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• 'Deliberate' Monaco explosion wounds Ukrainian oligarch

  30-06-2026 03:18 via article.wn.com
  A blast from an explosive device wounded Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and two others in Monaco, authorities said, in a "deliberate" act unprecedented in the principality. Three people including a teenager were wounded in the explosion that struck around 9:00pm local time (8.00pm Irish time) yesterday in a residential building on a street along the...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Three Chinese nationals among 10 injured in Ukrainian drone swarm attack on Moscow

  21-07-2026 07:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russian capital has been hit by a major drone attack as fighting intensifies
  
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• Oil prices remain close to one-month high as Yemen announces Red Sea blockade

  21-07-2026 06:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  US conducts 10th night of strikes on Iran despite attempts to secure 10-day ceasefire
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran will pay ‘many times over’ for US soldier deaths as Iran targets Kuwait

  21-07-2026 05:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Oil prices climb above $90 a barrel after Iranian military targets two tankers in Strait of Hormuz
  
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• Robotaxi firm Zoox issues recall after vehicle drives into smoke near Vegas fire scene

  21-07-2026 03:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  About 100 vehicles from the Amazon-owned company were potentially affected by a software issue
  
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• Agency packed with Trump appointees looks to bypass federal regulations to speed up construction of his DC arch

  21-07-2026 03:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The latest of Trump’s passion projects, the 250-foot arch would sit at the end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge and reportedly cost an estimated $100 million
  
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• Pauline Hanson shares Seven pitch for Spotlight special that says program would highlight ‘uncontrolled immigration’

  21-07-2026 02:17
  One Nation leader posts network’s proposal to travel to UK to explore what Australia faces ‘if we don’t take back control of who comes to our country’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Seven producer urged Pauline Hanson to travel to Britain to meet Nigel Farage and film a Spotlight special highlighting so-called “uncontrolled immigration”, according to a pitch posted to social med
  
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• US military launches further strikes on Iran after Trump says Tehran ‘will pay’ for killing soldiers – Middle East crisis live

  21-07-2026 02:16
  US Central Command says latest attack aimed at degrading Iranian military capabilities after president threatens country over deaths of US troopsUS launches 10th round of strikes as Iran says it is in ‘full-scale war’The price of oil jumped in early Asian trade on Monday after the US carried out its latest wave of strikes on Iran and a vessel caught fire in the strait of Hormuz.Brent crude for September delivery rose 2.72% to $90.50 a barrel by around 0100 GMT, after briefly crossing
  
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• Russian President Putin meets with North Korean foreign minister in latest high-level diplomacy

  21-07-2026 02:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s foreign minister and thanked Pyongyang for supporting his war against Ukraine, in the latest high-level diplomacy meeting between the countries, Russian state media reports
  
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• Australia news live: Qantas apologises for four-hour wait on Sydney tarmac; Barnaby Joyce unleashes on dog in 7.30 interview

  21-07-2026 02:15
  Airline says communication ‘could have been better’ after about 250 passengers waited hours for flight to Denpasar to leave. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlpine ski resorts in New South Wales and Victoria saw climate records shattered at the weekend with maximum temperatures up to 12C above average.Ski areas of Mount Hotham and Falls Creek set July records for their hottest daytime and night-time temperatures and Thredbo als
  
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• Trump exploring additional tariffs on Canada for wildfire smoke impacts in US, White House officials says – US politics live

  21-07-2026 02:08
  New tariffs announced Monday exclude energy products, fish and critical minerals, but include goods that had previously been protected by the United States-Mexico-Canada AgreementDonald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House saysSign up for the Breaking News US emailWhile speaking to reporters on Sunday, Donald Trump acknowledged the three US military casualties as the strikes on Iran continue unabated.“Well, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, thos
  
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• Andy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinet

  21-07-2026 01:32
  New prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economyAndy Burnham has said his arrival in power will “bring back hope” to Britain as he launched his premiership with the surprise appointment of John Healey as chancellor and a promise to repair the long-term damage caused to communities during the Thatcher era.The new UK prime minister acknowledged people were “fed up” with politics as he addressed the co
  
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• Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods in response to ‘continued discrimination’

  21-07-2026 01:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The White House said the tariffs would go into effect in 30 days
  
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• Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?

  21-07-2026 01:00
  
  From the Treasury to the Home Office, we look at who is heading up key departments in new PM’s governmentBurnham vows his arrival in power will be ‘circuit breaker’ moment for UKSix highlights from Andy Burnham’s first Downing Street speechAndy Burnham has appointed his first cabinet, with the new prime minister rewarding those who have been loyal to his takeover efforts. He had promised to pick his top team from all wings of the party in an effort to show he is trying to
  
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• ‘Front groups and fellow travelers’: state department attacks US left over Cuba

  21-07-2026 00:50
  
  New report denounces Havana and claims ‘campaign of subversion’ has infiltrated highest levels of US governmentAs part of the Trump administration’s continuing attack on left-leaning groups, the US state department has listed several activists and organizations as “front groups and fellow travelers” for Cuba, including Hasan Piker and Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls.In a 100-page report released on Monday, the state department denounces Cuba as the “ca
  
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• United Airlines says it will ‘look into’ worker’s threat to call ICE in viral video

  21-07-2026 00:40
  
  United staffer told customer ‘you don’t act like at a citizen’ during incident over wait time at San Francisco airportUnited Airlines is “looking into” a viral video showing a United Airlines employee threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Mexican American man at San Francisco international Airport last week.The scene erupted after Julio Varela of San Ramon grew upset at United Airlines staff for taking a long time to correct an error his f
  
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• Lindsey Graham’s sister officially announces candidacy for full term to fill late brother’s shoes

  21-07-2026 00:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Darline Graham Nordone was appointed as her brother’s interim replacement last week after the senator died of an aortic tear
  
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• Five people die in attempt to save struggling swimmer in Ohio river

  21-07-2026 00:31
  
  Rescue crews find two women, pronounced dead at hospital, and the bodies of three men after motorist calls 911Five people have died in a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday.A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road, Delaware county sheriff Jeffrey Balzer said at a news conference on Monday. Continue reading...
  
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• Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House says

  21-07-2026 00:27
  
  Turmoil likely as Trump officials say Canada unfairly discriminated against US autos, alcohol and dairy productsDonald Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods in response to the country retaliating against previous US tariffs, the White House announced Monday, declaring Canada has unfairly discriminated against American cars, alcohol and dairy products.The tariffs will hit a wide range of products, the White House said, including wine, hockey sticks and cement. They also include goo
  
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• Healey made chancellor, Miliband named foreign secretary and Yvette Cooper becomes health secretary as Burnham picks cabinet – UK politics as it happened

  21-07-2026 00:23
  
  Rayner is back as housing secretary, while Mahmood and McFadden remain in their existing posts Burnham vows his arrival in power will be ‘circuit breaker’ moment for UKSix highlights from Andy Burnham’s first Downing Street speechAndy Burnham may see banners urging the government not to allow the proposed Rosebank oil field development in the North Sea as he drives to Buckingham Palace and the No 10 today.Here is a banner on Whitehall. Continue reading...
  
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• Couple and 3 sons killed in flash flooding at scenic Utah canyon

  20-07-2026 23:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The family had arrived at the Sunglow Campground near Bicknell, Utah, for a day of hiking before sudden, heavy rains caused the fatal flooding
  
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• ‘It needs to end now’: Democrats urge Trump to halt Iran war after US troop deaths

  20-07-2026 23:45
  
  President accused of having ‘lost control of this war’ as deaths of trio in Iranian military strikes fuel rising concernDemocrats have seized on the deaths of three US troops killed in Iranian strikes to urge Donald Trump to urgently reverse his resumption of the war with Iran amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties.Even as US forces launched a 10th consecutive wave of attacks against Iranian targets, concern over the deaths of American service personnel threatened to compli
  
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• 5 family members killed in flash flooding at scenic Utah canyon

  20-07-2026 23:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The family had arrived at the Sunglow Campground near Bicknell, Utah, for a day of hiking before sudden, heavy rains caused the fatal flooding
  
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• Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections

  20-07-2026 23:36
  
  Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will ‘build a wall’ against the opposition Nicaragua’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has said the country will hold no further elections to prevent the opposition from coming to power.The 80-year-old authoritarian leader, who has been in office since 2007, also said he would work with the congress he controls to pass new laws that would “build a wall” against the opposition. Continue reading...
  
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• Moms are the latest demographic to share disapproval of Trump’s presidency

  20-07-2026 23:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some mothers, such as those in the Make America Healthy Again movement, have expressed disappointment at Trump’s policies
  
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• US measles cases set to surpass last year’s record high – and it’s only July

  20-07-2026 23:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  2025 was the worst year for measles in America in over three decades
  
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• Supreme Court to decide if Alaska pilot could lose plane over 6-pack of beer

  20-07-2026 23:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The pilot argues that taking his aircraft would violate the Eighth Amendment's ‘Excessive Fines Clause’
  
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• Measles cases set to surpass last year’s record high – and it’s only July

  20-07-2026 23:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  2025 was the worst year for measles in America in over three decades
  
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• Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister, to run for full Senate term

  20-07-2026 23:10
  
  Interim senator appointed after Lindsey Graham’s death endorsed by Trump ‘for the Good of our Nation’Darline Graham, the South Carolina interim senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham, said she plans to run for a full Senate term after Donald Trump endorsed her last week.In an interview with Sean Hannity that will air in full on Monday, Graham – who was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster to finish the remainder of her brother’s term – said she had &ldq
  
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• Family mourns Nolan Wells at funeral as reverend offers $100K reward for new information

  20-07-2026 22:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Reverend Al Sharpton highlighted what he called ‘many unanswered questions’ surrounding the teen’s death
  
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