Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo – AP News

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  1. Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo  AP News
  2. Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo  The New York Times
  3. Putin’s first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo  The Hill
  4. Japan PM Takaichi says Putin's visit to disputed Kuril islands 'absolutely unacceptable'  BBC
  5. Sanae Takaichi slams Vladimir Putin’s visit to disputed Pacific islands  Financial Times
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Live Updates: Tehran says Strait of Hormuz “under Iran’s control” after Trump threatens U.S. might “keep it” – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Tehran says Strait of Hormuz "under Iran's control" after Trump threatens U.S. might "keep it"  CBS News
  2. US-Iran talks in deadlock – what’s the latest?  Al Jazeera
  3. Iran defies Trump, declares Strait of Hormuz blocked after president claims US has ‘total control'  Fox News
  4. The World Should Have a Say in the Strait of Hormuz  Bloomberg.com
  5. Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz  Reuters
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Turkey lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia – Reuters

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  1. Turkey lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia  Reuters
  2. New power axis in the making? Three military heavyweights lock arms, complicating Abraham Accords strategy  Fox News
  3. Turkiye lays out ‘mechanisms’ of defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia  Al Jazeera
  4. Mecca defense pact isn’t meant to challenge Israel, at least not on the battlefield  The Times of Israel
  5. Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in  CNN
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One Man’s Quest to Build India’s Most Livable City – The New York Times

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  1. One Man’s Quest to Build India’s Most Livable City  The New York Times
  2. Naidu opens Seed Access Road second phase, two steel bridges at Amaravati  The Hindu
  3. CM Chandrababu inaugurates Seed Access Road E-3, emphasises on farmers contribution  The Hans India
  4. Andhra's Seed Access Road set for green facelift ahead of inauguration  The New Indian Express
  5. Amaravati to be developed as poles-free, green, blue, deep-tech city: Andhra CM  ThePrint
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U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a ‘horrific act of terror’ – npr.org

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  1. U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a 'horrific act of terror'  npr.org
  2. Settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a 'horrific act of terror,' US ambassador says  AP News
  3. Siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank a 'horrific act of terror', says US ambassador  Sky News
  4. More troops to be sent to West Bank village besieged by Israeli settlers  BBC
  5. Israel sends more troops to West Bank village besieged by Jewish settlers  Reuters
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Britain and France swelter again as western Europe is hit by another heat wave – AP News

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  1. Britain and France swelter again as western Europe is hit by another heat wave  AP News
  2. Europe heatwave live: Temperatures of 40C expected in Spain; rare warning for ‘extreme heat’ expanded across England  The Guardian
  3. Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough  The New York Times
  4. World marks second warmest July on record  UN News
  5. How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe's economy this summer  Reuters
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Taiwan Weaponizes Coast Guard to Prepare for Battle With China – wsj.com

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  1. Taiwan Weaponizes Coast Guard to Prepare for Battle With China  wsj.com
  2. Taiwan military drills clear streets, slow internet in Taipei  Reuters
  3. How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan  The New York Times
  4. Taiwan is training its Abrams tank crews to hide and refuel inside its bustling urban sprawl  businessinsider.com
  5. The Existential Estuary  USNI News
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What to Know About Today’s U.K. Special Election: Farage vs. Binface – The New York Times

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  1. What to Know About Today’s U.K. Special Election: Farage vs. Binface  The New York Times
  2. How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton  The New York Times
  3. Nigel Farage faces off against Count Binface in special election that's been denounced as a stunt  AP News
  4. Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – UK politics live  The Guardian
  5. Clacton voters go to the polls in Westminster by-election  BBC
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