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Starmer vows to fight as Burnham’s election win fuels a Labour leadership showdown
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will fight attempts by rival Andy Burnham to oust him from office
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Christian Pulisic to miss US World Cup match against Australia because of calf injury
U.S. star Christian Pulisic will miss the World Cup match against Australia because of a calf injury and was replaced in the starting lineup by Ricardo Pepi
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Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting, officials say, as US-Iran talks hang in the balance
Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran
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Cargo ship's chief engineer charged in 2024 Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore
Prosecutors have charged the chief engineer of the cargo ship Dali in connection with the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
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Dragon Boat Festival links modern China to traditions more than 2,000 years old
Dragon boat races, lion dances, and other festivities have been staged across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to mark the Dragon Boat Festival
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What Americans think about Trump's handling of Iran, according to a new AP-NORC poll
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump’s approval on Iran remained low, at 34%, even as a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations materialized
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World shares are mixed and US futures fall after a tech-led rally on Wall St
World shares are mixed, with markets in Greater China closed for holidays
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Cambodian Supreme Court upholds incitement conviction of opposition politician, sparking anger
Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the incitement conviction of prominent opposition politician Rong Chhun but suspended the remainder of his prison sentence, allowing him to remain free while barring him from politics for years
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Police charge a third suspect in a Melbourne synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran
Police have charged a third suspect with an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue that was allegedly directed by Iran
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Mexico becomes first country to reach knockout stage of World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0
Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup
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