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Newest first · UTC+11:00Trump's former campaign manager running multimillion dollar pro-Israel influencer campaign: Report
A social media campaign attacking US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran was run by the president’s former campaign manager, Brad Parscale, according to a report published on Tuesday by Time Magazine.
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Leeds agree £34.1m fee for defender Muharemovic
Tarik Muharemovic has made 69 senior club appearances in Austria and Italy, earning a further 17 caps for his national team
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Henderson & Quansah only England absentees for Argentina
Jordan Henderson has not been officially ruled out of the World Cup yet
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France licenses missile production in Ukraine
France will grant Ukraine licenses to produce missiles and bombs on its soil, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday.
· RT
Elon Musk's $1 million voter payouts were likely illegal, panel says
Elon Musk hands over a million dollar check to Nicholas Jacobs during a town hall in Green Bay, Wis., March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
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Review of MP security needed after Widdecombe death, Burnham says
A serious review of MPs' security is needed following the death of Ann Widdecombe, Andy Burnham has said.
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Defund the Olympics over Russian re-entry, say 9 EU countries
Sports ministers from nine countries are urging EU Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef to cut EU funding to the International Olympic Committee over its decision last week to lift the ban on the Russian Olympic Committee.
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Starmer becomes first UK PM to receive top French honour
Macron praised Starmer's contribution to Ukraine and the security of Europe
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Strait of Hormuz remains a fault line as Iran and US drift back into war
The fragile "no war, no peace" situation since the US and Iran signed a tentative deal last month now seems to have tipped into war.
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Strait of Hormuz crisis: What is the current state of the waterway?
The renewed hostilities between the US and Iran have once again disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after a brief period of relative normalization.
· RT
Trump's former campaign manager running multimillion dollar pro-Israel influencer campaign: Report
A social media campaign attacking US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran was run by the president’s former campaign manager, Brad Parscale, according to a report published on Tuesday by Time Magazine.
· Middleeasteye
Some rural Nevada mail ballots discovered after primary
More than 30 mail ballots cast in Nevada’s June primary election were not counted because they were delivered to the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office instead of the Lyon County Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, despite all of them having the correct county address.
Burnham declares war on ‘cover-up culture’
LONDON — Andy Burnham pledged Tuesday to end the U.K.’s “cover-up culture” and put “decency back at the heart of the British state.”
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Villa warned over sportswashing after Visit Rwanda deal
Villa have signed a multi-year agreement with Visit Rwanda
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Israel's parliament passes laws to protect military exemptions of ultra-Orthodox men
Israeli lawmakers in the Israeli parliament discuss after the vote on a bill that seeks to equate the study of Jewish texts with military service, in Jerusalem, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Ex-Trump campaign chief linked to Israel-backed campaign seeking MAGA support in Iran war -report
A senior US official linked Brad Parscale, US President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, to a social media campaign denouncing the US-Iran ceasefire, Time Magazine reported on Tuesday.
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‘Anthropic doesn’t care about Europe’ — EU officials peeved after AI giant sends junior staffer to testify about safety
BRUSSELS — European policymakers criticized AI company Anthropic on Tuesday for failing to send a senior company official to address Brussels' concerns about risks posed by advanced AI capabilities.
· Pieter Haeck
Europe’s military future is starting to take shape
By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
· RT
Trump rages about Spencer Pratt losing Los Angeles mayoral election
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Police say Ann Widdecombe killed in 'targeted attack' as motive investigated
Attack was 'targeted' - Counter Terrorism Police
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Nevada governor pulled over in traffic stop and wasn't ticketed
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo talks to reporters outside a vote center June 9, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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EU prosecutor asks for police probe into subsidies for Babiš-linked Agrofert
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has tasked Czech police with investigating the payment of EU subsidies to companies within Agrofert, an agro-chemical giant tied to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.In a letter dated June 19, European Delegated Prosecutor Daniela Bártíková said she "decided to initiate crimin…
· Ketrin Jochecová
Secret friendlies and promoting youngsters - Alonso's first week at Chelsea
Xabi Alonso agreed a four-year deal to join Chelsea in May
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Macron hands Starmer Légion d’honneur as parting gift
LONDON — French President Emmanuel Macron presented U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer with one of France’s highest honors — the Légion d’honneur — in recognition of his contribution to Europe’s security.
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Public to be told how to prepare for cyber-attack and weather emergencies
The public will be urged to take "small but important steps" to prepare for food or water shortages in the event of a cyber-attack or severe weather, the government has said as it updated Parliament on its national resilience plans.
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'Weird stuff is going to happen' - Scheffler and McIlroy on sun-baked Birkdale
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have won four of the seven majors contested since the start of 2025
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Probe into claims Southport victims' NHS records accessed
The victims were all injured at a children's dance class in Southport's Hart Street in July 2024
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Billionaire Warren Buffett stops donations to Bill Gates charity
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has stopped giving donations to Bill Gates' charitable foundation weeks after the Microsoft co-founder detailed his links to the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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BBC 'working hard' on future of Doctor Who, new BBC director general says
The last series of Doctor Who aired in May 2025, and concluded with a surprise appearance from Billie Piper
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ICE told to halt most vehicle stops after pair of fatal shootings
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been told to immediately halt most vehicle stops nationwide, following a pair of fatal shootings in Texas and Maine involving ICE agents.
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Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran ports
Shipping data shows traffic through the Strait has slowed dramatically
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Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation
US President Donald Trump has paid writer E Jean Carroll more than $5m (£3.7m) in damages three years after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case, her lawyers confirmed.
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BBC's serious challenges laid bare in annual report
Scott Mills' earnings and those of other highly paid presenters may be making headlines, but there is a bigger story contained in the BBC's annual report.
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Bulgaria pulls out of coalition of Ukraine backers
Bulgaria has no place in the coalition of Western nations pushing for continued military aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has told Bulgarian broadcaster bTV.
· RT
Sun Life Grepa launches ‘HIP for All’ campaign
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Police given more time to question men over Islamic event threat
Police have been given more time to question the men arrested in connection with an alleged right-wing terror threat to an Islamic festival in Suffolk.
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EU relaxes rules for smart glasses after US pressure
The European Commission on Tuesday exempted wearable tech from rules requiring removable batteries, clearing a major hurdle for Meta’s smart glasses to take on the EU market following pressure from the United States.
· Ellen O'Regan, Mathieu Pollet
Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4m ($50.1m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York - the most ever paid for a dinosaur.
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Baseball union head criticizes MLB salary cap ad campaign, says claims of economic woe are perverse
Attorney Bruce Meyer, the current interim executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, speaks at a news conference in New York on March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
· Ronald Blum
Premier League rules World Cup defences - but not attacks
Do the world's best attacking players compete away from the Premier League?
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Brazil registered zero direct oil exports to Israel in 2025 in victory for boycott campaign
Brazil registered zero direct oil exports to Israel in 2025, with campaigners claiming it as a victory for the boycott campaign.
· Middleeasteye
Security-Update: Warum Deutschland es wert ist – mit David Matei
Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
· Rixa Fürsen
'Explosive diarrhoea' outbreak remains a mystery as officials struggle to find sources
Tracking the origin of an outbreak in the US that causes explosive diarrhoea has proved a challenge for public health experts searching for answers about how it started - and how it's spreading.
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Trump's Election Integrity Efforts Meet Resistance In Courts
Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Sorry, conspiracy theorists, Lindsey Graham isn’t worth your effort
By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
· RT
Former rival of recently-deceased Lindsey Graham launches Senate bid (VIDEO)
Mark Lynch, who challenged Lindsey Graham in South Carolina’s recent Republican US Senate primary, hopes to take the seat that the late GOP politician left empty, he has told RT.
· RT
Peers told to attend House of Lords more often — or get fired
LONDON — Members of the U.K. House of Lords will be required to attend parliament more often and retire at 80 under new proposals put forward by a cross-party committee, published just as Andy Burnham prepares to become prime minister.
· Esther Webber
Widdecombe seen in interview believed to be 20 minutes before attack
Politician Ann Widdecombe gave a pre-recorded radio interview around 20 minutes before police believe she was attacked on Wednesday 8 July.