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Trump’s China election attacks test fragile Beijing truce ahead of XI summit

Trump’s confrontational tone towards China places truce that paused the trade war between the world’s two largest economies under renewed pressure

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Spain refuses to stay silent as pressure mounts on defenders of international justice

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain would not “look the other way” as individuals and institutions committed to upholding international law faced in...

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Cyanide fumes killed Bangkok bar fire victims within minutes, autopsies show

Forensic findings presented to police showed that victims died after inhaling toxic gases, including carbon monoxide and cyanide, released during the fire

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Europe heatwave linked to around 12,000 deaths as climate risks intensify

Experts warn that extreme heat is becoming an increasingly serious public health threat driven by climate change

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SpaceX starship launch aborted seconds before liftoff after engine failure

The incident forces an automatic abort as Elon Musk said the company would replace two engines before attempting another test flight

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Andy Burnham to be made UK Labour leader on way to becoming prime minister

Burnham pledges to devolve power from London and counter the growing electoral threat posed by Nigel Farage's Reform UK

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Trump escalates air strikes on Iran as ceasefire collapses

The US President intensifies air strikes against Iran following the collapse of a month-old ceasefire, threatening broader military action

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Japan PM’s approval rating drops below 50% as Takaichi faces policy backlash

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s conservative administration has suffered its first approval rating decline below 50 per cent since taking office in Oct...

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More than 500 Rohingya feared dead after two boats capsize off Myanmar coast

The suspected shipwrecks have yet to be officially confirmed but have raised fresh alarm over the growing humanitarian crisis forcing Rohingya communities to un...

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US-Iran war escalates as Washington expands strikes, Tehran threatens regional infrastructure

Tensions surge over the Strait of Hormuz as Iran warns that any attack on its infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes across the Gulf region, raising f...

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Starmer bids farewell as UK PM ahead of Labour leadership handover

Starmer defends his record in office and declaring Britain was in "better shape" than when he took power, ahead of handing over the premiership to Labour leader...

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US strikes Iranian missile sites as Tehran warns of wider energy disruption

Tehran declares it’s fighting an "existential war" with America and threatened further disruption to regional energy exports as tensions escalated across the Gu...

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6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Southern Philippines, aftershocks expected

The quake shook parts of Mindanao but causes no immediate reports of damage or casualties, although authorities warned that aftershocks are likely