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  29-06-2026 03:39 via article.wn.com
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• Ukrainian oligarch’s wife reveals she was not woman who lost limbs in Monaco bomb attack

  01-07-2026 13:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev was left fighting for life after the attempted assassination, with a woman and child also injured in the blast
  
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• PMQs: Badenoch presses Starmer on defence spending plan after backlash from MPs – UK politics live

  01-07-2026 13:19 via theguardian.com
  Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editor.Andy Burnham is a “true patriot” who will provide the money needed to maintain Britain’s security when he becomes prime minister, the new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, said on a visit to a factory in Camb
  
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• Trump to fly on new Air Force One donated by Qatar for first time

  01-07-2026 13:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump to take part in controversial luxury jet’s maiden flight on visit to Medora in western North Dakota to tour its new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
  
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• Ireland set to take presidency of EU in Dublin opening ceremony – Europe live

  01-07-2026 13:16 via theguardian.com
  Ireland’s tasks at helm of bloc include helping navigate talks on fresh Russia sanctions, and Ukraine and Moldova accessionPistorius talks about changes in the German military reserve system, with “the Bundeswehr building up.”He talks about reforms needed to allow to mobilise reservists better and more efficiently. Continue reading...
  
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• Three people die in mass fans celebrations in Mexico City after World Cup victory

  01-07-2026 13:15 via theguardian.com
  Three people have died from suffocation More than a million people gathered in Mexico CityThree people died ⁠from suffocation as thousands of fans crowded Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capital’s health secretariat ⁠said in the early ⁠hours ​of Wednesday.The deaths occurred near the Angel of Independence landmark, where thousands of soccer fans had gathered to ⁠celebrate Mexico’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador in the round of 32. Contin
  
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• White House rejects conflict-of-interest concerns as Trump’s crypto earnings soar – US politics live

  01-07-2026 13:08 via theguardian.com
  Spokesperson says president has ‘proudly made the US the crypto capital of the world’Sign up for US breaking news alerts emailCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom says Donald Trump “got richer” from his cryptocurrency activities, while his supporters got “rug-pulled”.In a post on X, Newsom wrote:Trump’s financial disclosures showed exactly how his crypto play worked: He got richer.His crypto supporters got rug-pulled. Continue reading...
  
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• Alarm bells over conflict of interest as filing shows Trump raked in $2bn in 2025

  01-07-2026 13:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Crypto ventures eclipse much of property portfolio, with revenue also coming from Trump-branded productsUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump has raked in more than $1bn from his crypto businesses since returning to the White House, according to financial disclosures, making him substantially richer and ringing alarm bells over a conflict of interest.According to a 927-page document released on Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, in all Trump made more than $2.2bn last year, be
  
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• Halifax to disappear from UK high street as Lloyds axes bank brand after 173 years

  01-07-2026 13:01 via theguardian.com
  Group confirms it will stop opening new accounts under the name and move existing ones to LloydsLloyds Banking Group has announced it is axing the Halifax brand, meaning the 173-year-old former building society’s name will disappear from UK high streets.The group will stop opening new accounts under the Halifax brand, and kickstart a process of shifting existing accounts to Lloyds branding over the coming days. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘minor importance’

  01-07-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  A housing shortfall, record home costs and cuts to subsidies are intensifying the US affordability crunchOf the various dimensions of the affordability crisis weighing on US families, housing probably weighs heaviest. The typical home price has risen above five times the annual income of the typical family. The monthly cost of owning a home has hit record highs.The US faces a housing shortfall of millions of homes. But builders are not rushing to meet the shortfall. The supply of new homes decli
  
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• ‘It’s like being close to home’: World Cup vibes immaculate in richly diverse New York

  01-07-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Fans of all stripes pack the bars to sing, cheer and commiserate in city where more than 3m people were born outside USAlmost 200,000 Ecuadorians and Ecuadorian Americans live in New York City, and last week quite a lot of them were in a Brooklyn restaurant called El Encebollado de Victor to watch their football team take on Germany – a traditional World Cup powerhouse.It made for quite a sight: a sea of yellow shirts under the restaurant’s blue roof, which had been adorned with red,
  
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• Death by firing squad: archaic method on the rise in US as Idaho opens new execution chamber

  01-07-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Supporters of the method say it’s foolproof – but forensic experts say it can be ‘excruciating’ amid allegations it’s been intentionally botchedThe tangled path of US capital punishment takes a new turn on Wednesday as Idaho becomes the first state to adopt the firing squad as its primary form of execution, embracing the brutal killing technique even as concerns grow that it can inflict excruciating pain and suffering.The state’s department of corrections (IDO
  
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• Coventry Cathedral glass engraving damaged in set-up for music event

  01-07-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Figure in John Hutton’s west screen, considered a 20th-century masterpiece, cracked by ladder used in lighting rigDeep cracks have appeared in one of the huge angels etched into John Hutton’s west screen of glass panels at Coventry Cathedral after a major music event.It has prompted concern that the increase in cathedrals hosting outside events, a big source of revenue, risks damaging some of the UK’s most important religious architecture. Continue reading...
  
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• Up to 150 former WH Smith stores to close as high court approves restructure

  01-07-2026 12:57 via theguardian.com
  Restructuring plan involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlordsBusiness live – latest updatesUp to 150 former WH Smith high street stores are to close after the high court approved a swingeing restructure that could affect thousands of jobs.The retailer, which has 450 stores and employs about 5,000 staff, was bought by the private equity firm Modella Capital, which also owns Hobbycraft, last year and rebranded as TG Jones. Continue reading...
  
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• World Cup: Mbappe wants the trophy, not a Messi competition for goals

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  Kylian Mbappe has been on Lionel Messi's heels as both players break new ground in World Cup scoring, but the Frenchman is more obsessed by lifting the trophy in New York on July 19 than becoming marksman supreme. The 27-year-old netted a double as Les Bleus crushed Sweden 3-0 in the round of 32 on Tuesday to move one shy...
  
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• World Cup: How Colombia-born Quinones became Mexico's new hero

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  Julian Quinones did not grow up dreaming of scoring for Mexico at the Azteca Stadium, but on Tuesday his third goal at the World Cup set his side on their way to a 2-0 win over Ecuador that gave home fans more reason to believe that this is their year.Play and predict your Fifa World Cup 2026 champion here The Colombian-born forward has been a key figure in Mexico's run to the round of 16, as the co-hosts ended a 40-year wait for another knockout-stage victory at the tournament. The last time Me
  
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• World Cup buzz has the potential to mint more soccer fans among kids — some ...

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  Across the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come. Soccer already ranks among the most popular youth sports in the country. Michael Lewis ......
  
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• U.S. job openings rise to 7.594 million in May

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  U.S. job openings rose by more than anticipated in...
  
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• US-Iran War Pressures but Does Not Upend Global Credit Outlook

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  The global credit environment has deteriorated since...
  
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• UK’s Starmer unveils £15 billion rise in military spending

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to spend an extra £15 billion to modernise Britain’s depleted armed forces in a long-delayed investment plan that is designed to prepare for the wars of the future and mark his legacy. In what is most likely his last major policy announcement, Starmer said the Defence Investment Plan went further than a previous draft that prompted his ally, John Healey, to resign as defence minister this month. Healey had accused Starmer of failing to s
  
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• Two dead after wildfire guts house in northern Greece

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  Two people died after a wildfire gutted a house in a forested settlement in northern Greece, the fire brigade said. The fire broke out in...
  
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• The charts that show World Cup hydration breaks are distracting England

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• Survey shows Japan’s business sentiment improving for a 5th straight quarter

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for a fifth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan said in its quarterly “tankan” survey released Wednesday. The survey’s so-called diffusion index rose to 22 from 17 in the previous quarter, the BOJ said. The index for large...
  
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• SSPX defies Pope Leo, consecrates four bishops in Switzerland

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  SSPX defies Pope Leo, consecrates four bishops in Switzerland ......
  
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• Selfinvest and USTC Return to Solid Profit

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
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• Police eject trans woman from nudist lido

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• Plane crashes into Beijing's tallest tower, but there is not even a hole to show

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  There isn't even a virtual record of the incident online, as the dramatic footage of the crash was reportedly scrubbed. ......
  
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• On this day: Scotland opened its first parliament in nearly 300 years in 1999

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  Following are some of the major events to have occurred on July 1: 1916 – British and French forces launched the Somme Offensive in World War One. 1917 – 50th anniversary of Confederation of Canada. 1942 –...
  
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• New COMPETIQ, a live avatar interviewer recruitment platform, launched as merchant shipping faces growing officer ...

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  COMPETIQ a new live avatar interviewer recruitment platform...
  
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• Mid-air security scare: False hijack alert forces Tel Aviv-bound flight to divert

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  A LOT Polish Airlines flight headed to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency diversion to Bulgaria after an onboard security alert was accidentally triggered mid-flight. ......
  
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