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• Antwerp fire: Several people killed as blaze rips though apartment block

  01-07-2026 12:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Several people were ⁠killed in a fire that broke ⁠out ​on ⁠Wednesday morning ⁠in an ​apartment ⁠block in ‌the Belgian city of ‌Antwerp, local ‌police said ⁠on their website.
  
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• July 4 live: Trump’s America 250 celebrations in chaos with empty state fair, collapsing stage and Reflecting Pool feud

  03-07-2026 10:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump is set to headline America’s 250th anniversary bash in nation’s capital over the weekend as the country celebrates its semiquincentennial on Fourth of July weekend
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow launches wave of attacks after deadliest strike on Kyiv this year

  03-07-2026 10:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  It came as Kyiv observes a day of mourning after 30 killed, 91 wounded and more than 130 buildings destroyed in deadliest strike
  
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• World Cup Fixtures Today: Every match scheduled for Friday, July 3 - with UK times ...

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  The final three games of the round of 32 will be played today. Here is every World Cup game happening on Friday, July 3 - with UK kick off times and TV channels. ......
  
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• World Cup 2026: Portugal through to face Spain after VAR drama, Salah fit to face ...

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
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• Will Mojtaba Khamenei attend Ali Khamenei's funeral? Questions persist as Iranian officials stay mum

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Funeral of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
  
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• Who\u2019s playing in the World Cup today? TV schedule for July 3

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  World Cup TV schedule for July 3....
  
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• Week in wildlife: Neil the seal, a pink grasshopper and condors in love

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world ......
  
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• Vietnam's industrial output posts strongest H1 growth in 7 years

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's index of industrial production in the first half of 2026 expanded 10.8...
  
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• Vietnam's CPI rises 4.38 pct in H1

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) in the first half of 2026 rose 4.38 percent year on...
  
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• U.S. job growth slows in June as inflation remains elevated

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. job growth cooled in June, according to data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonfarm payrolls for the month rose by a seasonally adjusted 57,000, fewer than May's 129,000 jobs added and short of than economists' forecasts of 115,000. The jobless rate dropped to 4.2 percent from 4.3 percent a month prior. The drop in the labor force participation rate, which slumped 0.3 points to 61.5 percent -- the lowest since March 2021 -- contributed
  
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• US heatwave threatens 250th anniversary events and World Cup

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Weekend’s high temperatures and humidity ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, researchers say...
  
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• US envoy says Cook Islands minerals are a top priority

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  U.S. ambassador ⁠to New Zealand, the Cook Islands, said that critical minerals had moved rapidly up his agenda over the last year ......
  
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• Trump: Keeping up one-sided support for Nato would be ridiculous

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
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• Sri Lanka considers introducing drug test kits through pharmacies

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is considering introducing drug test kits through pharmacies to allow parents to privately check whether their...
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: World Cup, Ben Stokes, Wimbledon and LeBron James

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Have you followed the big stories in football, cricket, tennis, rugby union, basketball, cycling and Formula One? ......
  
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• South Korean President Lee to attend NATO summit in Türkiye

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung will attend the NATO summit in Türkiye next week, his adviser said on Friday. Lee will travel to Ankara to attend the NATO leaders' summit from Tuesday to Wednesday, national security adviser Wi Sung-lac told reporters, Yonhap News reported. The July 7-8 summit will...
  
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• Projected ‘super typhoon’ barrels towards U.S. Pacific islands

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  “Current forecast tracks continue to indicate a grim outlook for the Marianas,” the U.S. National Weather Service said. ......
  
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• Pope excommunicates Society of St Pius X: Why Vatican is at odds with a 56-year-old group

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Excommunication is the...
  
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• Our world is messy, but there's hope

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Bel Air Baptist Church, 2101 Orleans Ave. in Keokuk (across from Keokuk Middle School), is extending...
  
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• ON THIS DAY | 07.02.25 | Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against tribal citizen fighting state ...

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Alicia Stroble works for her tribe and lives within the Muscogee Reservation, as defined by the McGirt ruling. The decision against her lawsuit makes it likely that the U.S. Supreme Court could revisit the issue. ......
  
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• ON THIS DAY | 07.02.25 | Bill Haisten: At 58, Tulsa's 'Goldberg!' wrestles for a ...

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Goldberg is 40 years removed from his Edison graduation and 28 years removed from his first pro wrestling win. Saturday in Atlanta, he transforms back into his “Goldberg!” persona for the 383rd time in his wrestling career. ......
  
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• ‘Now the flag is everywhere’: how World Cup success has changed life in Cape Verde

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  The Blue Sharks will become the smallest nation in history to play a knockout match at the World Cup when they face Argentina on Friday...
  
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• Myanmar ex-junta chief makes first ASEAN outing as civilian leader

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  “Consensus in ASEAN is fraying over how to treat Myanmar's new administration,” analysts say ......
  
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• Murderous trio who killed Brit couple and fed bodies to crocodiles jailed for life

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Rachel Saunders, 64, and her husband Rodney, 73, were initially kidnapped in the Ngoye Forest before they were killed - this is a breaking story ......
  
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• Monaco blast: Authorities issue arrest warrant, seek Interpol notice for suspect

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Authorities have issued an arrest warrant and...
  
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• London weather July 3 : Sunny intervals, 27°C high, mild humidity

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  London is set for sunny intervals and mild temperatures today, July 3, with a high of 27°C and a low of 16°C. The city anticipates a warming trend throughout the coming week, with temperatures potentially reaching 32°C by Saturday, July 6, under predominantly sunny skies.Today's forecastToday's weather in...
  
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• Khamenei's coffin taken to assassination site; why Mojtaba skipped his father's funeral

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Iranian state media on Friday said that the coffin...
  
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• Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face 'forceful response'

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  In a significant development amid peace talks with theUS, Iran's...
  
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• Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader with week of mass mourning

  03-07-2026 10:18 via article.wn.com
  Iran’s ruling clerics are preparing days of mass funeral rites for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a show of public devotion to the Islamic Republic and proof its revolutionary fervour continues to burn strong. Iran’s supreme leader was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war. The funeral events will begin in Tehran at the weekend, with mass processions planned next week in Qom and Mashhad and ceremonies in Iraq. “The large public turnout at the funeral proc
  
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