel hits Lebanon, Gaza Al Jazeera
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