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Prayers offered for Iran’s Khamenei on day two of funeral ceremonies
TEHRAN, July 5 — Prayers were held today over the casket of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the second day of funeral ceremonies that have drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran. Khamenei ruled the Islamic republic
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Trump hails US, blasts ‘communists’ in 250th anniversary speech
WASHINGTON, July 5 — US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday yesterday as the “crowning achievement” of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he branded communists. In a
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Iran envoy says friendly nations to get ‘special’ Hormuz fee treatment
BEIJING, July 5 — Iran’s ambassador to China insisted yesterday that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz — an idea rejected by Washington — while assuring that “friendly” nations would receive special treatment. The
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Ukraine says it is still fighting for eastern stronghold, calls Russia’s claim of seizure ‘a lie’
KYIV, July 4 — Ukraine’s army today dismissed Russian claims to have seized the eastern stronghold of Kostyantynivka, saying the situation was “difficult” but that troops were defending the town. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Russian claim a “lie”, a
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UK agencies warn parents of ‘real’ AI threat as child sexual abuse imagery surges, urges parents to limit photo sharing
LONDON, July 4 — Parents have been warned over posting images of their children online as they could be used to create artificial intelligence (AI)-generated sexual abuse material, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said, reported PA Media/dpa. New guidance
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Prospective UK PM Burnham rules out early general election
LONDON, July 4 — Andy Burnham, Britain’s likely next prime minister, yesterday ruled out calling a general election if he succeeds Keir Starmer, pledging to stick to the ruling party’s most recent manifesto. Burnham — currently the only candidate to
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Mass protests expected as German far-right AfD meets
ERFURT (Germany), July 4 — German police are bracing to guard an annual congress of the far-right AfD party this weekend against tens of thousands of antifascist demonstrators who are determined to shut it down. The standoff in the city
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Trump’s massive July 4 firework show raises health alarms
WASHINGTON, July 4 — An “unforgettable” tribute to America, or a health hazard that will terrorise animals and pollute the environment? That’s the question as Washington prepares to break the record for the world’s largest fireworks display on the United States’
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Huge crowds expected as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran
TEHRAN, July 4 — Huge crowds of Iranians were expected to pay their final respects to supreme leader Ali Khamenei today at the start of marathon funeral ceremonies intended to serve as a show of strength to the Islamic republic’s foes.
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Extreme heat gripping US World Cup cities ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, study finds
WASHINGTON, July 3 — The extreme heat and humidity broiling swathes of the United States as it hosts World Cup matches and prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, a new study
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