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• Influencer killed by husband after she accused him of being pedophile on TikTok, police say

  26-07-2026 23:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jeremiah ‘Shawn’ Duffey was accused of inappropriately touching a 15-year-old girl who played on the basketball team he coached, according to police
  
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• ‘Like the apocalypse’: Narrow escapes of those left homeless by Spain’s wildfires

  26-07-2026 23:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two major fires near Madrid merged into a single, rapidly spreading blaze
  
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• Four Good Samaritans shot while trying to break up a fight between a man and woman in San Francisco

  26-07-2026 23:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  A group of men stepped in to try and stop the fight between two people who were strangers to them when they were shot
  
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• Majority of Americans think Trump’s Iran war will last months or even years, new poll shows

  26-07-2026 23:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  U.S. and Iran pause attacks but chaos in Strait of Hormuz continues to drive up prices for war-weary Americans
  
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• ICE deports former NFL player

  26-07-2026 23:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Daniel Ogama Adongo, 37, was removed from the U.S. on June 20 after ICE said he overstayed his visa in 2016
  
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• Netanyahu blasts Mamdani over arrest threat, accuses NYC mayor of ‘fomenting hate’ behind Jewish victim’s stabbing

  26-07-2026 22:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I speak to Jewish Americans in New York, and they're afraid right now,’ the embattled Israeli leader says
  
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• Husband pleads for help after wife, 44, goes missing during vacation on Caribbean island

  26-07-2026 22:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth Waddell reportedly went for a swim before she disappeared and did not return to retrieve her towel
  
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• Parents found dead alongside six kids in burning house ID’d, as police hint at motive

  26-07-2026 22:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mandy Karolkiewicz, 39, and her husband, Kris Karolkiewicz, 47, were found dead in their home Friday along with their six children, ages 5 to 15
  
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• Who is Abdul B? The Berlin Pride terror attack suspect with a criminal past

  26-07-2026 21:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police believe the attack at the LGBTQ+ event was an act of Islamist terrorism
  
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• Five climbers dead as violent storm hits Europe’s highest mountain

  26-07-2026 21:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rescuers continue to search for the bodies
  
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• Republican senator breaks ranks with Trump over controversial nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

  26-07-2026 21:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Another GOP senator breaks with president on the Middle East as war with Iran divides his party
  
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• Berlin attack is a ‘very real reminder’ of why Pride is still needed, say heartbroken community

  26-07-2026 21:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pride is not just a celebration - it’s about visibility, safety and solidarity. Events in Berlin has reinforced what it means for the LGBTQ+ community, as Jacqui Merrington reports
  
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• Pentagon's official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting

  26-07-2026 21:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count
  
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• Trump celebrates having a highway named after him – more than 3,000 miles from home

  26-07-2026 20:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  President said he looks ‘forward to traveling the entire length’ of the 655 mile highway ‘someday’
  
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• Berlin Pride attack: Police shoot dead 21-year-old suspect Abdul Ballout after manhunt

  26-07-2026 20:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Merz says attackers ‘have only one purpose ... to take away our openness and freedom’
  
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• Berlin Pride attack latest: Car ramming suspect shot dead by police after manhunt

  26-07-2026 19:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police believe the attack on a crowd at an LGBTQ+ event in Berlin is an act of Islamist terrorism
  
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• Berlin Pride attack latest: Car ramming suspect ‘shot dead by police’, German media say

  26-07-2026 19:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police believe the attack on a crowd at an LGBTQ+ event in Berlin is an act of Islamist terrorism
  
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• Trump’s border czar admits he doesn’t know whether ICE agents behind fatal shootings are still on active duty

  26-07-2026 18:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials paused traffic stops after second deadly shooting within a week, reports say
  
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• India’s Cockroach Janta party protest victory signals trouble ahead for Modi

  26-07-2026 18:42
  Ally forced to resign, with opposition parties reinvigorated and strongman leader’s grip over media channels rockedEven the night before Narendra Modi accepted the resignation of his education minister, India’s prime minister appeared confident that the largest mass uprising to take place in his 12 years in power would do little to rattle his government.Addressing his “young friends” in a late-night Instagram selfie reel on Friday, he thanked the people – who were m
  
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• West Bank mosques set on fire during weekend of settler violence

  26-07-2026 18:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israel also arrested more than 70 Palestinians over the weekend
  
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• Karoline Leavitt admits there is an affordability crisis – but says it’s Joe Biden’s fault

  26-07-2026 18:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has previously claimed that affordability is a word made up by Democrats to downplay his leadership
  
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• Trump posts AI image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as Dylan Mulvaney following WHCD trans joke

  26-07-2026 18:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump originally made a joke comparing the CNN journalist with trans actress and influencer Dylan Mulvaney during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
  
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• FBI arrests alleged $32M Covid funds fraudster in Jamaica

  26-07-2026 17:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Elaine Escoe, 41, is accused of helping orchestrate a scheme that obtained more than $32 million from Covid relief programs
  
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• DNC chair threw phone in frustration as strains for Democrats show ahead of midterms, report says

  26-07-2026 17:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ken Martin threw phone on staffer’s desk, according to The New York Times
  
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• Five climbers feared dead as violent storm hits Europe’s highest mountain

  26-07-2026 17:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rescuers continue to search for the bodies
  
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• Raúl Castro absent as Cuba celebrates anniversary of key revolutionary attack

  26-07-2026 17:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Cuba has held a traditional rally to commemorate one of the revolution’s most important anniversaries
  
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• ‘I smell like I’ve been in a barbecue’: Bordeaux resident explains what life in city is like as wildfire edges closer

  26-07-2026 16:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Skies filled with smoke and the smell of fumes fill the city of Bordeaux as residents struggle to sleep and breathe amid raging wildfires
  
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• Bodycam captures dramatic rescue of kidnapped 13-year-old girl

  26-07-2026 16:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police bodycam footage captured the moment a 13-year-old girl kidnapped from Georgia was rescued by officers at a Jacksonville motel room.
  
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• 12-year-old son of a police officer shot dead outside New York bodega

  26-07-2026 16:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jacob Freytes was remembered as a ‘good kid’ who was respectful toward others
  
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• Berlin Pride attack latest: Car ramming likely an ‘Islamist attack’ by German citizen, official says as manhunt continues

  26-07-2026 15:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  A manhunt is underway for a 21-year-old suspect called Abdul Ballout
  
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• As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety rule

  26-07-2026 15:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been adopted around the world
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Oil tanker explodes after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media claims

  26-07-2026 14:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The tanker had reportedly left an Iran-approved route in the vital shipping route
  
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• Berlin Pride attack latest: Car ramming an ‘Islamist attack’ by German citizen, official says as manhunt continues

  26-07-2026 14:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police searching for suspect identified as Abdul B
  
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• Heritage Foundation exec arrested on drug possession charge after accidentally bringing pistol ammo into Senate office building

  26-07-2026 13:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Chris Wingate, 45, of Alexandria, Virginia, was stopped after an X-ray screening revealed pistol magazine, affadavit says
  
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• Lindsey Graham’s death revives a rare and controversial custom: Keeping a Senate seat in the family

  26-07-2026 13:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Family members can offer name recognition and continuity in moments of disruption, but choosing senators based on bloodlines inevitably courts controversy, experts say
  
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• Europe wildfires latest: Fires just 15km from Bordeaux as officials consider ‘total evacuation of city if necessary’

  26-07-2026 12:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wildfires in Europe have displaced around 300,000 people this week
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Romania shoots down third Russian drone in Nato airspace as Moscow steps up port attacks

  26-07-2026 12:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Romania’s president Nicusor Dan has called the third breach in as many days ‘intolerable’
  
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• Dramatic footage shows U.S. forces boarding commercial tanker amid Iran blockade

  26-07-2026 12:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US has released new footage of forces boarding a commercial tanker in Iran as the blockade continues.
  
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• Iran-US war latest: UK not intimidated by ‘sabre-rattling’ as Tehran warns Britain could become target if it backs US

  26-07-2026 12:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wes Streeting said Britain stands ‘ready to respond to any attacks’
  
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• Police evacuate family as France wildfires rage: ‘Don’t take your belongings, just go’

  26-07-2026 11:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police rushed to evacuate a family from their home in France as wildfires continue to surge.
  
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• Europe wildfires latest: Bordeaux considering ‘total evacuation of city if necessary’ after blaze spreads further

  26-07-2026 10:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wildfires in Europe have displaced around 300,000 people this week
  
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• Berlin Pride attack latest: Police hunt ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect after car driven into crowd leaving one dead

  26-07-2026 10:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police searching for suspect identified as Abdul B
  
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• Berlin Pride attack the latest in a decade of deadly German car-rammings

  26-07-2026 09:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Awareness of such attacks has been heightened since a 2016 ramming at a Christmas market
  
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• Devastated parents of British girl killed on Maldives school trip sue after two years without justice

  26-07-2026 09:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Parents pay tribute to “full of love” daughter Jenna Chan, who was killed on a school trip nearly two years ago. James C. Reynolds reports
  
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• Europe wildfires latest: Overnight winds cause blazes to spread even faster in France and Spain as 300,000 evacuated

  26-07-2026 09:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wildfires in Europe have displaced about 300,000 people this week
  
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• Berlin Pride crash latest: Police name 21-year-old suspect after car driven into crowd leaving one dead and 16 injured

  26-07-2026 09:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police searching for suspect identified as Abdul B
  
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• Moment Berlin Pride evacuated after car crashes into crowd

  26-07-2026 08:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  This is the moment Berlin Pride was evacuated after a vehicle drove into the crowd, killing one person and injuring at least 17 others on Saturday evening (25 July).
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran summons Ukraine diplomats over Caspian Sea attack as Trump threatens to resume war

  26-07-2026 08:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump tells French news channel he is considering resuming full-scale war 'if we don’t get 100% of what we want'
  
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• Berlin Pride crash latest: Police name 21-year-old suspect after one killed in attack on Berlin’s Pride event

  26-07-2026 07:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police searching for suspect identified as Abdul B
  
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• Berlin police name suspect with ties to ‘Islamic circles’ after attack on LGBTQ+ event

  26-07-2026 07:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Berlin police spokesperson says ’search for this person is proceeding at full speed’
  
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