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Football regulator seeks 'urgent information' from Sullivan after allegations
Multiple women accuse the billionaire of abusing his power and preying on them for sex, in some cases when they were in their late teens.
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Man taken to hospital with serious injuries following stabbing
Police attended an incident Kinnaird Avenue following a report made shortly after 22:30 GMT on Monday 8 June.
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China’s Xi, North Korea’s Kim pledge to boost ties at rare Pyongyang summit
President Xi Jinping is on a rare visit to North Korea, where he commits to deeper cooperation with Kim Jong Un.
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Iran war day 102: Trump warns Israel against new strikes as ceasefire holds
Iran warns fighting could restart as tensions remain high and Trump urges Israel to protect the fragile ceasefire.
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Iceye Valuation Jumps to €10 Billion in Funding Round Led by General Atlantic
Iceye Oy quadrupled its valuation to more than €10 billion ($11.5 billion) in a General Atlantic-led funding round that will help the Finnish satellite-intelligence company expand to meet demand for sovereign technology systems.
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Iran’s lakes are vanishing: Satellite images show a deepening water crisis
Years of drought, falling rainfall and unsustainable water use have been worsened further by the US-Israel war.
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Race to find survivors as Philippines quake toll rises to 37
The quake inflicted some of the worst damage on General Santos, a city of about 720,000 people in southern Mindanao.
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Korea Readies On-Site FX Inspections to Curb Won Speculation
South Korea is set to crack down on speculative foreign-exchange trading, with regulators planning on-site inspections and investigations into suspected market-disruptive activities, the finance ministry said.
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Scam flat rental costs would-be tenants thousands in lost deposits
Student Mide Awosika pays thousands for a flat rental deposit - and discovers many others also did.
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Vedanta Readies $5.2 Billion Refinancing After Rating Upgrades
Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources Ltd. is set to refinance $5.2 billion of US dollar bonds and loans, according to people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to lower borrowing costs by replacing expensive debt after securing credit-rating upgrad…
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Russia Moves to Shift Cost of Drone Defenses Onto Companies
Russia is passing on some of the responsibility for protecting critical factories and infrastructure onto private companies as Kyiv ramps up drone attacks on industrial plants, ports and oil refineries.
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German Industry Output Rises for First Time Since War Began
German industrial production grew for the first time since war broke out in Iran, fueling hope that Europe’s largest economy is weathering the jump in energy costs.
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GSK to Buy Nuvalent for $10.6 Billion to Expand in Cancer Drugs
GSK Plc agreed to buy clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Nuvalent Inc. in a deal valued at $10.6 billion to expand in oncology treatments.
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Saudi Contractor MGC Said to Postpone $799 Million Riyadh IPO
Saudi Arabia’s Mutlaq Al-Ghowairi Contracting Co. has postponed plans for an initial public offering that was set to raise as much as $799 million and rank as the region’s first major listing of the year.
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Trump Says Peace Talks on Track After Israel-Iran Clashes End
US President Donald Trump renewed his claims of momentum toward ending the conflict with Iran, after brokering a halt to hostilities between Israel and the Islamic Republic and easing tensions that had threatened to derail broader peace efforts.
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‘Pay ransom or lose a kidney’: Illegal migrants bound for UK kidnapped in Libya
The Iraqi Kurds were captured by a militia who demanded a ransom of $5,000 (£3,700) per person.
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Indonesia Delivers Off-Cycle Rate Hike to Temper Market Rout
Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate in an off-cycle decision, seeking to support the rupiah after a selloff in stocks and bonds fueled capital outflows.
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CIMB Says ‘Good Time’ to Invest in Battered Indonesia, Seeks M&A
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd., Malaysia’s second-biggest bank, says it’s seeking merger and acquisition opportunities in neighboring Indonesia despite a slump in investor confidence in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
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India’s fertility rate falls below replacement level: Why it matters
India’s fertility rate falls to 1.9 children per woman, with consequences for the workforce, the elderly and economy.
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Viral TikTok raises $146K for 85-year-old worker | CNN
85-year-old Mary Eron is still working at a Tennessee movie theater. After her story went viral on TikTok, strangers donated $146,000, hoping it might be enough to help her retire.
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Israel kills 14 in southern Lebanon after trading fire with Iran
Killings come as Iran warned of ‘crushing blows’ if Israeli attacks continued in Lebanon, including in the south.
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Trump booed at Knicks-Spurs game as he became first US president at NBA Finals
The catcalls came after ticketholders faced airport-style security to enter the venue at Madison Square Garden.
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Trump warns Netanyahu: ‘You’ll be on your own’ if attacks on Iran continue
Trump’s warning comes as Israel and Iran pause attacks and indirect talks to reach a peace deal continue.
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US lists China’s BYD, Alibaba, Baidu as ‘Chinese military companies’
Chinese embassy in Washington, DC condemns designation, calling it ‘discriminatory’.
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You’ve heard of glass skin. Now, it’s time for glass hair
Long, shiny, poker-straight locks shimmer in video after video on TikTok and Instagram. This isn’t just glossy hair — it’s “glass” hair, so perfectly polished its sheen is mirror-like.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Israel and Iran step back' and 'Is university a waste of money?'
Several front pages cover the agreement between Israel and Iran to halt attacks on one another, following an exchange of fire on Monday.
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Somali referee denied entry to US for 2026 World Cup over ‘vetting concerns’
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will not take part in this summer’s World Cup after he was denied entry into the United States, FIFA confirmed on Monday.
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Iran war live: Trump warns Netanyahu as Israel, Tehran halt fighting
A total of 3,637 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since March and 11,188 wounded, the Health Ministry said.
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World Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering US
Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
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Kemi Badenoch to call for scrapping of legal equality duty
The Conservative leader will argue that the rules have become a "minefield that exposes almost every significant public decision to legal challenge".
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Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows
Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.
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Drug gangs 'cuckooing' hundreds of homes a week, police tell BBC
Hundreds if not thousands of people's homes are being taken over by UK gangs every week, say police.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime executive assistant to testify on Capitol Hill | CNN Politics
Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari joins The Lead.
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US confirms denying entry to Somali referee set to take part in World Cup
Award-winning referee Omar Artan was ‘determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns’ after arriving in Miami.
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OpenAI files for IPO, the latest in a stream of possible AI mega-sales
OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, setting it up for what may be the most highly anticipated market debut in recent history and a massive payday for early investors.
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New poll shows decrease in support for LGBTQ+ | CNN
A recent Gallup poll shows a decline in Americans’ support for LGBTQ+ issues after years of steady growth. CNN’s Ben Hunte reports that activists attribute the decline to the current political climate.
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Sam Bankman-Fried asks Trump for a pardon
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto billionaire who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history, officially asked President Donald Trump for a pardon, according to the Justice Department’s website.
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A gender reveal mishap sparked a deadly wildfire. Who’s being held accountable is unusual
The expectant couple, along with several children and loved ones, walked with anticipation into the grass at the edge of the El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa, California, to reveal their baby’s gender.
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Sagrada Família’s 144-year journey nears its end with the Tower of Jesus Christ
Delayed by wars, politics and funding shortfalls, Sagrada Família’s imposing but unfinished presence has dominated Barcelona’s skyline for decades. Now, the long-awaited final tower is, at last, ready for its inauguration, marking 100 years since the death of…
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Lego launches 12,060-piece Sagrada Família — its biggest ever set
Barcelona’s Sagrada Família is nearing completion after 144 years. Now, Lego is inviting fans to recreate the iconic church brick by brick — albeit on a much smaller scale.
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