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• Eleven dead and six missing after avalanche in Russian mountains

  07-09-2026 09:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The high risk of further avalanches is hampering rescue efforts
  
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• Rome’s largest ancient fresco and mosaic complex opens to public

  08-09-2026 15:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The works were discovered in the 1990s but hidden from public view until now
  
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• Ashley St. Clair and Alex Gibney on AI and the dangers of Elon Musk

  08-09-2026 15:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  A new documentary about Elon Musk uses an AI avatar to simulate an interview with him, using real quotes
  
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• IKEA wins EU court battle against Belgian far-right party after trademark row

  08-09-2026 14:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  The European Union’s highest court ruled in IKEA’s favour on Tuesday
  
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• Salary of highest paid world leader to increase by £800k a year

  08-09-2026 13:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Salaries of political leaders stand in sharp contrast to what median wage workers make
  
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• Serbia faces EU backlash after war criminal Ratko Mladic gets hero’s funeral

  08-09-2026 13:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  EU leaders have hit out at Serbia for granting Mladic a hero’s funeral
  
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• What are the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and how could the UK sanction them?

  08-09-2026 13:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The UK would be following in the footsteps of several European countries who have banned on trade linked to settlements
  
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• How 25 years of deadly attacks and foiled terror plots built modern airport security

  08-09-2026 13:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 nears, here’s how those attacks, the earlier bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and subsequent plots shaped airline and airport security
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow ‘held secret war games where soldiers defeated Nato and seized Swedish island’

  08-09-2026 13:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russian ballistic missiles rain on Ukraine just a day after US peace envoys held a press conference in Kyiv alongside Zelensky
  
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• Hunter Biden launching crypto meme coin poking fun at infamous scandal

  08-09-2026 13:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Son of former president Joe Biden reportedly debuting $LAPTOP on Coinbase’s blockchain network Wednesday
  
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• US public school approval drops to historic low as parents sound alarm over failing system

  08-09-2026 12:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point
  
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• How schools are struggling to teach 9/11 to a generation that wasn’t alive to see it

  08-09-2026 12:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Telling the story of 9/11 has become the labor of U.S. schools now that about 1/3 of Americans weren’t yet born on Sept. 11, 2001
  
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• Argentina’s foreign policy descends into farce after Milei sanctions Israeli oil firm drilling in Falklands

  08-09-2026 12:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Argentina’s government filed criminal charges against Israeli-owned energy company Navitas Petroleum
  
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• Russia threatens retaliation after Hungary expels Putin’s diplomats from country

  08-09-2026 12:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The move comes under Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who took office earlier this year
  
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• Horror as helicopter crashes in Malaysia and explodes into fireball at airport

  08-09-2026 12:30 via express.co.uk
  Shocking pictures show the helicopter in complete ruins.
  
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• Eiffel Tower shuts amid allegations female staff were removed during visit of Hindu monks

  08-09-2026 12:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  A delegation of 100 people linked to the Hindu group made a private visit to the tower
  
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• Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts absurd map claiming the island for America

  08-09-2026 12:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the island and other countries covered ​by the American flag
  
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• Far-right Israeli minister calls for UK to be sanctioned over ‘occupation’ of Falkland Islands

  08-09-2026 11:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israeli ministers have sided with Argentina again despite Buenos Aires sanctioning an Israeli oil firm
  
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• Eiffel Tower shut amid allegations female staff were removed during visit of Hindu monks

  08-09-2026 11:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  A delegation of 100 people linked to the Hindu group made a private visit to Eiffel Tower
  
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• Plane vanishes in Bahamas after plunging 6,000ft in seconds - frantic search for family

  08-09-2026 11:53 via express.co.uk
  The plane is believed to have plummeted from 10,000ft to 3,700ft in the space of just three minutes.
  
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• Thieves break into Renoir museum in France and steal artworks worth €9m

  08-09-2026 11:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Raiders broke into the museum and took four paintings
  
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• Anxious Republicans watch from the sidelines as Trump keeps tight grip on cash and spotlight

  08-09-2026 11:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump is embracing his inner cowboy, seeking to gallop into this week’s Republican convention in Dallas
  
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• Iran threatens to take pre-emptive strike with upgraded ballistic missiles

  08-09-2026 11:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iran state media says a ballistic missile with improved capabilities demonstrates Tehran's shifting stance toward taking preemptive action against threats
  
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• Suspected killers of Australian brothers and their American friend go on trial in Mexico

  08-09-2026 11:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trial court told witnesses intimidated at behest of suspects ahead of proceedings
  
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• Dramatic video from Amazon plane crash show Miami cops finding miracle survivor in crushed car

  08-09-2026 11:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘He’s alive, he’s breathing!’ emergency responders shout after finding wounded person in mangled car after Sunday’s deadly accident at Miami International Airport
  
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• Everything you need to know about the chaotic multi-billion-dollar battle for Senate majority

  08-09-2026 11:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democrats have found themselves competing in states that once seemed beyond their reach
  
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• Australian ‘mushroom murderer’ Erin Patterson to get ‘taxpayer-funded’ Ozempic jabs in jail

  08-09-2026 11:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Patterson approved for weight-loss drug due to her solitary confinement, according to report
  
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• Eiffel Tower shut amid allegations that female staff were removed during visit of Hindu monks

  08-09-2026 11:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  A delegation of 100 people linked to the Hindu group made a private visit to Eiffel Tower
  
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• What to expect as Republicans gather in Dallas for Trump’s midterm convention

  08-09-2026 10:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Republicans are heading to Dallas this week for a two-day event conceived by President Donald Trump to energize his base prior to the upcoming midterm elections.
  
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• Iran’s upgraded ballistic missiles as Tehran issues fresh warning to US warships

  08-09-2026 10:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iran state media says a ballistic missile with improved capabilities demonstrates Tehran's shifting stance toward taking preemptive action against threats
  
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