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• Trump and Japan PM discuss tariffs

  14-06-2025 03:10 via article.wn.com
  Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S....
  
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• Ferrari once owned by Donald Trump heads to auction with an estimated $1 million price tag

  07-01-2026 16:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s red Ferrari F430, with 9,506 miles, comes with the original title signed by him
  
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• Britain is now helping Trump play Big Man in the Atlantic with seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker

  07-01-2026 16:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera and Britain’s role in it is an embarrassing farce, writes world affair editor Sam Kiley on the Venezuelan-Colombian border
  
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• Marco Rubio haunted by previous tweets as Trump admin rewrites Jan 6 history

  07-01-2026 16:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The men & women of law enforcement are under assault,’ the then-Florida senator wrote in a post as the Captiol riot unfolded five years ago
  
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• UAE positions itself as key partner in UK’s $11.4bn green hydrogen expansion at Abu Dhabi summit

  07-01-2026 16:43 via article.wn.com
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• SWAT team catches brazen thieves as they try to steal $100k in designer handbags

  07-01-2026 16:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Thieves were caught by a SWAT team whilst attempting to steal $100,000 in designer handbags in California.
  
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• How QR Codes level the playing field for brands in January

  07-01-2026 16:43 via article.wn.com
  Uniqode reports QR codes reduce friction for brands by simplifying customer onboarding, enhancing engagement during January's resolution period. ......
  
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• US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela days after Maduro \u0026#039;capture\u0026#039;

  07-01-2026 16:42 via article.wn.com
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• Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teen

  07-01-2026 16:42 via article.wn.com
  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin...
  
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• White House considers options to acquire Greenland, including using U.S. military

  07-01-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  The White House says President Trump and his...
  
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• U.S. to Control Venezuela Oil Sales ‘Indefinitely,’ Energy Secretary Says

  07-01-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Chris Wright said the Trump administration was in “active dialogue” with Venezuela’s government about the plan. ......
  
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• Trump issues warning to Iran as activists report dozens killed in anti-government protests

  07-01-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Human rights groups say at least 36...
  
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• Xi is testing Japan’s ties with Trump by escalating trade battle

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  China is testing Donald Trump’s support for America’s top ally in Asia by imposing export controls on Japan months after the U.S. leader boasted he’d settled the rare earth issue “for the world.” ......
  
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• Ukraine to tackle ‘most difficult issues’ as US talks advance

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his team will move on to discuss the “most difficult issues” with Donald Trump’s envoys after negotiators secured a breakthrough on security guarantees for Kyiv. ......
  
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• Pope Leo XIV signals reforms ahead with the Holy Year over

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV is opening a new phase of his pontificate. A day after closing out the 2025 Holy Year, he is gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome. And Leo is indicating some reform-minded priorities going forward, including an emphasis ......
  
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• Photos of Greenland as Trump says US needs island for Arctic security

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland, the self-governing territory of Denmark and part of NATO, sits off the northeastern coast of Canada, with more than two-thirds of its territory lying within the Arctic Circle. ......
  
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• Japan's nuclear watchdog halts plant's reactor safety screening over falsified data

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  Japan's nuclear watchdog is scrapping...
  
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• Iran’s president tells security forces not to target protesters

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  Iran’s president ordered security forces not to target peaceful protesters, a bid to defuse violent unrest that activists say has left at least 36 people dead. ......
  
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• Election runner-up in Central African Republic alleges fraud in vote

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  The runner-up in Central African Republic's...
  
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• Denmark pins hopes on proposed Rubio talk to ease Greenland spat

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  Denmark is banking on a proposed high-level meeting in Washington to defuse President Donald Trump’s renewed push on Greenland and reset strained ties with the U.S. over the strategic Arctic territory. ......
  
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• 4 killed in clashes between residents and gold mining company in northern Afghanistan

  07-01-2026 16:40 via article.wn.com
  Deadly clashes between local residents...
  
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• US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean

  07-01-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JILL LAWLESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. U.S. European Command announced the seizure of the merchant vessel Bella 1 for “violations of U.S. sanctions” in a social medial post. The U.S. had been pursuing the tanker since last month after it tried to evade a U.S. blockade on sanctioned oil vessels around Vene
  
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• UK motorists told to use lemons, potatoes and onions this week

  07-01-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  A car specialist has handed out some useful - if slightly unusual - advice to drivers ......
  
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• Social media influencer dies on-air during livestreamed drug challenge

  07-01-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  Police in Spain are investigating after a Spanish influencer died on-air early New Year’s Eve while participating in a cocaine-alcohol-fueled challenge for money. Sergio Jiménez, who turned 37 on Dec. 13, had pledged to consume six grams of cocaine and a bottle of whisky for viewers who had bought him the goods and paid to watch him do it in under three hours, according to media accounts. Related Articles Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban finalize...
  
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• Local efforts to document Japanese American incarceration show history repeating

  07-01-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Executive Order 9066 was issued — the culmination of fomenting anti-Asian sentiment — and President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the removal of people of Japanese descent from the West Coast. Related Articles Today in History: January 7, first African American sings with the Metropolitan Opera Legendary sports franchise celebrates 100 years of entertaining fans Fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to the
  
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• Europe Snowstorm Grounds Flights: Orly Airport Battles Icy Runways

  07-01-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Aircraft de-icing and runway clearing operations are underway at Paris Orly Airport as a prolonged snowstorm continues to disrupt travel across northern and western France, causing widespread delays and cancellations. Airport authorities said around 40 flights were...
  
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• Venezuela: Trump's $3 billion oil windfall — why it matters

  07-01-2026 16:38 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Iran and Cuba. ......
  
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• The U.S. has tried to acquire Greenland before – and failed

  07-01-2026 16:38 via article.wn.com
  On the heels of the U.S. capture of...
  
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• Accused scam boss Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China: Phnom Penh

  07-01-2026 16:38 via article.wn.com
  Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, accused of running cyberscam centres that use forced labour in Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said Wednesday. Chen has also been indicted by the United States over the scam centres. Cambodian authorities...
  
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• Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 7

  07-01-2026 16:36 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. European Command said on Wednesday it had seized an oil tanker linked with Venezuela and registered as a Russian vessel in the North Atlantic in an operation. "The @TheJusticeDept & @DHSgov, in coordination with the @DeptofWar...
  
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