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Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the strait of Hormuz is close to being finalised – as it happened Bangladesh's ousted ex-prime minister says she will return despite facing death sentence Democratic socialist Hong favored in Wisconsin gubernatorial primary: Join the live discussion Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian involved in Oscar-winning West Bank film Explosive drone 'serious attack' on Germany - as reports claim jet was carrying ammunition Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat All bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data shows Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses Thailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders England striker Ivan Toney charged with assault after Soho nightclub incident Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it? Murkowski will oppose Blanche nomination, putting it in danger of stalling Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US private equity firm Alan Jones trial: complainant wants to ‘humiliate’ broadcaster by revealing intimate details of alleged assaults, defence tells court Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the strait of Hormuz is close to being finalised – as it happened Bangladesh's ousted ex-prime minister says she will return despite facing death sentence Democratic socialist Hong favored in Wisconsin gubernatorial primary: Join the live discussion Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian involved in Oscar-winning West Bank film Explosive drone 'serious attack' on Germany - as reports claim jet was carrying ammunition Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat All bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data shows Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses Thailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders England striker Ivan Toney charged with assault after Soho nightclub incident Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it? Murkowski will oppose Blanche nomination, putting it in danger of stalling Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US private equity firm Alan Jones trial: complainant wants to ‘humiliate’ broadcaster by revealing intimate details of alleged assaults, defence tells court
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Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president

FIFA said Wednesday it had apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance at a crisis meeting…
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Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian involved in Oscar-winning West Bank film

Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian involved in Oscar-winning West Bank film

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Explosive drone 'serious attack' on Germany - as reports claim jet was carrying ammunition

Authorities say an explosive drone found near a jet in Leipzig was a "serious attack" on Germany - amid reports the Ukrainian aircraft was loaded with ammunition
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Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat

Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat

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All bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data shows

All bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data shows

Environment Agency assessments find just 14.3% of country’s surface waters in good ecological status. Every single English water body is polluted with toxic chemicals, new…
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Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses

Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses

It represents roughly 60% of all tariff revenue collected under the policy, with billions still to be repaid
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Thailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say

Thailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say

Teenager killed his grandparents ⁠before opening fire at school near Bangkok, where 22 others were wounded. Thailand school shooting – latest updates. A Thai teenager killed his…
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Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders

Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders

The executive orders ban birth tourism and expand the existing definition of people whose children are not eligible for US birthright citizenship
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England striker Ivan Toney charged with assault after Soho nightclub incident

England striker Ivan Toney charged with assault after Soho nightclub incident

Met police say charge relates to alleged assault that reportedly took place in December at venue in London. The England footballer Ivan Toney has been charged with assault after…
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Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips

Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips

Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer. Donald Trump has ordered a new 15% tariff on imported…
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Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it?

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it?

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Murkowski will oppose Blanche nomination, putting it in danger of stalling

Murkowski will oppose Blanche nomination, putting it in danger of stalling

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Friday became the second Republican senator to announce she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve in the…
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Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings

Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings

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Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing

Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing

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EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US private equity firm

EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US private equity firm

Airline says it has accepted offer from Apollo Global Management after rival bidder Castlelake walks away. EasyJet has formally agreed to a £5.7bn takeover from US private equity…
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Alan Jones trial: complainant wants to ‘humiliate’ broadcaster by revealing intimate details of alleged assaults, defence tells court

Alan Jones trial: complainant wants to ‘humiliate’ broadcaster by revealing intimate details of alleged assaults, defence tells court

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Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taking out the trash

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Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president

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Bangladesh's ousted ex-prime minister says she will return despite facing death sentence

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Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the strait of Hormuz is close to being finalised – as it happened

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England striker Ivan Toney charged with assault after Soho nightclub incident

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