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• The Hackett Group® Establishes AI World Class Procurement Benchmarks

  13-07-2026 19:13 via article.wn.com
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• Yemen truce shatters as Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia after airport strike

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  Houthi rebels on Monday fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport after Yemen government bombed the runway at Sanaa International Airport to stop a plane carrying a Houthi delegation from Iran. The attacks marked the end of a four-year period of relative calm between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed rebel group. They were the first strikes claimed by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia since an informal truce came into effect in March 2022 after Houthi attacks on Saudi
  
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• Wildfires ravage over 1,300ha of historic forest near Paris

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  Police arrested two people suspected of arson. ......
  
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• 'What a day it's been': Sir Sam Neill tributes pour in from NZ film industry and beyond

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  Sir Sam Neill is being remembered as a warm, talented, thoughtful and funny man who graced New Zealand screens for decades. The Kiwi actor died unexpectedly surrounded by loved ones in a Sydney hospital last night. His death comes just months after the Jurassic Park actor announced he was cancer-free. His family confirmed in a statement that he did not have cancer when he died. Tributes flow in for Kiwi star Actress Rima Te Wiata played Bella in Hunt for the Wilderpeople alongside on-screen husb
  
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• Victims in Toronto festival shooting ‘targeted’: Police

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  The city’s mayor pledged action on illegal guns brought over from the United States. ......
  
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• Venezuela merges foreign affairs, trade ministries in cabinet reshuffle

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  CARACAS, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela has merged its Foreign Ministry and Foreign Trade Ministry into a new Ministry of Foreign Relations and Foreign Trade, acting President Delcy...
  
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• US strikes Iran again as Hormuz blockade returns and tanker attacks flare

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  US strikes Iran again as Hormuz blockade returns and tanker attacks flare ......
  
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• US launches attacks on Iran as Tehran retaliates against UAE tankers in Strait of Hormuz ...

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. has announced a new round of...
  
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• US-Iran news LIVE: Indian killed in Iranian attack on UAE tankers; Trump plans 20% charge ...

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  US-Iran news LIVE: An Indian crew...
  
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• Trump slashes two Utah protected areas by more than 90%

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  The move throws open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel extraction and mining. ......
  
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• The Lighthouse Links the World, and “Sweetness” Revitalizes the Islands: Zhejiang’s Shengsi Writes a New ...

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  ZHOUSHAN, China, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In March this year, The...
  
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• Signs of Saudi reassurance for LGBTQ visitors before 2034 World Cup

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  Authorities have softened their rhetoric in a bid to establish themselves as a global destination. ......
  
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• Michigan health officials identify lettuce, salad greens as ‘potential source’ of Cyclospora outbreak

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  Symptoms include watery diarrhoea, loss of appetite, cramping, bloating, nausea and fatigue. ......
  
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• Iranian hardliners escalate threats against US and Trump

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  The calls may reflect Iranians venting pent up anger. ......
  
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• Inside Israel’s secret operation to cultivate Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  The years-long effort to...
  
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• Indian national killed as UAE tankers hit in Hormuz

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  The conflict between the United States and Iran escalated on Tuesday, July 14, after the UAE accused Iran of attacking two of its national oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing an Indian crew member and injuring eight others. The developments came as Washington launched a third consecutive night of strikes on Iran, while Tehran reported retaliatory attacks and multiple explosions were heard across southern Iran. UAE condemns attack The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the missile
  
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• ICE agent fatally shoots driver in Maine

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and killed in a coastal town of Maine, less than a week after an ICE agent in Houston, Texas, shot and killed a man ⁠in a traffic stop during a deportation crackdown there. Commenting on yesterday's shooting nearly 12 hours after the fact, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said an ICE officer, "fearing for public safety," opened fire on the man when he attempted to flee from agents as they tried to stop his vehicle. The encoun
  
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• Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  The sister of the...
  
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• Gov't report reveals improving cancer outcomes for Indigenous Australians

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Cancer outcomes for Indigenous Australians are improving, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people remain more likely to contract the most...
  
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• El Salvador’s ruling party clears the way for Bukele’s 3rd term

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  El Salvador's ruling party has ratified...
  
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• Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his U.S. Senate term

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named Darline Graham Nordone as her late brother Lindsey Graham’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate ......
  
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• CNBC Daily Open: Hormuz toll threats, Mideast tensions keep investors on edge

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  Dwindling hopes of a Mideast peace deal and a tech sell-off sent U.S. benchmark indexes lower overnight, while Asia markets traded lower Tuesday. ......
  
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• Britain links Iran to wave of anti-Semitic attacks and calls IRGC a terrorist organisation

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  The government will have additional national security powers to prevent terrorist attacks. ......
  
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• 9 killed, 14 injured after house collapses amid heavy rain in NW Pakistan

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, July 14 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed and 14 others injured after a residential house collapsed during heavy rain on Monday evening in the Kohat district...
  
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• '20% is too much, we'll be fair': Iran mocks Trump's 'guardian of Hormuz' claim over transit fee

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday mocked US President Donald Trump over his proposal to charge a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that Iran, not the US, is the true 'guardian' of the strategic waterway.In a post on X, Araghchi took a swipe at Trump's...
  
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•   Spain bank on midfield control to contain French Fab Four

  14-07-2026 04:49 via article.wn.com
  Spain's Alex Baena shoots at goal. DALLAS, Texas-- France may arrive with a fearsome front four and enough attacking firepower to make defenders sleep badly, but Spain's plan for their World Cup semi-final is rather more territorial: keep the ball, dictate the rhythm and make the danger flow the other way. Winger Alex Baena said Spain obviously respected one of the tournament's most potent teams, spearheaded by an attacking...
  
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• World Cup semifinals: England faces might of Messi's Argentina

  14-07-2026 04:17 via article.wn.com
  England is bidding to end Lionel Messi’s dream of winning back-to-back World Cups and...
  
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• World Cup 2026  Semifinals Live on SuperSport 

  14-07-2026 04:17 via article.wn.com
  Featured | 4 seconds ago The FIFA World Cup 2026 reaches its penultimate stage this week as four of international football’s biggest nations battle for two places in the final, with France, Spain, England and Argentina set for heavyweight semi-final clashes live on SuperSport. It marks the first FIFA World Cup since 1990 in which all four...
  
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• What’s in the New Gordie Howe Bridge Deal, and What We Still Don’t Know

  14-07-2026 04:17 via article.wn.com
  News Analysis The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open on July 27, but under a different arrangement than...
  
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• West Asia war LIVE: U.S. strikes Iran for third night as Trump says deal still 'possible'

  14-07-2026 04:17 via article.wn.com
  “These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” U.S. Central Command said ......
  
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