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Trump envoy Kushner arrives in Israel after rare Hamas talks on Gaza peace plan
US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Monday.
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Russia asseses damage after massive Ukrainian drone attacks | CNN
Moscow and Kyiv exchanged deadly strikes overnight. The Kremlin reportedly shot down more than 800 Ukrainian drones, as they target Kyiv with a mix of missiles and drones. Both sides have identified each other’s weaknesses and have moved the battle to the ski…
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Cambridge chancellor criticises 'racist feeding frenzy' around Jason Arday
Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, was found dead last week.
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Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump's chief of staff
Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.
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Will India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement force Modi’s BJP to rethink its politics?
Modi’s BJP once controlled media narratives in India, but this might be changing with the ‘Cockroach’ movement.
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Americans could soon pay a lot more for strawberries
Strawberries offer a taste of summer, even when they are eaten in the dead of winter. But the year-round treat Americans have grown accustomed to could soon get more expensive.
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AI Giants Will Earn $1 Trillion This Year. It May Not Be Enough
Gone are the days of capital-light and cash-flow-rich technology businesses such as internet search, e-commerce and social media. The game now is artificial intelligence, and you had better have hard assets and deep pockets to play, the kind of money few comp…
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Thailand Revises Factory Gauge After US Transshipment Concerns
Thailand is overhauling a key measure of factory output after US officials pointed to a widening gap between surging exports and declining domestic production as potential evidence that goods are being routed through the country to circumvent tariffs.
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China Reserve Gauge Hits 12-Year High, Smoothing Yuan Rise
China’s key gauge of reserve assets saw its biggest quarterly rise in more than 12 years as authorities absorbed heavy foreign currency inflows, a move that helps smooth the pace of the yuan’s gains, according to analysts.
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Lebanon Flare-Up and Gaza Strikes Dent Mideast Peace Prospects
Fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah flared in Lebanon over the weekend, the latest setback in efforts to end parallel wars in the Middle East that have dragged on for almost six months and disrupted global markets.
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At least six people killed in Ukrainian missile attack on Russia’s Belgorod
Overnight Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine kill two people and injure 19.
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What the OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack Really Tells Us About AI Danger
Is Washington still asleep at the wheel?
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Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.
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Taiwan’s Lai Plans New $314 Cash Handouts as Growth Surges on AI
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announced plans to distribute NT$10,000 ($314) in cash to eligible residents next year, citing the economy’s blistering pace of growth thanks to booming global demand for artificial intelligence.
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Chinese Steel Production Tumbles as Economic Conditions Worsen
Chinese steel production tumbled last month, putting the industry on track for the lowest annual total this decade as mills adjust to much weaker demand.
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Bain-Backed Dhoot Jumps on Indian Debut After $321 Million IPO
Bain Capital-controlled Dhoot Transmission Ltd. made a strong stock-market debut in India on Monday, with shares listing at a 37% premium to the initial public offering price.
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Kildare: Post-mortems of five boys killed in crash to take place
Three women and a child who were in a second car are being treated in hospital for serious injuries.
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China’s Economy Extends Slowdown by Weakening Across the Board
China’s economy got off to a sluggish start in the second half, as industrial output, consumption and investment fared worse than expected.
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HSG-Backed Robotera Is Said to Mull HK IPO as Robot Tech Booms
Robotera, a Chinese robotics startup backed by HSG and CDH Investments, is planning an initial public offering in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter said, as a growing number of companies in the industry look to go public.
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Sainsbury's pauses London store's AI cameras after man ousted
Matt Arnold says he was asked to leave the store after being wrongly flagged as a shoplifter.
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Drugs, violence and racism: A week in Glasgow city centre
The BBC investigates claims that parts of Scotland’s biggest city have become a no-go zone because of crime, homelessness and antisocial behaviour.
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Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told
Mothers, like Katy, describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while fathers say they have been wrongly charged thousands.
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Xi says China needs ‘indomitable fighting spirit,’ praises Tiananmen crackdown
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called on his people to show an “indomitable fighting spirit” in a bullish speech on Monday in which he also praised the ruling Communist Party’s decision to clamp down the Tiananmen democracy protests.
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Hayden Panettiere: US actress and star of Heroes dies aged 36
A representative for the actress confirmed the news to US outlets but did not provide further details of her death.
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history
A top UN official says ‘speed, scale, and solidarity’ needed ‘before this virus gets even further ahead of us’.
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Can the AU make its current Sudan mission count?
The African Union is seeking progress in Sudan, but must overcome deep battlefield and diplomatic divisions.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Water cheek' and 'Queen Amy's gold rush'
Water companies being allowed to increase prices during droughts and Amy Hunt's gold medal run dominates Monday's papers.
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Trump says US to ‘substantially reduce’ military drills with South Korea
US president says he’s ‘not happy’ about the drills, citing his ‘very good relationship’ with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
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Iran war live: Tehran-US MoU set to expire; Hamas’s al-Khayya meets Kushner
Hamas calls on Board of Peace to ‘compel’ Israel to accept the Gaza peace plan after meeting Jared Kushner in Cairo.
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Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightly
Far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir sits on Israel’s security cabinet, which helps shape war and policy.
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Blanche declines to pledge independence from the White House
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday declined to commit to always acting independently of the White House, a concern among critics who worry the Justice Department is carrying out President Donald Trump’s political agenda.
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US-Iran MoU is set to expire: What to know
Both sides accused the other of violating the June agreement shortly after it was signed.
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How OJ Simpson’s infamous Bronco chase captured a changing era of US sports coverage in the 1990s
OJ Simpson’s slow speed chase in 1994 became a flash point for a rapidly transforming sports media landscape
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Trump’s vaccine order is counterproductive and ‘wrong on so many levels,’ GOP lawmaker says
GOP Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy called President Donald Trump’s new vaccine order to separate injections for measles, mumps and rubella “wrong on so many levels.”
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‘Uncharted territory’: Second-largest reservoir in US plunges to a record low
Lake Powell provides water and electricity to millions. Drought has shrunk it to its lowest level on record.
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‘Spearhead of annexation’: Israel hands West Bank rule to civilian police
Israel’s transfer of West Bank policing to civilian forces cements de facto annexation and empowers settler militias.
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Trump threatens to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory: Can he?
US president has yet another outlandish threat for Iran, with no end to war in sight.
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Who belongs on the Mount Rushmore of athletes? These top sports journalists weigh in | CNN
Sports analysts and commentators weigh in on who they say are the four most impressive athletes. CNN Original “Decades in Sports” premieres Sunday 9p ET/PT on CNN and streaming next day on the CNN app.
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More rounds of flooding rain take aim at Midwest this weekend
The Midwest is bracing for yet another round of drenching storms – marking a seventh straight day of flooding rain for a region that has seen hundreds forced from their homes this week.
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