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Serbia's police clashes with anti-government protesters
Months of protests call for an early election to end the 12-year rule of President Aleksandar Vucic.
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After Operation Midnight Hammer, pilots reveal realities of marathon B-2 bomber missions
29 Jun 2025There are very few Americans who know what it's like to fly a B-2 stealth bomber and even fewer that have piloted one for more than 30 hours straight.
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Your leg or your life: Inside a perilous 24-hour wild river rescue
29 Jun 2025When Valdas Bieliauskas fell into the Franklin River, it triggered an extraordinary rescue mission that pushed everyone to the brink.
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Incendiary Irish rappers Kneecap lead anti-Keir Starmer chant at Glastonbury
Politicians and music industry bosses called on organisers to pull the group from the Glastonbury line-up.
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Trump wins as judges curbed, but may yet lose on birthright citizenship
29 Jun 2025Trump's executive order directs federal agencies to refuse to recognise the citizenship of children born in the United States who do not have at least one parent who is an American citizen or lawful…
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US Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill
29 Jun 2025The bill is Trump's top legislative goal.
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Iran holds funeral for commanders, scientists killed in war with Israel
29 Jun 2025The funeral, dubbed the "procession of the Martyrs of Power", was held for a total of 60 people killed in the war, including four women and four children.
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Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill three
29 Jun 2025The attacks came a day after Israel killed a woman and wounded 25 other people in strikes across the country's south.
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A Trump political dynasty? His son Eric says maybe
28 Jun 2025Trump's children and his close family have long been involved in his business life, and have also taken major roles as he moved into politics and took the White House in 2017.
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Trump says he would consider bombing Iran again, drops plan to lift sanctions
28 Jun 2025US President Donald Trump has dropped plans to lift sanctions on Iran.
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Lewis Capaldi makes emotional return to UK's Glastonbury Festival
28 Jun 2025It comes two years after he struggled to finish "Someone You Loved" while performing at the festival, and took a break to focus on his mental health.
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California Governor sues Fox News for $1.3 billion over Trump phone call
28 Jun 2025He claims the network defamed him by lying about his phone call with Donald Trump.
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Bezos, Sanchez say 'I do' in a divided Venice
28 Jun 2025Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have tied the knot at a sumptuous ceremony.
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Stepson of heir to Norway's throne charged with rape, sexual assault
28 Jun 2025Marius Borg Høiby faces multiple charges but his lawyer said he doesn't accept wrongdoing in most of the cases.
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Trump hails 'giant win' after top court curbs judges
28 Jun 2025However, a top Democrat says the Supreme Court's ruling is a "terrifying step toward authoritarianism".
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Combs' lawyer says prosecutors trying to criminalise his 'private sex life'
28 Jun 2025Prosecutors had presented a "fake trial" to use Combs' sexual proclivities as evidence of a criminal conspiracy centred on his businesses, his lawyer says.
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'The big gold': Nugget worth $165k dug up in Western Australia
27 Jun 2025An 895-gram gold nugget has been found by lucky prospectors near Sandstone, an eight hour drive north east of Perth.
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tax on US tech firms
28 Jun 2025He called the country "very difficult" to trade with.
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US says deal with Beijing will expedite rare earth exports from China
27 Jun 2025It comes amid efforts to end a trade war between the world's biggest economies.
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Why Trump needs the world to believe Iran's nuclear program is 'obliterated'
27 Jun 2025Analysis - Evidence that Iran retains the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons or to restart its program after daring US bombing raids would raise an uncomfortable question.
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Olympic Committee looks to 'protect the female category'
27 Jun 2025The IOC will spearhead discussions on gender eligibility criteria in sports four years after the ruling body had urged federations to handle the issue independently.
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SpaceX says debris recovery attempts hindered after Starship explosion
27 Jun 2025A massive Starship spacecraft by SpaceX exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas.
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Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna Wintour stepping down
27 Jun 2025Dame Anne Wintour, who has been editor-in-chief for 37 years, will continue to hold a senior role at the company.
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Lalo Schifrin, composer of the Mission: Impossible theme, has died
27 Jun 2025He was known for his large body of film and TV scores, including Mission: Impossible, Bullitt and Enter the Dragon, and the Dirty Harry films.
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