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• Glance: Heat's Adebayo punches former teammate

  12-07-2026 06:07 via article.wn.com
  Former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro were involved in a physical altercation in Las Vegas on Friday morning, the Heat confirmed to The Athletic. ......
  
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• British Council to close offices in nine countries to survive financial problems

  13-07-2026 17:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  The British Council – core to UK cultural influence abroad – is to end its permanent presence in nations including Tanzania and Mozambique, closing its offices and withdrawing staff
  
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• Ex-armed security guard at California bank to be sentenced for helping rob customer

  13-07-2026 17:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Along with co-conspirators, the thieves worked to launder the money through local casinos
  
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• Lindsey Graham’s death deprives Ukraine of a key ally who had Trump’s ear, experts say

  13-07-2026 17:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The senator from South Carolina has remained a staunch support of Ukraine despite President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda
  
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• ICE shoots one dead in Maine in traffic confrontation as protestors gather near scene

  13-07-2026 17:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bullet holes seen in car windshield in second deadly shooting involving federal immigration agents within one week
  
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• CNN’s Scott Jennings celebrates after Mitch McConnell shares ‘proof of life’ post

  13-07-2026 17:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jennings was one of the lone voices claiming that he had spoken with McConnell, denying speculation that the senator was ‘a vegetable’
  
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• Zelenskyy seeks more European air defense support for Ukraine at Paris meeting

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is...
  
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• Yemen forces target Sanaa runway to block Iranian plane landing

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Yemen's Defence Ministry said today that its armed forces had targeted the runway at Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing on Yemeni territory. In a statement, the ministry said the "Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia" had prevented Yemenia, the national carrier, from landing at the capital's airport, while insisting that an Iranian aircraft be allowed to violate Yemeni territory. "For this reason, the airport runway was targeted,"...
  
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• When is the World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey?

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  'Viking Row' by Norway fans at World Cup Round of 16 Norway fans channeled their inner Viking during a match against Brazil, July 5, 2026. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is quickly coming to a close. At the end of this week, one country will reign supreme and be crowned World Cup champion in the Garden...
  
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• What is UK Ijtima? Islamic event targeted by ‘extreme right wing’ terror plot in London

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  The UK Ijtima event,...
  
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• US and Iran trade strikes, dispute whether Hormuz is open

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. and Iran exchanged fresh strikes overnight into Monday, prolonging a spate of tit-for-tat attacks at a time when the two nations offer conflicting statements over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open to shipping. ......
  
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• US and Iran exchange missile and drone strikes

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
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• UK police rearrest the suspect in Ann Widdecombe killing on terrorism suspicion

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  UK police say a 28-year-old man arrested...
  
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• Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships ...

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage. He made the announcement in a post on social media Monday, after another exchange ......
  
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• Trump pokes fun at Lindsey Graham, discloses Senator's ‘one bad moment’ in bizarre rambling

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
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• Trump administration launches effort to isolate International Criminal Court

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration is launching an effort to ‌dismantle what it calls the threat to U.S. sovereignty by the International Criminal Court, a...
  
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• South Korean court sentences ousted President Yoon to 2 years over manipulated opinion polls

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  A South Korean court has sentenced...
  
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• Securitize Hits $5 Billion in Tokenized Assets as Institutional Demand Accelerates

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Securitize, a leading platform for issuing and managing security tokens, announced that the total value of assets tokenized on its infrastructure has surpassed $5 billion. The milestone underscores a broader shift in how institutional investors are approaching real-world asset ownership, moving toward blockchain-based representation of traditionally illiquid holdings. Tokenized Assets Cross a New Threshold The company confirmed the $5 billion figure in a statement, attributing the growth to incr
  
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• Russia sends Tehran elite command jet as US-Iran conflict deepens

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Tehran: Amid growing war fears in West Asia, Russia's highly secure Tu-214PU airborne command...
  
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• Roundup: Iran conducts retaliatory raids on U.S. bases in Gulf states

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Iranian armed forces said they made missile and drone strikes against U.S. bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman early Monday, in retaliation for fresh U.S. attacks on southern Iran. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said the U.S. army on Sunday night once again raided Iranian coastal army bases "in an act of aggression" after the IRGC stopped two "violating" ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to IRGC statements published on its official news outl
  
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• Ousted PM Hasina faces prison on return to Bangladesh, minister says

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be jailed if she returns from self-imposed exile in India, a senior official said on Monday, days after Hasina told she planned to go back in December and surrender to a court. Hasina faces a death sentence in Bangladesh and her party is banned...
  
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• Oil prices rise following the latest fighting in the Middle East, as AI stocks sink

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Oil prices are climbing following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more weakness for AI stocks weighs on markets worldwide. Brent crude oil’s price rose 3.2% Monday after the United States and Iran each said the Strait ......
  
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• Middle East rocked by heaviest attacks since US-Iran April ceasefire

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  The Middle East has been rocked by US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, as fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz threatened to derail efforts to permanently end the war. As the US attacks on Iran continued on Monday, Tehran said it would stop complying with a framework agreement signed in June to halt the fighting if Washington failed to meet its commitments. It also responded with attacks of its own targeting Gulf nations, with the powerful Revolutionary Gua
  
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• Israel’s Buffer-Zone Military Strategy

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  In Lebanon, Syria...
  
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• Iran says to stop fulfilling commitments if U.S. keeps violating MoU obligations

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran will stop fulfilling its obligations if Washington continues violating commitments under last month's bilateral memorandum of...
  
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• Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say Saudi airstrikes hit Sanaa International Airport

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say...
  
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• Hormuz row escalates as US, Iran trade fresh military blows

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Tehran: The conflict in West Asia intensified as both the United States and Iran claimed control over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Central Command said Monday's airstrikes targeted multiple Iranian military sites, including air defence systems, radar installations, missile and drone...
  
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• Healthcare crisis in Pakistan: Shortage of 100 life-saving medicines like cancer drugs, morphine

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan is facing a severe shortage of more than 100 essential medicines, including life-saving drugs used to treat cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses, after delays in approving revised medicine prices disrupted production, according to a report by Dawn.The report said the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) recommended revised prices for 105 medicines under the...
  
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• Flash: Trump says to reinstate blockade on Iran

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Trump says to reinstate blockade on Iran...
  
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• EU experts urge social media restrictions for kids under 13 | Muscat Daily| Oman News |Business | Sports |Lifestyle

  13-07-2026 17:01 via article.wn.com
  Access to social media should be...
  
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