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Read More US announces arrest of two leaders of organised crime group as Mexican authorities say they were in the dark The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has called for “transparency” after the sudden and secretive arrests by US authorities of two top leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, one of Mexico’s most powerful organised…

Read More Beyoncé gives Vice President Kamala Harris her blessing to use her song ‘Freedom,’ an explosive expression of empowerment, at campaign events. Beyoncé gives Vice President Kamala Harris her blessing to use her song ‘Freedom,’ an explosive expression of empowerment, at campaign events.

Read More Single-pilot plane was delivering aid to crews battling Falls fire in eastern Oregon when it went missing on Thursday A single-pilot tanker plane disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting the Falls fire, authorities said Friday. The plane – used to deliver gallons of fire retardant or water – had been contracted by the…

Read More Vyacheslav Zinchenko, 18, remanded in custody for 60 days after Iryna Farion shot in Lviv on 19 July A Ukrainian court has remanded an 18-year-old man in custody over the murder of a nationalist former lawmaker, state media reported. Iryna Farion – a divisive hardline campaigner against the use of Russian language –…

Read More Court urges federal and Ontario governments to make pay outs after ‘dishonourably’ neglecting 174-year-old deal The Crown promised riches to First Nations in Canada – over 150 years on, they could finally get billions An “egregious” refusal by successive Canadian governments to honor a key treaty signed with Indigenous nations made a “mockery”…

Read More Trump’s running mate brings the ‘natalist’ movement gripping Silicon Valley CEOs into mainstream GOP politics, Alex Woodward reports Trump’s running mate brings the ‘natalist’ movement gripping Silicon Valley CEOs into mainstream GOP politics, Alex Woodward reports

Read MoreAthletes from Russia and Belarus have been banned from competing as countries in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Instead, their athletes will compete as neutral individuals, referred to as “AIN.”Athletes from Russia and Belarus have been banned from competing as countries in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Instead, their athletes will compete as neutral individuals, referred…

Read MoreThe ambitious opening ceremony of the Summer Games kicked off with a giant plume of blue, white and red smoke in the colors of the French national flag with the 2024 Parade of Nations from the Austerlitz Bridge.The ambitious opening ceremony of the Summer Games kicked off with a giant plume of blue, white…

Read More ‘If we win, it’ll be very simple. It’s all going to work out,’ he claimed of the war in Gaza ‘If we win, it’ll be very simple. It’s all going to work out,’ he claimed of the war in Gaza

Read MoreThe bill will allow troops to open fire on migrants crossing the border when soldiers feel under threat.The bill will allow troops to open fire on migrants crossing the border when soldiers feel under threat.

Read More Whitmer and Shapiro are expected to speak out against Project 2025 at a campaign event Whitmer and Shapiro are expected to speak out against Project 2025 at a campaign event

Read More Former US president criticises vice-president after she said she would ‘not be silent’ about suffering of Palestinians Donald Trump called Kamala Harris’s statement on the Gaza war “disrespectful” on Friday, as he met the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Florida to discuss the conflict. The US vice-president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee…

Read More Judge dismisses challenge over removal of woman’s name and warns against risks of informal conception arrangements A woman has lost a court of appeal challenge over her name being removed from a child’s birth certificate after her ex-wife admitted she secretly had sex with their sperm donor. The “unprecedented” and “unusual” case centred…

Read More Arsonists used crude methods but disruption to opening of the Olympic Games in Paris was severe It was about 1.15am when the SNCF maintenance workers, carrying out repairs by moonlight, spotted the group of people a little further down the railway line by a signal box outside the sleepy village of Vergigny, in…

Read More Yorkshire club’s supporters decry Red Bull’s logo bringing colour of Man Utd and Lancaster rose to all-white shirt With the football season fast approaching, fans young and old will be looking forward to getting their hands on their club’s new kit. But Leeds United supporters have to contend with the beloved white of…

Read More Carlson’s time at the top was brief; Call Her Daddy overtook Carlson within a day Carlson’s time at the top was brief; Call Her Daddy overtook Carlson within a day

Read MoreMeet the Phrygian cap, an Olympic mascot with a history dating back centuries.Meet the Phrygian cap, an Olympic mascot with a history dating back centuries.

Read More With Joe Biden calling Trump’s alleged golfing prowess into question, is the 45th president as good as he claims to be? With Joe Biden calling Trump’s alleged golfing prowess into question, is the 45th president as good as he claims to be?

Read More Minors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rate Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has sued the Biden administration over a longstanding federal program that provides teenagers access to contraception without parental consent, the state’s latest attack against the federal government’s reproductive healthcare…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) – “The world must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures,” says the UN Secretary-General as he launches a call to action on extreme heat and its impact on society and the environment. Read the full story, “UN: Extreme Heat a Global Issue With an Unequal Impact”, on…

Read MoreScientists say a common painkiller used on cattle wiped out India’s vultures, resulting in half a million human deaths in just 5 years.Scientists say a common painkiller used on cattle wiped out India’s vultures, resulting in half a million human deaths in just 5 years.

Read More For three decades, Khalil Shikaki has provided insights into Palestinian public opinion. The most recent poll showed a rise in Hamas popularity, though a majority of respondents don’t support Hamas. (Image credit: Mahmoud Zaki) For three decades, Khalil Shikaki has provided insights into Palestinian public opinion. The most recent poll showed a rise…

Read More ‘Draconian’ expulsions including of two local councillors follow original candidate’s withdrawal at behest of local party The Green party has been accused of acting in a draconian and authoritarian way after a series of members were expelled for allegedly trying to support tactical voting to defeat Jeremy Hunt at the general election. At…

Read More Disgraced actor said he is millions of dollars in debt from legal bills for sexual misconduct allegations Kevin Spacey’s $5.6m waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor’s financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Last summer, a London jury acquitted Spacey on sexual assault charges…

Read MoreIsmael Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López are two of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world.Ismael Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López are two of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world.

Read More SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Autopsy findings released Friday on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff’s deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon had previously disclosed initial findings on Massey’s July…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) – When Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a pact last month to revive a Cold War-era mutual defense pledge between two of the world’s nuclear powers, it also had the implicit support a third nuclear power standing in the shadows: China.…

Read More Covil Allen, three, was visiting a home in Brooklyn Park when the two dogs attacked him and his mother Tasha Covil Allen, three, was visiting a home in Brooklyn Park when the two dogs attacked him and his mother Tasha

Read More Danielle Carr-Gomm fell fatally ill when she stopped taking insulin after attending Wiltshire workshop run by Hongchi Xiao An alternative healer who promoted a “slapping therapy” taken up by millions of people across the world has been found guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of a British woman who died at one his…

Read More Simone Biles has already set all kinds of records and achieved a string of firsts in the sport of gymnastics, and she’s still not done. The International Gymnastics Federation announced on July 26 that she submitted a new skill on the uneven bars, a Weiler 1.5, in which Biles moves from a kip…

Read MoreFire crews are taking advantage of the pause from hot and dry conditions to battle the still out-of-control blaze.Fire crews are taking advantage of the pause from hot and dry conditions to battle the still out-of-control blaze.

Read More Ex-president gives backing in major boost for Democratic contender as her Republican rival set to meet Israeli PM Full story: Obama endorses Harris for president in 2024 US election Don Davis, a North Carolina Democratic representative, has issued a statement endorsing Kamala Harris, just a day after he broke party rank and joined…

Read MoreGlobal soccer stars Christian Pulisic, who is the captain of the U.S. National team and currently plays for the iconic Italian club AC Milan, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a former player and now senior adviser to AC Milan, talk about its U.S. summer tour, which kicks off Saturday with a preseason match against Manchester United…

Read MoreJust hours before the Olympics officially get underway in Paris, the French railway network has been hit by what officials are calling multiple acts of sabotage, including arson attacks. It’s not clear who was responsible.Just hours before the Olympics officially get underway in Paris, the French railway network has been hit by what officials…

Read More Second gentleman tells LGBTQ+ fundraiser his ‘phone was on fire’ after wife Kamala Harris entered spotlight Doug Emhoff has described being caught by surprise by the timing of Joe Biden’s announcement last Sunday that he was dropping out of his re-election campaign, telling an LGBTQ+ fundraiser that he was in an exercise class…