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• UN Chief Calls For "Maximum Restraint" After Pahalgam Terror Attack

  24-04-2025 21:58 via article.wn.com
  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" to prevent further deterioration of the tense situation in the subcontinent after a... ......
  
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• Chaos in Minnesota: Everything we know about the deadly ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

  07-01-2026 23:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman sparked sharply conflicting accounts from local, state and federal officials
  
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• Fury in Minnesota after ICE agent shoots dead 37-year-old woman during deportation raids

  07-01-2026 23:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  The woman shot and killed was identified as Renee Nicole Good
  
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• Fury in Minnesota after ICE agent shoots dead 37-year-old woman in her SUV during deportation raids

  07-01-2026 23:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  The woman shot and killed was identified as Renee Nicole Good
  
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• Nick Reiner’s defense lawyer quits as his arraignment over father’s murder is delayed

  07-01-2026 23:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lawyer Alan Jackson has requested he be replaced by a public defender
  
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• Senate Democrats ridicule Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to ‘steal’ Venezuela’s oil ‘at gunpoint’

  07-01-2026 23:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rubio and Hegseth reject criticism that they have ‘no plan’ for Venezuela’s future, even as they can’t say when elections will be held or whether vice president can remain
  
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• Rubio plans to meet with Danish officials to talk about U.S. interest in Greenland

  07-01-2026 23:34 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over Greenland, the strategic Arctic island that is a self-governing territory of Denmark. ......
  
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• U.S. to indefinitely control Venezuelan oil sales, says U.S. energy secretary

  07-01-2026 23:33 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that the United States will not only market stored oil in Venezuela but also control the sales of oil output from the country indefinitely. At an industry...
  
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• 5.5-magnitude quake hits south of Fiji Islands -- USGS

  07-01-2026 23:33 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of...
  
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• Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Jan. 7

  07-01-2026 23:32 via article.wn.com
  ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of "arbitrarily detaining a senior delegation" sent to Riyadh for political consultations, amid a sharp escalation in southern Yemen's volatile military and political situation. Anwar Al-Tamimi, spokesman of the Aden-based STC, told...
  
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• “Who killed Charlie Kirk?”: Theo Von stirs debate with Candace Owens kids joke during widely shared podcast episode

  07-01-2026 23:30 via article.wn.com
  Theo Von made headlines after joking about the children of political commentator Candace Owens during a recent podcast episode. The comments came at the start of his show released on January 6, where Von spoke with fellow comedian Dave Smith. While opening the episode, Theo Von made light jokes that linked Candace Owens’ public claims to imaginary games her children might play. The remarks quickly spread...
  
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• US will exit dozens of international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation

  07-01-2026 23:30 via article.wn.com
  By MATTHEW LEE and FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his a
  
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• Trump administration is ‘actively’ discussing plans for Greenland purchase

  07-01-2026 23:30 via article.wn.com
  The president and U.S. national security officials are “actively” discussing a potential plan to purchase Greenland, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said this week. During a news briefing on Wednesday, Leavitt said it is “something that’s currently being actively discussed by the president and his national security team.” She added...
  
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• Karoline Leavitt defends White House Jan 6 website after being set up by journalist ranting about MAGA conspiracy theories

  07-01-2026 23:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Five years after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as part of the Republican’s attempts to undermine the election results, the Trump administration released a website blaming Democrats and police for the violence
  
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• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ownership announces it's shutting down paper in May

  07-01-2026 23:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down in May after its owners cited financial losses
  
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• Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: 37-year-old woman killed in confrontation is identified

  07-01-2026 23:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz asked Americans to ‘stand with us against this’ in the wake of the shooting
  
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• Trump Says He Wants To Ban Large Investors From Buying Houses

  07-01-2026 23:24 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes. ......
  
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• ‘Don’t have it for breakfast’: Trump administration scraps longstanding alcohol guidelines

  07-01-2026 23:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Don't drink alcohol for breakfast, Donald Trump's administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz, told a press conference on Wednesday (7 January) as the administration announced new nutrition guidelines.
  
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• Communists around the world unanimous in condemning attack on Venezuela

  07-01-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Solidarity with countries in the crosshairs of imperialism is a bedrock of the international communist movement, and the U.S. attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro has outraged parties around the world. From inside the targeted country, the Communist Party of Venezuela denounced the “military aggression against the Venezuelan people” as well as Trump’s “utter contempt for international law and the self-determination of peoples.” In an editorial
  
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• Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years, with Latin Mass off the agenda

  07-01-2026 23:21 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV has asked cardinals to advise him on key priorities governing the Catholic Church for the next two years. He made the request at the start of a two-day meeting. They responded by indicating continuity with Pope Francis’ ......
  
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• Bolsonaro leaves Brazilian prison to undergo medical examinations after fall from his bed

  07-01-2026 23:21 via article.wn.com
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro...
  
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• Why we expect the next Bank of England rate cut in March

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  The Bank of England outlook is uncertain...
  
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• Vega Reederei digitises fleet safety and cuts reporting effort by up to 80 per cent ...

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  European ship operator Vega Reederai has revealed a...
  
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• Suez Canal transits still 60% down 100 days after the last Houthi attack

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  “100 days ago, on 29 September, the...
  
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• Sallaum Lines announces delivery of MV Ocean Explorer strengthening its sustainable fleet expansion

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  Sallaum Lines proudly announces the successful delivery...
  
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• Russia sends navy to guard oil tanker being pursued by US forces

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  Russia has reportedly deployed a submarine and other...
  
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• More than 145 countries agree on update to global minimum tax deal, addressing US concerns

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  More than 145 countries agreed on Monday to amend a 2021...
  
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• MOL CEO Hashimoto’s 2026 New Year Message- Management Plan ‘BLUE ACTION 2035’ Toward Phase 2

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  MOL President & CEO Takeshi Hashimoto delivered...
  
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• Lila Global Joins INTERTANKO, Strengthening Commitment to Quality Tanker Shipping

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  Lila Global, a ship owner operating crude oil and...
  
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• India forecasts 2025/26 economic growth at 7.4%

  07-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  India’s economy is expected to grow (INGDPY=ECI)...
  
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