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Fresh jitters in Hormuz as Singapore-flagged cargo ship comes under attack

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  LONDON, June 26 — A cargo ship reported a suspected attack as it attempted to pass through ‌the Strait of Hormuz close to the coast of Oman yesterday, British navy agency […]

World rallies behind Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 188

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CARACAS, June 26 — Powerful earthquakes left at least 188 people dead and over 1,500 injured. International aid  United Nations-certified rescuers will help search for quake survivors, interim president Delcy Rodriguez […]

Europe’s heatwave intensifies as record temperatures strain hospitals and trigger bans

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PARIS, June 26 — Here are the latest developments in Europe’s heatwave. Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming, and warn they are set […]

King Charles paid over £30m in personal taxes since 2022, first royal disclosure shows

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LONDON, June 26 — King Charles III has paid more than £30 million ($39.6 million) in personal taxes since becoming monarch in September 2022, Buckingham Palace said yesterday, in the first […]

Inside Auroville: India’s experimental city caught between utopian ideals and state power under Modi

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AUROVILLE, June 26 — It was founded as a Sixties utopia “where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony” without money or religious […]

Chinese women pack German court in shocking ‘Driving School’ rape network trials

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BERLIN, June 25 — German courts have been trying a group of mostly Chinese men accused of running a sexual abuse network that drugged victims and that members called the […]

India to resume tourist visas for Bangladeshis after nearly two-year freeze

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  DHAKA, June 25 — India will resume issuing tourist visas in neighbouring Bangladesh, its envoy to Dhaka said today, nearly two years after relations soured when New Delhi’s ally […]

‘Everything collapsed’: Survivors recount horror as twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela coast

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  CATIA LA MAR, June 25 — In the city of Catia La Mar on Venezuela’s coast, Yilsmaris Blanco stared in shock at the scenes of devastation early today after powerful […]

Family feud erupts as Michelle Bolsonaro accuses presidential hopeful stepson of disrespect

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BRASILIA, June 25 — Brazil’s former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro accused her stepson Flavio Bolsonaro today of disrespecting her during a phone call, months before he is due to contest elections as […]

Third child dies in parked car during France’s heatwave

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PONTOISE, June 25 — A three-year-old has been found dead in a car in the Paris region, a police source said today, the third such fatality of a child during […]

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