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Trump facing pressure to condemn UFC fighter for disparaging Michelle Obama
Josh Hokit’s comment, made after the match at the White House, was condemned widely, but not by the presidentDonald Trum...
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David Squires on … a thirst for adverts and other notes from the World Cup so far
Our cartoonist offers up some observations after the tournament’s group games got under way in the US, Mexico and Canada...
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China offers staunch support to Myanmar president during his state visit
The two countries sign 18 cooperation deals, including on free trade and assistance in the event of natural disasters.
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The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme weal...
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Trump says US-Iran deal going to a ‘second stage’ after JD Vance says many details yet to be negotiated – Middle East crisis live
US president tells reporters at G7 that ‘all hell will rain down’ on Iran if it tries to get a nuclear weaponFull re...
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Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?
Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civ...
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high amid Iran war inflation pressures
Country follows ECB in increasing borrowing costs, but US Fed and Bank of England expected to hold ratesBusiness live –...
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World Cup: Can Senegal stun France again? Predictions, schedule on Day 6
France take on Senegal in a repeat of their famous 2002 opener while Messi's Argentina face Algeria in Kansas City.
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Iran says Israeli occupation in Lebanon would breach US deal
Iran says any continued Israeli occupation in Lebanon would be a breach of the Memorandum of Understanding with the US.
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The year of New York and the Thunder weren’t inevitable: 15 things we learned from the NBA playoffs
The NBA postseason remains a psychodrama of moments, memes and memories unlike anything in sport. We look back at the bi...
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How Algeria won over a Kansas town – and became the World Cup’s unlikeliest love affair
Lawrence, a college town of about 100,000 in northeastern Kansas, has embraced Les Fennecs with a fervor that has surpri...
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The removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center is a much-needed act of iconoclasm | Judith Levine
The desecration of a ruler’s symbols is among the oldest forms of political revoltThere’s a reason the first two of the...