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• Trump’s oversized arch plan gets a reality check

  09-07-2026 13:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's plan to build a triumphal arch that would alter the Washington, D.C., skyline is getting another review from the federal agency whose approval he needs to build it
  
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• With US unleashing attacks, Iranian official threatens that the Islamic Republic will deliver a 'hard slap'

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  An Iranian official warned that the Islamic Republic will deliver a \...
  
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• Waymo reports California teen riders for bad behavior and delivers them to the police

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  A self-driving Waymo reported two teens to California police this week after they were found drinking alcohol and shooting toy guns in the back of the vehicle. ......
  
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• US stocks and crude oil hold steadier a day after swinging sharply

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Wall Street and oil prices are holding steadier following their sharp swings the day before in the wait to see what will come next after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran. The ......
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan gives Nato leaders revolver conundrum after summit

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Belgium’s prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from Wednesday’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) summit in Turkey to find that he had a handgun and ammunition in his luggage. After Nato leaders gathered for Wednesday’s fractious summit in Ankara, their host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, handed each an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition indicating it was not just for show....
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan gifts revolvers, live ammunition to NATO leaders after summit

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Turkey's Erdogan gifts revolvers, live ammunition to NATO leaders after summit ......
  
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• Trump’s Iran Dilemma: War, Sanctions or a Fragile Strait of Hormuz Deal?

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Just three weeks after declaring he had secured a breakthrough with Iran, President Donald Trump once again finds himself weighing military escalation against diplomacy as the Strait of Hormuz crisis threatens to spiral..Iran’s renewed attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, followed by fresh US air strikes and retaliatory Iranian attacks on American-linked targets in Gulf states, have exposed the fragility of the June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was me
  
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• Three Italian Alpine villages inside a national park are offering free housing and co-working spaces to attract new residents and reverse decades of population decline

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  To address population decline in rural European villages, three small towns in the Italian Alps have created a residency program. The communities of Ingria, Ronco Canavese and Valprato Soana in Piedmont’s Soana Valley have launched VIHTA, a project inviting professionals, families, academics and university students to spend time in the mountains.The project offers free accommodation and a coworking space for two to four weeks between Sept. 20 and Oct. 18, 2026. Unlike many projects, the id
  
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• Sweet: Peanut butter floor returns to Dutch museum as tribute to late artist

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  More than 800 pounds of peanut butter have been spread across a museum floor in the Netherlands. This tribute honors Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, who died last month. Schippers, known for his conceptual art, first created the peanut butter ......
  
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• Startup company reveals prototype of tsunami survival pod

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  LifePod says its survival device will be able to save small groups of children and adults from tsunamis and severe flooding. ......
  
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• Sri Lankan universities close,�shift to online classes amid dengue�surge

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  The National Dengue Control Unit has reported a�total of 65,034 dengue cases this year, with capital Colombo�accounting for�about a fifth of the cases;�as many as 45 dengue-related deaths have been recorded as of July 8, 2026. ......
  
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• Researchers discover cave with rare cave pearls in Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Deep within the limestone mountains of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, scientists have uncovered a remarkable new cave that is already drawing attention for its geological significance. Named Thang Cave (Victory Cave), the newly explored cavern contains rare cave pearls, smooth, spherical mineral formations that develop over thousands of years under highly specific conditions. Alongside its impressive chambers and intricate rock formations, the discovery offers re
  
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• Replica of mosque on bonfire in Northern Ireland condemned as ‘sickening’

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  The structure was erected a month after anti-migrant violence swept the Northern Irish capital. ......
  
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• Putin's next move isn't peace but escalation in Ukraine: Report

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Putin's next move isn't peace but escalation in Ukraine: Report ......
  
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• 'People seek revenge': Crowds mass in Iran's Mashhad for Khamenei's burial

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Braving sweltering heat and calling for revenge, Iranians massed on Thursday for the burial of assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad. An Israeli strike assassinated Khamenei in late February on the first day of the Middle East war. Thousands of people filled the streets of the eastern city of Mashhad, home to one of the holiest sites of Shia Islam. Footage posted by IRNA showed the procession en route to the Shrine of Imam Reza, where the assassinated leader will be
  
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• Pakistani leader vows to press militant crackdown after 42 killed in Balochistan attacks

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...
  
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• Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, July 9 - Oil tanker traffic...
  
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• Murderer gave police a map to find parts of woman he dismembered with saw

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Karl Hutchings admitted murdering Julie Buckley whose body was found in 10 pieces in a shallow grave in Wimblington ......
  
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• Landon Donovan joins Christian Pulisic criticism following USA's World Cup exit with harsh observation

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Christian Pulisic is not getting the benefit of the doubt from anyone. In perhaps the...
  
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• Kremlin sees duality in U.S. position on Ukraine issue

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Russia sees elements of duality in the U.S. position on the Ukraine issue. Peskov told reporters at a daily briefing that Russia...
  
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• ITALY ART LAST SUPPER

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Computer analyst Slavisa Pesci shows a reproduction of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper" during a press conference in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, July 25, 2007. ......
  
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• Iran condemns fresh U.S. attacks on southern provinces, bridges

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the latest U.S. strikes against several regions in Iran's southern coastal provinces and two bridges in the country's northeastern provinces. In a statement, the ministry described the attacks on two bridges along the rail routes from Gorgan to Incheh Borun...
  
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• Hungary Murder Conviction

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Photos showing Mackenzie Michalski, an 31-year-old American tourist who was murdered while on vacation, hang at a candlelight vigil in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 9, 2024. ......
  
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• Ho, ho, hot: Santas gather for a summer celebration

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  Santas, Mrs. Clauses, and elves from...
  
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• Germany reaches deal with US to buy long-range Tomahawk missiles, Merz says

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has...
  
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• Gazans mourn aid worker killed by Israel who brought them the World Cup

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO, July 9 - Gazans turned out in...
  
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• Gas leak fire kills 5 family members in Egypt

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Five members of the same family were killed in an apartment fire caused by a gas leak in Giza province, west of the...
  
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• Former US Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, July 9 - A former U.S....
  
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• Florida imported Brazilian pepper from South America in the late 1800s to beautify gardens, but birds feasted on its bright red berries and spread it until dense forests smothered native wetlands and woodlands

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  The Brazilian pepper tree, once planted as an ornamental in Florida, is now considered one of the region’s most invasive species. The Brazilian pepper tree is a shrub that originally comes from South America. It was planted as an ornamental tree in the region more than a hundred years ago; however, due to its bright red fruit and green foliage, it soon became widespread in the natural environment.Today, thousands of acres of Florida wetlands, forests, and coastal areas are overrun by dense
  
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• Fighter jet crash lands at Zakynthos Airport in Greece and bursts into flames

  09-07-2026 16:20 via article.wn.com
  An F-16 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Zakynthos Airport in Greece after a technical failure - emergency services are currently at the scene ......
  
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