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• Deputy almost hit by ‘drunk’ driver while at hit-and-run scene

  22-07-2026 19:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Placer County Sheriff’s deputy narrowly escaped being hit by an alleged drunk driver during a hit-and-run crash investigation on Friday night (17 July).
  
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• China celebrates its first winners of top global maths prize – here are the problems they solved

  24-07-2026 14:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Awards make China only the fifth country to ever produce two Fields medallists at a single ceremony, and the first in Asia to do so
  
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• Car bomb intercepted by police near Irish border

  24-07-2026 14:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan described the seizure as ‘very worrying’
  
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• Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray after Mayfair nightclub incident

  24-07-2026 14:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The R&B singer waved to supporters as he arrived at court
  
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• OpenAI needs AI ‘kill switch’ after model goes rogue, US lawmakers say

  24-07-2026 14:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  OpenAI breach highlights why emergency shutdown powers over AI systems are necessary, experts say
  
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• Celebrity giving is evolving: Ariana Grande’s foundation shows how

  24-07-2026 14:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Singer Ariana Grande has launched the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation to support causes like LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive health, and mental health
  
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• House Democrat wants Barron Trump to testify about ‘political interference’ in Andrew and Tristan Tate extradition

  24-07-2026 14:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rep. Yassamin Ansari is seeking government records and communications surrounding the manospher influencers facing sexual abuse and trafficking allegations
  
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• Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray at Mayfair nightclub incident

  24-07-2026 14:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The R&B singer waved to supporters as he arrived at court
  
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• Wildberries: Russian entrepreneurs watch stock burn as Ukraine targets answer to Amazon

  24-07-2026 13:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian is trying to make ordinary Russians feel the impact of a war
  
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• Seaplane with 11 people onboard crashes in fiery blaze off island in Washington state

  24-07-2026 13:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Footage from the crash site shows the plane engulfed in flame after rescuers helped passengers to safety
  
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• Arsonists spread Italian wildfires by tying flammable rags to cats’ tails

  24-07-2026 13:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Arsonists tied flammable rags to cats’ tails and set them alight to ignite wildfires in Italy.
  
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• ‘Front Row Joes’ follow Trump across the country – but he knows little about them

  24-07-2026 13:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump offends former member of his most devoted supporter’s group by suggesting they ‘make a lot of money’ from attending his rallies and are ‘very rich’
  
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• Europe will pay price of one crisis after another if EU cuts foreign aid, UN official warns

  24-07-2026 12:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  United Nations Development Programme chief Alexander De Croo says the EU must fund global crises through “proactive” development, rather than reactive responses as they unfold
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Russia’s Amazon’ hit by strikes as Trump aide says Putin losing 5,000 troops a week

  24-07-2026 12:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nato nation Romania reported violations of its airspace on Friday as F-16 jets shot down drones
  
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• BBC demands Trump hand over personal text messages in bid to prove he incited Jan 6 riots

  24-07-2026 12:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster is seeking messages between Trump and his advisers in the hours before the storming of the US Capitol
  
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• What Trump’s new tariffs mean for you and the UK economy

  24-07-2026 12:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Certain key exemptions have been made for the UK in the new sweeping measures
  
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• Real-life Spider-Man helps man in wheelchair cross traffic in full superhero costume

  24-07-2026 12:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Good Samaritan Christopher Hellenthal came to the man’s aid as he struggled to get across six lanes of traffic in Arkansas
  
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• Laura Loomer will ask Trump to ship signed MAGA hats ‘via delivery drone’ to Zelensky’s palace in Ukraine

  24-07-2026 11:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘We may need to air drop it with a high tech delivery drone since airspace is still close in Ukraine. Either way, we will get this done,’ Ms Loomer says
  
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• West Bank site becomes World Heritage site despite Israel objections

  24-07-2026 11:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sebastia, a hilltop town about 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he's in talks with a US company to jointly produce Patriot air defenses

  24-07-2026 11:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has met with representatives of U.S. company Raytheon in Kyiv to discuss the joint production of Patriot air defense systems
  
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• Fired military officials claim they were ousted by Pete Hegseth for questioning orders

  24-07-2026 11:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ex-officers accuse defense secretary of being ‘intimidated by people who have real warfighting background’ and ‘call him on his bulls***’
  
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• Seaplane bursts into flames after crashing off Washington coast

  24-07-2026 10:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ten passengers and one pilot on board have all been accounted for
  
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• France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret holiday spot as tourists rescued by boats

  24-07-2026 10:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The area is home to many valuable homes
  
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• Wall Street and GOP not impressed by Trump’s plan to charge extra for early Truth Social access

  24-07-2026 10:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  One critic warned that the offer amounted to the ‘ability to move markets when you’re advancing information’
  
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• Full list of 60 countries hit by new Trump tariffs over bizarre ‘forced labour’ claim

  24-07-2026 10:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US will put taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports – alleging that the countries impacted have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labour
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump is in ‘revenge mode’ and rushing weapons to the Middle East after losing patience with Tehran, allies say

  24-07-2026 09:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘They haven’t received enough pain yet,’ president warns after attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea
  
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• Spider-Man superhero shocks by helping man in wheelchair cross traffic

  24-07-2026 09:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  The moment went viral online
  
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• US strikes Iran and Bahrain warns of incoming fire as clashes over shipping routes escalate

  24-07-2026 09:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least seven explosions broke out near a military base hosting U.S. forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil
  
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• US tariff hikes linked to claims of foreign labor dismay and anger trading partners

  24-07-2026 09:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariff hikes has provoked heated objections from America’s trading partners
  
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• Trump hits 60 countries, including UK, with new wave of tariffs

  24-07-2026 08:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US will put taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports – alleging that the countries impacted have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labour
  
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