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• Even Salah would struggle at Spurs - Postecoglou

  07-01-2025 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  Ange Postecoglou says even in-form Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah would find life a struggle at the moment in the Tottenham team he manages.
  
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• Trump's annexation talk extends a long U.S. tradition of political miscalculation about Canada

  07-01-2025 23:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that he wants Canada to join the United States have become a staple of his presidential transition.
  
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• Trump reinforces 'all hell will break out' if hostages not returned by inauguration

  07-01-2025 22:39 via foxnews.com
  
  President-elect Trump reiterated that "all hell will break out" if the hostages still held in Gaza have not been freed by the time he enters office in two weeks on Jan. 20. Trump was asked about the threats he first levied in early December at the Hamas terrorist organization that has continued to hold some 96 hostages, only 50 of whom are still assessed to be alive, including three Americans. "All hell will break out," Trump said, speaking alongside Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the
  
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• At least 9 miners are trapped in a coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state

  07-01-2025 22:39 via foxnews.com
  
  At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation.The miners became trapped on Monday morning in the Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) south of the state capital, Guwahati.13 YOUNG MINERS FEARED DEAD IN INDIA'S REMOTE NORTHEASTThe workers are "feared trapped 300 feet below the ground after water gushed in from a nearby
  
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• Trudeau says 'not a snowball's chance in hell' Canada will join US

  07-01-2025 22:34 via bbc.com
  
  The comment follows Donald Trump's threat on Tuesday to use "economic force" to acquire its neighbour to the north.
  
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• Trudeau says there ‘isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell’ Canada will become part of US

  07-01-2025 22:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday there is not a ‘snowball’s chance in hell’ his country will become part of the U.S., as President-elect Trump continues to make his push to make the neighbor to the north the United States’ 51st state."There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," Trudeau wrote on X. "Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other’s biggest trad
  
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• Skiers at Park City resort frustrated as ski patrol strike drags on

  07-01-2025 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Minnesota resident Peter Nystrom saved for months to take his family on an unforgettable trip to the largest ski resort in America.
  
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• N.C. Supreme Court blocks certification of Democrat as winner of close high court race

  07-01-2025 22:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked state officials from certifying the Democratic candidate as the winner of a razor-thin race for the state’s high court.
  
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• Boy, 14, stabbed to death on London bus

  07-01-2025 21:17 via bbc.com
  
  A boy has been stabbed to death on a London bus in what police described as "a horrendous crime".
  
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• Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks

  07-01-2025 21:13 via bbc.com
  
  Although some of Europe's leaders have found favour with the billionaire, others are worried by his interventions.
  
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• Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems

  07-01-2025 20:49 via bbc.com
  
  The health secretary sees patients left crying and distressed, as hospitals declare critical incidents.
  
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• Don King sued by promoter seeking $3B over alleged 'Rumble in the Jungle' anniversary event

  07-01-2025 20:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  A lawsuit against famed boxing promoter Don King seeks more than $3 billion, alleging King falsely denied being involved in an anniversary event for his historic "Rumble in the Jungle."
  
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• Do Facts Meta on Facebook?

  07-01-2025 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking on his platforms.
  
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• England have 'power' to boycott Afghanistan match - MP

  07-01-2025 20:28 via bbc.com
  
  England's men's players have the "power" to make their own stand and refuse to play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy, says Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.
  
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• US declares Sudan’s paramilitary forces have committed genocide during civil war

  07-01-2025 19:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Blinken details pattern of ethnic violence in which RSF has killed civilians and blocked access to suppliesThe United States has formally declared that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have committed genocide during the country’s ongoing civil war, marking the second time in less than 30 years that genocide has been perpetrated in Sudan.Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, announced the determination on Tuesday while imposing sanctions on the RSF commander Mohammad Hamdan Daglo &nd
  
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• House passes Laken Riley Act to amp up border enforcement and put pressure on Democrats

  07-01-2025 19:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Republican-led House passed its first bill, the Laken Riley Act, a strict border measure named for the 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered.
  
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• Iran's nuclear program is nearing 'the point of no return,' France's Macron says

  07-01-2025 19:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Iran’s nuclear program is nearing the "point of no return," French President Emmanuel Macron is now warning. Iran is the top "strategic and security challenge" for France and Europe this year, Macron said this week during an annual foreign policy conference with French ambassadors, according to Reuters. "The acceleration of the nuclear program leads us nearly to the point of no return," the French leader was quoted as saying. "In the coming months we will have to ask ourselv
  
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• Shein lawyer refuses to tell MPs if fashion firm uses Chinese cotton

  07-01-2025 19:02 via bbc.com
  
  Yinan Zhu declined to say whether it retailer's suppliers used Chinese cotton amid concerns over forced labour.
  
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• Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers

  07-01-2025 19:01 via bbc.com
  
  Meta says its platforms will instead rely on "community notes" from its users, an approach pioneered by X.
  
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• Sub-zero temperatures forecast as floods remain

  07-01-2025 18:56 via bbc.com
  
  Fresh warnings for snow and ice have been issued across many parts of the UK.
  
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• Investigators in Bangladesh demand Tulip Siddiq’s bank account details

  07-01-2025 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Anti-money laundering officials ask banks for information on UK minister and seven of her family members Anti-money laundering officials in Bangladesh have demanded bank account details for Tulip Siddiq, the UK anti-corruption minister, in the latest escalation of the inquiries into her family’s financial interests.The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), which investigates money laundering and suspicious transactions, wrote to the country’s main banks on Tuesday asking the
  
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• Kim Jong Un’s big guns spotted on Russian front lines: report

  07-01-2025 18:39 via foxnews.com
  
  A North Korean M1989 Koksan self-propelled howitzer has allegedly been spotted on Russia’s front lines, according to reports on Tuesday after news regarding the shipment of two of the big guns was first reported in November.The artillery weapon has a reported range of up to 37 miles when employing rocket-assisted shells and is capable of firing between one and two shells every five minutes. News of the weaponry, along with a video apparently showing one of the howitzers in a comb
  
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• Fury would be 'massive favourite' against Joshua - Jones

  07-01-2025 18:36 via bbc.com
  
  Tyson Fury would be a "massive favourite" against Anthony Joshua, says Barry Jones - who wants to see the fight happen this year.
  
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• Ketamine could be reclassified as Class A drug

  07-01-2025 18:27 via bbc.com
  
  Illegal use of the drug reached record levels last year, the Home Office said.
  
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• Faisal Islam: Soaring UK borrowing costs are a problem for Rachel Reeves

  07-01-2025 18:26 via bbc.com
  
  The Chancellor may face the prospect of breaking her own Budget rules
  
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• Special educational needs the biggest issue for schools, says Ofsted

  07-01-2025 17:45 via bbc.com
  
  The watchdog says a new inspection system in England should reward more inclusive mainstream schools.
  
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• Who could replace Trudeau as Canadian prime minister, with Trump threatening tariffs?

  07-01-2025 17:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Canada's Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister Monday, with his Liberal Party in turmoil amid declining poll numbers and an election on the horizon. Whoever assumes leadership in the unpopular governing party will become the next prime minister, and that person must tackle rising costs of living, an immigration crisis and aggressive economic pressure from President-elect Trump – not to mention the challenge from Canada's ascendant Conservative Party in the next el
  
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• Search launched for British hikers missing in Dolomites

  07-01-2025 17:28 via bbc.com
  
  Aziz Ziriat and Samuel Harris were last heard from on 1 January and never boarded a flight home.
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro to start third term in office amid rigged election: 'Blatant violation'

  07-01-2025 17:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro is poised to begin his third six-year term on Jan. 10. The ruling party-controlled congress is set to host the swearing-in ceremony, despite widespread skepticism over the legitimacy of last year’s July 28 election. International and domestic critics question the fairness of the electoral process.The contested election saw Maduro claiming victory by more than 1 million votes. However, opposition candidate Edmundo González is widely believed
  
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• McDonald's boss says 29 people fired over abuse

  07-01-2025 16:54 via bbc.com
  
  It comes after workers at the fast-food chain told the BBC they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment.
  
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• Controversial founder of French far right, Jean-Marie Le Pen, dies aged 96

  07-01-2025 16:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far-right National Front party who tapped into working class concerns over immigration and globalization and built a career on provocative rhetoric that many saw as racist and xenophobic, has died aged 96.His death was confirmed by his daughter Marine Le Pen's political party, National Rally (Rassemblement National).Jean-Marie Le Pen spent his life fighting, whether as a soldier in France's colonial wars, as a founder of the far-right National Front party, f
  
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• Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution

  07-01-2025 15:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaigners welcome move but say success depends on enforcement and global agreement on a treatyThailand has banned plastic waste imports over concerns about toxic pollution, as experts warn that failure to agree a global treaty to cut plastic waste will harm human health.A law banning imports of plastic waste came into force this month in Thailand, after years of campaigning by activists. Thailand is one of several south-east Asian countries that has historically been paid to receive plastic wa
  
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• Earthquake 50 miles from Mount Everest leaves at least 126 dead in Tibet

  07-01-2025 13:55 via foxnews.com
  
  A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 126 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say. Another 188 people have been injured on the Chinese side of the border, the Associated Press reported, citing the Xinhua News Agency.Rescue workers climbed mounds of broken bricks, some using ladders in hard-hit villages, as a search is now ongoing for survivors. More than 1,000 homes are believed to have been damaged in the region. Videos posted by Ch
  
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• Jean-Marie Le Pen - founder of French far right and 'Devil of the Republic'

  07-01-2025 13:12 via bbc.com
  
  A Holocaust denier and unrepentant extremist on race and immigration, the far-right politician has died at 96.
  
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• GB's Jones & Harris win in Australian Open qualifying

  07-01-2025 12:59 via bbc.com
  
  Fran Jones and Billy Harris are through to the second round of Australian Open qualifying but three more Britons were beaten.
  
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• What you need to know about HMPV

  07-01-2025 09:45 via bbc.com
  
  Pictures from China, where cases of the virus are surging, have people worried on social media.
  
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• Afghans land in the Philippines for visa processing ahead of resettlement in US

  07-01-2025 09:32 via foxnews.com
  
  A group of Afghan nationals landed in the Philippines on Monday for the processing of special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the U.S.Their arrival comes as part of an agreement between the Filipino and U.S. governments.The Philippines agreed in July to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited number of Afghan nationals seeking to make America their new home.Afghan nationals who landed in the Philippines on Monday were given entry visas, according to Teres
  
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• Scores dead and hundreds of homes damaged in Tibet quake

  07-01-2025 09:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Quake damaged buildings in Shigatse and could be felt hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal and the Indian state of BiharA strong earthquake has struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing scores of people, damaging buildings, and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India.Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died, more than 188 had been injured, and about 1,000 houses were damaged in the quake, which hit at 9.05am on Tuesday. The US G
  
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• Isak transfer fee would be off the charts - Shearer

  07-01-2025 09:05 via bbc.com
  
  Alan Shearer and Shay Given discuss the importance of striker Alexander Isak as well as Newcastle United's recent form.
  
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• Better resilience is solution to child mental health crisis, experts say

  07-01-2025 03:50 via bbc.com
  
  The surge in mental health referrals among young people has prompted debate among experts about the cause - and the most effective solution
  
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• Law student killed by elephant during vacation to Thailand: officials

  07-01-2025 00:52 via foxnews.com
  
  A young woman was killed by an Asian elephant at a sanctuary in Thailand on Friday during a bathing session gone wrong, according to officials.Spanish citizen Blanca Ojanguren, 22, was visiting Koh Yao Elephant Care on Yao Yai Island with her boyfriend at the time of the incident, Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported over the weekend. She studied law at the University of Navarra at the time.Koh Yao Elephant Care told the Spanish outlet that a 50-year-old elephant pushed Ojanguren with its trunk w
  
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• Venezuelan opposition leader who claimed victory over Maduro meets with Biden

  07-01-2025 00:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, who claimed victory in last year’s presidential election against current President Nicolás Maduro, met with President Biden on Monday in search of support in removing the incumbent from office.Biden and González Urrutia met at the White House, where the latter, who represented Venezuela’s main opposition coalition in the country’s presidential election in July, tried to rally support for his effort to r
  
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