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World Cup 2026: No Fifa plan to swap Iran and Italy after Trump envoy asks for switch
Fifa stands by comments made last week by president Gianni Infantino in which he said that "the Iranian team is coming, for sure".
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Prince Louis holiday photo released to mark eighth birthday
The portrait was taken by photographer Matt Porteous in Cornwall earlier this month.
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Foundering: A Brilliant Programmer and a Lot of Wild Living
After his murder, Bob Lee’s friends and family felt that his story was obscured by waves of headlines, rumors, and misinformation, first about street crime in San Francisco, then about the debaucherous lifestyle of the city's elite.
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Distressed Condo Fund Seeks $1 Billion for Toronto’s Empty Units
After a multidecade building boom, Toronto has a condo problem: Developers are stuck with a record number of empty units. Ryan Roebuck sees a multibillion-dollar opportunity.
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Netflix Plans to Buy Back Additional $25 Billion in Shares
Netflix Inc. announced plans to buy back $25 billion in stock after the company’s shares dropped following a weak financial outlook.
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Gilts Slump as Buoyant Economic Data Backs Case for Rate Hikes
Gilts slumped after a rebound in the UK’s private sector backed the case for the Bank of England to raise interest rates this year.
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What we know about Israel killing Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil
Khalil was killed and her colleague injured in what Lebanese officials are calling a ‘double-tap’ strike by Israel.
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Africa’s biggest airport is being built in Ethiopia for $12.5 billion
Bishoftu International Airport is scheduled to open in 2030 with capacity for 60 million passengers a year.
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Lithuania Backs Building Military Facility at Critical NATO Site
Lithuania’s parliament gave final approval to build a military training ground near a strategically vital stretch of NATO territory, amid protests by local residents and opposition from within the governing coalition.
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Georgia wildfires grow amid extreme drought conditions | CNN
Wildfires in southeast Georgia have exploded in size as they burn through drought-starved vegetation, with one destroying dozens of structures — including homes — and prompting evacuations.
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Who is John Phelan the US Navy Secretary fired by Pete Hegseth?
Phelan’s firing reveals turbulence in US military leadership amid the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran.
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Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will miss Day 3 of the NFL draft, report says
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort.
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Stellantis Picks Four Plants in Europe for Possible China Deals
Stellantis NV has identified four factories in Europe it may sell or share as the maker of Peugeots and Citroëns tackles overcapacity, with France’s Rennes site among them, according to people familiar with the situation.
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UniCredit Raises Generali Stake After Earlier Signaling Cut
UniCredit SpA boosted its stake in Assicurazioni Generali SpA to 8.7%, despite earlier indications that it planned to trim the holding.
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Thai IPO Pipeline Faces Difficulties, Exchange President Says
Thailand’s initial public offering pipeline continues to face challenges, even as signs of renewed investor interest have started to emerge, according to Stock Exchange of Thailand President Asadej Kongsiri.
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India to Iran: How two wars shaped the rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munir
The war against India a year ago led to Munir’s elevation to the status of field marshal. Now he’s playing peacemaker.
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Even Nvidia's Jensen Huang Is a Fan of the Phoenix Food Scene
The Arizona metropolis has become America’s newest hot food city. Here are five spots to try.
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Honeywell Is Said to Near Sale of Warehouse Services Unit to AIP
Honeywell International Inc. is in advanced discussions to sell its warehouse and workflow solutions business to American Industrial Partners, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Gaza’s second front: The battle against disease-carrying rats
Palestinian families in Gaza endure daily terror from rats in unsanitary camps, but help is hard to come by.
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Inside Kash Patel’s life as a hockey playing, high school coaching, Olympic locker room partying sports fanatic
On most Sunday nights, on the top floor of a parking garage in Arlington, Virginia, a few dozen men gather at an ice rink to play hockey. It’s part of the area’s adult recreational league – also known as a beer league for the beverage consumed before, during …
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Rescued turtle ‘Nutella’ is sent back into the ocean | CNN
“Nutella,” a juvenile green sea turtle rescued in the Florida Keys last December, was released into the ocean after a successful tumor removal surgery at the Turtle Hospital.
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Two trains collide head-on in Denmark, leaving four critically hurt
The accident happened early on Thursday at a level crossing north of Copenhagen.
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Survivor of Hong Kong fire returns to charred home | CNN
Five months after a devastating fire tore through seven residential towers in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, residents have been allowed to return to their homes for the first time to collect the personal belongings that remain. The inferno devastated the commu…
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Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including three children
Israel has committed 2,400 violations of the ‘ceasefire’ deal struck with Hamas in October, Gaza officials say.
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Will another film star be able to sway the election in India’s Tamil Nadu?
Political commentators believe C Joseph Vijay can at best be a disruptor in what has become a three-cornered contest.
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Iran war: What’s happening on day 55 after Trump extended ceasefire?
Iran says it wants talks, but blames US “breach of commitments, blockade and threats” for stalling negotiations.
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Remains of 3 children found in Memphis woods may have been there several years, police say
Authorities say they are investigating the discovery of unidentified remains of three children, believed to be between 3 and 7 years of age, in Memphis that could have been there for years.
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US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.
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Cocaine and cannabis sold in High Street mini-marts - BBC undercover filming
Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.
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Democrats up in Virginia, but US voters may pay price for redistricting war
Experts say unprecedented flurry of tit-for-tat congressional redistricting risks surge in gerrymandering.
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Can fish hook voters in India’s West Bengal elections?
In battle for India’s West Bengal election, PM Modi’s men campaigned with fish in hand to try to connect with voters.
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Takeaways from the first California governor’s debate since Eric Swalwell’s exit
Four Democrats and two Republicans vying to become California’s next governor exchanged occasional barbs in a debate Wednesday night. But mostly, the Democrats took aim at President Donald Trump, and the Republicans criticized the state’s Democratic leadershi…
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Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who singer d4vd is charged with killing, died of ‘multiple penetrating injuries,’ autopsy finds
The 14-year-old girl who singer d4vd is charged with killing and dismembering died of “multiple penetrating injuries,” according to an autopsy report released Wednesday.
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Fairway or driveway? The furious debate over building houses on golf courses
Are golf courses the right places to build housing, or are they simply a soft target?
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Iran war live: Israel kills Lebanese journalist; Tehran-US talks stalled
Israeli attacks on Lebanon killed at least five people on Wednesday, including Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil.
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Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge
School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say.
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Cause of death released for teen found dead in singer D4vd's car
The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release.
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UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal
The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.
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Devil Wears Prada 2: Stars line red carpet at London premiere
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt were among the actors who appeared on the red carpet.
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Two year closure was his idea, says Trump’s new Kennedy Center leader, defending dramatic move
President Donald Trump’s newly-appointed head of the Kennedy Center offered a full-throated defense of the decision to close the renowned arts institution for renovations for two years, telling reporters on Wednesday that it was his idea.
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