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‘Absurd’: Netanyahu responds to Mamdani comments on Israel as Jewish state | CNN Politics
Responding to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel as a Jewish state, saying his country exhibits “equality” and is the only democracy in the Middle East.
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Online gamblers betting more than £1,000 to face new checks
Punters who bet more than £1,000 online in a 24-hour window will have to undergo an assessment, the regulator says.
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Prince Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher
Judge Mr Justice Nicklin says the claimants had failed to prove the allegations.
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What do Farage's Clacton constituents think of his resignation?
People living in Clacton share contrasting feelings of frustration and support towards Nigel Farage.
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Trump says will lift sanctions on Turkiye, ‘consider’ selling F-35s
Announcement during Ankara meeting suggests pivot in US policy, despite opposition from Israel.
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Peabody Gets US Grant to Boost Rare Earths at Wyoming Coal Mines
Peabody Energy Corp. was awarded a federal grant to support its efforts to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals in Wyoming, as the US seeks to strengthen its domestic supply chain.
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Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag
The National Rally leader now has to decide whether she will run with an electronic tag and will speak on TV later.
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BNP Names Jain Global’s Gupta as Head of FICC Trading Americas
BNP Paribas SA has appointed Kavi Gupta — previously at multistrategy hedge fund Jain Global — as head of fixed income, currencies and commodities trading across the Americas.
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Lawsuit Accuses US of Giving Secret Data to Iran on Asylum Seekers
A lawsuit claims the Trump administration is unlawfully giving confidential personal information to Iran about Iranians who applied for asylum to avoid “grave danger” in their native country.
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IOC Provisionally Lifts Suspension of Russian Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, saying as the qualification period of the 2028 Los Angeles Games had started all athletes needed to be offered equal access to the competition.
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BB Energy Strikes Deal with South Sudan to Unblock Oil Sales
BB Energy agreed to relax an injunction on the government of South Sudan in exchange for receiving three cargoes of oil, in a significant easing of tensions in the $142 million legal dispute between the trading house and the African nation.
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West African Lender EBID Seeks to Double Assets to $4.4 Billion
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development plans to double its balance sheet over the next five years to help bridge an infrastructure funding gap of as much as $36 billion in the 12-nation West African economic bloc.
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Watch live: Utah judge hears case against 23-year-old accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk | CNN
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Watch live: New York Fire Department speaks after buildings evacuated due to cracks found in nearby high-rise construction | CNN
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England fan who spent life savings travelling to US gets money back
Jacob Allmendinger spent about £10,000 taking his grandad to the World Cup in the US.
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Buckled columns at Midtown Manhattan high-rise under construction prompt evacuations
A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings are evacuated after structural columns buckled, according to FDNY. Follow for live updates.
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EasyJet Pilots Nervous About Jobs, Leadership Under Castlelake
EasyJet Plc’s potential takeover by Castlelake LP is prompting concern inside the cockpit as pilots await information about their job security and who would be in charge of the budget carrier going forward.
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Hungary Suspends State Media, Apologizing for Orban-Era ‘Lies’
Hungary’s state media went dark after its new leadership said it was ending years of propaganda that had propped up former leader Viktor Orban until his downfall in watershed elections earlier this year.
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Democrats Probe Cantor Fitzgerald Ties in USA Rare Earth Deal
Democratic lawmakers are investigating whether a $1.6 billion deal involving critical minerals company USA Rare Earth Inc. created a conflict of interest by benefiting Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services firm formerly led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lu…
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Breaking down 36 disastrous hours for American soccer as World Cup bubble bursts
Usually, we like to look forward in this newsletter, but the events of the last 48 or so hours really require us to look back at what might be one of the worst periods for American soccer in its history.
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US Consumers’ Inflation Expectations Rose in June, NY Fed Survey Says
Americans’ expectations for inflation over the near and medium term rose in June amid strong increases anticipated for medical care costs and rent, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey released Tuesday.
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Netanyahu’s Christian comments ‘aimed at sowing strife’: Lebanese analysts
After Netanyahu’s statements on Lebanese Christians were denounced in Lebanon, analysts call Israel’s PM a liar.
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Reform UK’s Farage resigns as MP amid funding scandal, forcing by-election
Nigel Farage says he’s ‘done nothing wrong’ as parliament investigates undeclared benefits he accepted from a fraudster.
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Murder inquiry after mother and children found dead near Bedford
A mother and her two children are found dead in a property, police say.
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Mbappe slams racism by Paraguay’s Amarilla at World Cup: What we know
Footballers of African descent are often subjected to racist abuse on and off the pitch.
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Alan Carr is keeping one unwanted item from his castle auction – see what he sold
A concrete cow was the only one of the hundreds of items from Ayton Castle that failed to find a buyer.
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Penarth restaurant customers say £115 dine-and-dash was 'misunderstanding'
The bill at the The Old Custom House in Penarth included a £52 Dover sole, eight Cokes and calamari.
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LIVE: Argentina vs Egypt – FIFA World Cup 2026
Live coverage and text updates as Argentina play Egypt in the round of 16 knockout stage.
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France appeals court opens door for Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag
Paris appeals court rules Le Pen guilty of misusing public funds but reduces the ban on her holding public office.
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Ships attacked in the Strait of Hormuz: What that means for ongoing talks
While marine traffic in Hormuz has steadily risen, vague provisions on the strait remain contentious in peace talks.
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Monaco parcel bomb suspect found dead in Ukraine
Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.
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One million more UK homeowners expected to face mortgage hit
Homeowners face paying £45 a month more on average when they move onto a new deal over the next two years.
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Explosions in Damascus during Macron visit: What we know
Blasts occur near hotel French president was reportedly staying in shortly after he departs for presidential palace.
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As Israel becomes Democratic litmus test, Jewish progressives warn about a tilt into antisemitism
For many liberals, longtime policy priorities like universal healthcare or stopping climate change are now intertwined with opposing Israel. An ascendant faction of the left argues there’s no such thing anymore as “progressive except for Palestine” — a phrase…
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NATO’s Turkiye summit live: Trump, leaders to meet in Ankara
Defence spending and support for Ukraine’s military needs are expected to top the agenda of summit in Turkish capital.
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Idaho mother who said her toddlers died after vaccinations accused of suffocating them, charged with murder
An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said.
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The world’s most livable city for 2026 has been revealed
The EIU, a sister organization to The Economist magazine, ranked 173 cities around the world on a number of different factors, including education, stability, healthcare, infrastructure and culture, and a European city came out on top.
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Too ugly, too noisy, too… American? France’s great air con debate
As France braces for another heatwave, high temperatures may prompt the same question asked repeatedly in June: why won’t France just turn on the air conditioning?
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Iran war live: Khamenei’s body arrives in Qom, Hamas cedes Gaza governance
Hamas dissolves its governing body in Gaza paving way for a technocratic committee to takeover.
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