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• Tesla issues two recalls affecting 9,500 vehicles

  25-11-2020 22:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  There have been no reported injuries as a result of the conditions that triggered recalls
  
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• Police arrest man after Paris knife attack leaves three injured

  27-07-2026 13:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Man attacked three women with two kitchen knives, leaving two severely wounded
  
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• Ed Miliband to take seat on board of World Bank – with overseas aid and climate ‘central to UK’

  27-07-2026 13:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘International development is not an add-on to British policy,’ foreign secretary says
  
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• Trial begins for mom accused of strangling her 3 children as defense blames rare mental illness

  27-07-2026 13:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Massachusetts woman has gone on trial in a case in which her lawyers are expected to argue that postpartum issues were the reason she killed her three children
  
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• Berlin Pride attack suspect ‘tried to join ISIS’ and was sentenced for planning serious violence just two months ago

  27-07-2026 13:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police identified the suspect as Abdul Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese heritage who was known to authorities
  
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• Manhunt for gunman after six injured in Chicago shooting that left two fighting for life

  27-07-2026 12:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  One neighbor said the drive-by shooting in Humboldt Park unfolded late at night as a party began to wind down
  
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• Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say

  27-07-2026 12:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mediators have made progress in efforts to bring the United States and Iran back to negotiations and prevent an all-out war in the Middle East, according to two regional officials
  
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• Seattle shooting latest: Police hunt for second suspect after three killed at popular food festival

  27-07-2026 12:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two-year-old boy among the injured, one of four people who were rushed to hospital after deadly attack
  
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• How Seattle food festival mass shooting that left three dead unfolded as police hunt second suspect

  27-07-2026 12:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Male suspect in custody after outbreak of deadly gunfire at family event as police seek second person who fled scene
  
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• What is a ‘fire cloud’? French firefighters battle inferno so big it generates its own thunderstorms

  27-07-2026 12:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have warned that the blaze raging near Bordeaux may continue to burn for several months
  
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• Europe wildfires latest: ‘Fire cloud’ spreads over Bordeaux after officials warn blaze could last for months

  27-07-2026 12:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wildfires in Europe have displaced around 300,000 people this week
  
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• Canadian intern arrested on suspicion of spying inside NATO headquarters

  27-07-2026 11:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Canadian woman was arrested and accused of espionage while working as an intern in the operational headquarters of the NATO military alliance
  
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• Police officer suspended in India for firing AK-47 at student ‘cockroach’ protestors

  27-07-2026 11:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The AK-47 was used by the constable wrongly,’ a police official said. ‘It cannot be justified in any way’
  
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• Historic U.S.-Canada bridge opens under shadow of Trump’s new tariffs

  27-07-2026 11:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Traffic is set to start flowing across a new bridge over the Detroit River that will serve as a critical route for trade, jobs and tourism between Canada and the U.S. Last week, Canada celebrated the Gordie Howe International Bridge with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Windsor, Ontario, to mark the completion of the multibillion-dollar, multiyear project
  
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• India issues Black Sea advisory after deadly strikes off Ukraine, calling maritime corridor ‘highly volatile’

  27-07-2026 11:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Five Indians have been killed in a week of increasing Russian and Ukrainian strikes
  
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• Trump’s grip on Congress could come down to one battleground state

  27-07-2026 11:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries launched the party’s "Fighting for an Affordable America" agenda on Sunday
  
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• Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol convicted over election campaign lies

  27-07-2026 11:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  If upheld by higher courts, the ruling could financially cripple the conservative People Power Party by forcing it to return around 40 billion won ($27 million) in election expenses
  
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• A 50-year radiation safety rule is on the chopping block under Trump’s nuclear agenda

  27-07-2026 11:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been adopted around the world
  
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• Trump saves George Washington with time travel and protects world from Iran in AI posting spree

  27-07-2026 11:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president appears as a super hero in a mocked up movie poster, saving Washington at Mount Rushmore, in a series of bizarre late night posts
  
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• Police shooting brings one of America’s most liberal cities to a standstill

  27-07-2026 10:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  In Wisconsin’s progressive capital city of Madison, a police shooting this week has disrupted some of the largest and most popular summertime events and once again put the spotlight on persistent and deep racial divisions
  
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• Police seize more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine from ‘ultra-fast’ boat off Portugal

  27-07-2026 10:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Four people on the boat were arrested
  
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• Europe wildfires latest: Firefighters warn blaze near Bordeaux could last months after airport evacuates hotel zone

  27-07-2026 10:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wildfires in Europe have displaced around 300,000 people this week
  
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• Berlin community left wondering how city will recover after devastating Pride festival attack

  27-07-2026 10:12 via independent.co.uk
  For Ali Darwich, the deadly attack on the Berlin Pride Festival was an attack on the city of Berlin and everything it stands for: its diversity, its tolerance and its belief in freedom.
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran threatens retaliation after accusing Ukraine of missile strike on tanker in Caspian Sea

  27-07-2026 10:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Oil prices fall as US and Iran pause their attacks for a second straight day
  
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• I’m a veterinarian. Here’s how to protect your pets as flesh-eating parasite spreads

  27-07-2026 09:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  New World screwworm, which was eradicated from the U.S. in 1966, was detected in South Texas in June
  
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• Meet the brothers in Germany keeping the ancient tradition of charcoal burning alive

  27-07-2026 09:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Feldmer brothers are making charcoal in the traditional way of the Harz Mountains
  
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• Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs leaves nearly 100 people ill

  27-07-2026 09:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Twenty-six people have been hospitalized with the infection, which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting
  
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• ‘Pop, pop, pop’: Witnesses describe screams, chaos and crowds fleeing after shooting at Seattle food festival

  27-07-2026 09:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  As bullets rang out, vendors abandoned food stalls and fled alongside festivalgoers
  
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• Woman who accused orgasmic meditation company of forcing sex fights to kill lawsuit

  27-07-2026 09:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  This comes after OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone was sentenced in relation to a with forced labor conspiracy in March
  
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• US-Russia space crew lands back on Earth after eight-month ISS stint

  27-07-2026 08:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Both nations have agreed to work with each other despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022
  
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