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New UK PM Burnham moves quickly to ease cost pressures and reset Labour’s image
LONDON, July 26 — New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first week in office signalled a shift in focus and style for the centre-left Labour government as he sought a clean break from predecessor Keir Starmer. Cost of living Burnham,
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US measles outbreak is worst in 35 years as cases surge past 2,300, official data shows
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The United States is in the midst of its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, according to official figures released yesterday, amid a serious uptick in cases as vaccine hesitancy grows. Since 2026 began, 2,318 confirmed
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UK maritime agency reports incident with ‘tanker and military forces’ in Gulf of Oman
DUBAI, July 25 — An incident involving a tanker and unspecified military forces was reported today near the Strait of Hormuz waterway, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor. “UKMTO have received a report of an incident involving
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Iran foreign minister urges dialogue, says Yemen conflict has ‘no military solution’ after renewed Saudi-Houthi clashes
TEHRAN, July 25 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said today there was no military solution to the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after both sides traded attacks. “We believe that there is
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‘Criminalisation victim’: Indonesia’s ex-graft prosecutor cries foul after US$19m and gold seizure
JAKARTA, July 25 — Indonesian authorities arrested a former anti-graft prosecutor after seizing millions of dollars and more than 70 kilogrammes of gold bars from his home and other properties, an official said on Friday. South-east Asia’s biggest economy has
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Trump orders Smithsonian museum signs over ‘inaccurate’ US history claims
WASHINGTON, July 25 — US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday to install signage that warns visitors of inaccurate historical information inside The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. The highly unusual move marks the 80-year-old
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Trump returns to White House Correspondents’ Dinner under tighter security months after shooting scare
WASHINGTON, July 25 — US President Donald Trump returned to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner amid heightened security Friday, three months after an alleged assassination attempt forced his chaotic evacuation from the event. Defying threats from what he called “lunatics,”
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US says it stopped tanker bound for Iran after crew ignored repeated warnings
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The US military said Friday it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports. “We disabled the tanker after the crew attempted to run the
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Karim Khan, ICC prosecutor who sought Netanyahu warrant, voted out over Malaysian aide’s sexual misconduct claims
UNITED NATIONS, July 25 — International Criminal Court member states voted Friday to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan following disputed allegations that he sexually assaulted a female member of his staff. Khan, 56, was suspended last month by a key governing
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Who will lead the UN as global crises mount and Security Council divisions deepen?
UNITED NATIONS, July 25 — Four women and two men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis. Observers say it is
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