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• Zelensky pays tribute to 'determined leader' Lindsey Graham

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was deeply...
  
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• World leaders offer condolences following death of Father Amir

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  DOHA: Several world...
  
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• World Food Prize again jumps in for food security in crisis | Opinion

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Ebola outbreak a 'perfect storm' says Tom Frieden Former CDC director Tom Frieden explains why the Ebola outbreak poses global risks and challenges for travel, trade and health workers. On June 30, as news reports highlighted the prospect for even larger numbers of deaths due to the spread of the devastating Ebola-virus from the Democratic Republic of the Congo across the African continent, World Food Prize president Mashal Husain was in Nairobi, Kenya, convening her foundation’s DialogueN
  
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• Who Was Lindsey Graham? The Trump Ally Who Championed Tough Action Against Iran, Dies

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  US Senator Lindsey Graham, a leading Republican and close Trump ally, has died at 71. The veteran lawmaker was known for his military service and influential role in shaping US defence, foreign and... ......
  
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• Viral World Cup bet: Norwegian swaps Instagram logo for British Airways after England win

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  England’s victory over Norway in their Fifa World Cup clash secured their place in the semi-finals and also settled a pair of light-hearted social media bets. The playful, viral wagers were agreed before the July 12 clash as British Airways and Norwegian embraced the sporting rivalry online. Norwegian first challenged British Airways on Instagram, writing: “If Norway wins, you have to switch to our logo on Instagram on Sunday (one...
  
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• Vietnam boat capsize: Bodies of 15 deceased to reach home soon

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Hanoi: The bodies of the 15 Indian tourists who were killed in a boat accident off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island have been sent to Ho Chi Minh City from where they will be transported to India, the Indian mission said on Sunday, July 12. The Indian Embassy in Hanoi also said that 16 of the 17 rescued Indian tourists are on their way back home. One, who is in critical condition, is hospitalised in Phu Quoc. The 15 were killed when a speedboat carrying 32 tourists from India and four local crew
  
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• US-Iran strikes: Latest developments as Tehran shuts Hormuz, targets Gulf states

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Iran announced it was again closing the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and hit Gulf neighbours in retaliation for US strikes, further undermining efforts to salvage Middle East peace efforts. Here are the latest developments:Indians missing India said 10 of its nationals had been rescued and one remained missing after a strike early Sunday on a vessel off the coast of Oman, which the United States blamed on Iran. British maritime agency UKMTO earlier said the crew had abandoned ship and taken to a l
  
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• U.S., Iran exchange fresh strikes as tensions escalate

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States completed a third round of strikes on Iranian military targets on Sunday, while Iran launched attacks on U.S. bases and facilities across the Gulf, marking a sharp escalation despite a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in June. The U.S. Central Command said on Sunday it had completed the third round of strikes against Iran this week after hitting some 140 targets, including missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps, communica
  
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• Urgent: Iranian army officer killed in U.S. attacks: state media

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- An army...
  
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• Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought heavy rain to the eastern coast on Sunday and lashed densely populated cities with violent wind, testing the country’s ability to cope with extreme weather. Bavi had weakened by Sunday morning to a tropical storm as it pushed inland, but forecasters warned that the France-sized storm system could unleash prolonged and widespread rain across eastern and northern China in the coming days. Nearly two million peo
  
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• Trump’s Corruption Stains, From Texas to Maine

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Something is wrong if vice is all them and virtue is all you. ......
  
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• Trump's ambitious energy bet could be a winning hand as the world burns more oil, ...

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  The world consumed more energy than ever before in 2025, with fossil fuels still supplying the vast majority of global energy despite record growth in renewable power, according to a new report. The findings...
  
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• The City That Never Sleeps Suits Up to Play Late-Night Soccer

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  A pilot program invites people to play soccer under the lights overnight for the duration of the World Cup. The fields have seen no shortage of action. ......
  
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• Strait of Hormuz Crisis Explained: Is Iran’s Closure Claim Real? Latest on US Strikes, Vessel Attacks and Gulf Alerts

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed “until further notice” after stopping a vessel it accused of using an unauthorised route, while the US has launched strikes on Iranian military targets.The escalation has increased concerns over global energy supplies, shipping security and the safety of commercial vessels. Gulf countries, including the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, have reported missile and drone threats amid rising tensions.Two commercial vessels have also been report
  
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• Strait of Hormuz Closed: Iran’s Move After US Air Strikes and What It Means for Global Shipping

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: The Middle East entered a new and uncertain phase on Sunday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed once again following fresh US air strikes. While Tehran has announced the closure before, this time the declaration comes after attacks on commercial shipping, the largest US military response since the ceasefire collapsed and missile and drone strikes across several Gulf countries..Why the Strait of Hormuz could sink the US-Iran agreement.The declaration immediately raises a series
  
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• Steve Forbes backs Trump's Mt. Rushmore warning on communism: 'He's right'

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Steve Forbes has been a bold advocate for the American capitalist system, free...
  
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• SoFi Stadium's World Cup run boosts confidence ahead of Super Bowl, LA Olympics

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  INGLEWOOD, California, July 12 - After a...
  
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• Seneca’s Solution to the Crisis of Attention

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Devote your attention to one idea a day. ......
  
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• Roundup: U.S., Iran exchange fresh strikes as tensions escalate

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States completed a third round of strikes on Iranian military targets on Sunday, while Iran launched attacks on U.S. bases and facilities across the Gulf, marking a sharp escalation despite a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in June. The U.S. Central Command said on Sunday it had completed the third round of strikes against Iran this week after hitting some 140 targets, including missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps, communica
  
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• Pakistan Deputy PM Dar calls for de-escalation in West Asia

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  The escalation happened days after President Donald Trump said that the deal with Iran is over ......
  
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• NATO, Ukraine and Israel leaders honour Lindsey Graham's ally-first legacy

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  NATO, Ukraine and Israel leaders honour Lindsey Graham's ally-first legacy ......
  
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• "Modern Times": Couples In Ecuador Get Married With Their Pets As Witnesses

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  With recently authorised "pet friendly" weddings, Ecuadoran officials are embracing the role of furry friends in modern families. ......
  
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• Kerala man uses Google to trace friend in Telangana, repays 35-year old Saudi debt with interest

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Thirty-five years ago, when Muhammad Ismail from Palakkad in Kerala, ran short of money while working in Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia, he asked his roommate, Edla Lachanna, from Andhra Pradesh, for some money equivalent to Rs1,000. Lachanna, however, returned to India before Ismail could repay the loan....
  
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• IRGC says it hits U.S. bases in Jordan, Qatar, Oman in response to fresh attacks on southern Iran

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted U.S. bases in Jordan, Qatar and Oman on Sunday in retaliation for U.S. attacks against southern Iranian provinces earlier in the day. In statements published on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said the U.S. Army had carried out...
  
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• Iran newspaper lists Trump, European leaders as revenge targets

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  There was no suggestion that the newspaper’s list was officially endorsed. ......
  
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• Illinois House to investigate Rep. Carol Ammons following indictment

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
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• Hundreds return home as deadly Spain wildfire nears control

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  About 600 of the nearly 1,500 people evacuated in Almer�a province have been allowed to return. ......
  
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• How Jude Bellingham's MUM helped save him from World Cup suspension disaster: England's star man ...

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  The 23-year-old was Three Lions' saviour once again in the 2-1 victory over the Vikings, bagging his fifth and sixth goals of this summer's tournament. ......
  
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• Former Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Dies At 74

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Sheikh Hamad, who stepped down in June 2013 after 18 years as emir, was the architect of energy-rich Qatar's stunning ambitions that turned it from a backwater into an international crossroads in less... ......
  
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• Fitness Influencers Are Not Making Men More Fit

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Manosphere fitness influencers are the wrong model. Health requires looking at life as a whole, not as an exercise in “optimization.” ......
  
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• FEATURE: NZ man's year-long challenge shows why it pays just to ask

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  HAMILTON, New Zealand - Feeling disconnected from the outside world while working from home full-time, New Zealander Herman Jagpal set out to rebuild the human connection he felt was missing from his life by challenging himself to "365 days of rejection" in 2025. Approaching strangers with requests that might normally receive a "no" every day of the year, like asking to play football in someone's backyard or to cook his own steak at a restaurant, he posted his efforts online. "I thought if I did
  
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• England's World Cup semi-final with Argentina is going to be glorious, furious chaos

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  Argentina against England is much more than a football match. It’s a deep-rooted rivalry that’s full of enmity and transcends the sport ......
  
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• American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on World Cup wins and burger breakthroughs

  12-07-2026 13:06 via article.wn.com
  The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national...
  
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• World Cup 2026 semifinal schedule: How U.S. viewers can watch France-Spain, England-Argentina

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  What started with 48 teams has at last narrowed to its final four. A superpower semifinal round awaits. ......
  
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• “We haven’t seen the worst yet,” warns meteorologist on Cyprus heatwaves

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Meteorologists and experts warned us in good time. That the mercury would rise, that even more temperature records would fall, that conditions would become increasingly unbearable. Those warnings went unheeded, and the steps taken to tackle climate change proved far too few. The course we’re now living through, then, was already set. Summers have stopped being a season of leisure and holidays, as the extremely high temperatures being recorded turn everyday life into a gruelling ordeal. We&
  
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• Vietnam boat tragedy: 15 Indian tourists' bodies to be flown home

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Vietnam boat tragedy: 15 Indian tourists' bodies to be flown home ......
  
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• US strikes Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz closed, Gulf states hit

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. military launched fresh strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and escalated attacks on U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf. A series of attacks between the U.S. and Iran over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the fighting that the U.S. and Israel began on February 28, though Trump has left the door open to continued negotiations. Iran said
  
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• US senator Lindsey Graham dies age 71: statement

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Prominent U.S. Senator...
  
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• U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Graham, 71, was a prominent Republican ​senator from South Carolina. Earlier in ​his career, he was a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump ​before becoming one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill. ......
  
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• US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  The United States attacked...
  
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• Ukraine strike hits Syzran refinery as Russia reports one death

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine strike hits Syzran refinery as Russia reports one death ......
  
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• Two killed and four injured in shooting near Toronto salsa festival

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Two people were killed and four others injured in a shooting near an outdoor festival in Toronto, Canada, triggering panic among those attending and a major police response. Toronto police received reports early on Sunday, 12 July, that a gunman had opened fire...
  
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• Switzerland demands Fifa explanation after VAR rule against Argentina

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Switzerland coach Murat Yakin described the rule behind Breel Embolo sending off as “unacceptable” after Argentina scored twice in extra time to end the Swiss fairytale World Cup run with a 3-1 quarterfinal victory on Saturday. Embolo was shown a second yellow card for simulation in the 72nd minute, five minutes after Dan Ndoye had cancelled out Alexis Mac Allister’s early opener and with Switzerland carrying the greater threat. The referee had initially booked Argentina...
  
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• Russell Crowe's Brutal WWII Thriller Shoots to the Top of Global Streaming Charts

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Gladiator star Russell Croweis currently getting back into the shape that won him...
  
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• Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad dies at 74; PM Modi, other world leaders express condolences

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  The news was...
  
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• Qatar announces public mourning period | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  DOHA: The Qatari Amiri...
  
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• Qatar announces 4-day mourning period for passing of former leader

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Qatar has announced a four-day public mourning period for the passing of its former leader, Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who died on the morning of Sunday, July 12. The period is set to begin on July 12 itself, the Amiri Diwan revealed in its...
  
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• Phu Quoc boat tragedy: 16 Indian survivors head home after 15 deaths

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Phu Quoc boat tragedy: 16 Indian survivors head home after 15 deaths ......
  
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• Pakistan urges US-Iran restraint as West Asia conflict widens

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan urges US-Iran restraint as West Asia conflict widens ......
  
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• Nigel Farage Wanted a Political Showdown. Now He’s Fighting a Trash Can.

  12-07-2026 12:21 via article.wn.com
  Novelty candidates have long been a feature of British politics, but it’s rare for one to be the main competition. ......
  
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