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MPs Pass Hillsborough Law as Burnham Calls It a Rewiring of the State
LONDON, July 6 — The campaign for a Hillsborough Law, which aims to transform the treatment of victims…
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Thousands of Iranians gather in Tehran to mourn Khamenei
TEHRAN, July 4 — Tens of thousands of Iranians filled a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on…
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EU Prosecutors Search Contractors Linked to National Rally; Bardella Calls It Harassment
PARIS — The June 30 police raid on National Rally headquarters was not a routine investigation. It was…
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Nepal’s National Assembly begins session with four key bills on agenda
KATHMANDU, July 4 — The National Assembly began deliberations Saturday on four bills received from the House of…
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Lebanese President Urges U.S. Partnership Amid Israel Deal
BEIRUT, July 4 — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has called on the United States to remain a steadfast…
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Peru’s Keiko Fujimori Wins Narrow Runoff Victory Over Roberto Sánchez
LIMA, July 4 — Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential election, nearly a month…
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Fiji Rights Commission Seeks Stronger Say for Indigenous Landowners Over Mining and Development
SUVA, July 4 — The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has called for stronger constitutional protection of…
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Andy Burnham poised to enter Number 10 after Starmer’s resignation
LONDON — The yellow double-decker buses of Greater Manchester are not just transport. They are a political statement.…
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Poll finds Andy Burnham is voters’ top pick to replace Starmer as Labour leader
Five prime ministers in five years. The black door of 10 Downing Street spins like a turnstile. A…
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Iran Reports Tankers Stopped in Strait of Hormuz as Qatari Mediators Return to Tehran
TEHRAN, July 4 — Iran has declared that the Strait of Hormuz falls under its command, not that…
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Museveni Suspends Three Engineers Over Busega-Mpigi Expressway Route Changes and Cost Overrun
KAMPALA — The Busega-Mpigi Expressway was supposed to cut travel time to Entebbe International Airport. Instead, it has…
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Museveni Suspends Three Engineers, Sends Permanent Secretary on Leave Over Expressway Corruption
The money was borrowed. The road was planned. The land was chosen. Then, somewhere along the way, the…
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Feeding Syria: How War, Drought and Aid Cuts Broke the Food Supply
A Damascus farmer who once hired 15 hands now takes on 6-7. His fields give a quarter of…
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A Generation Displaced: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
Abdul Qader Basmaji was 25 when Turkish security forces detained him in Istanbul. He never got to an…
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How Iran Buries a Supreme Leader: The 1989 Khomeini Funeral
Eight people were crushed to death on 5 June 1989 in Tehran, and the funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah…
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Starmer Hatred Becomes Cultural Phenomenon as Optimism Curdles
The Red Lion pub at Whitehall was packed with Labour staffers on July 5, 2024. They had pints.…
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Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis: what abductions are costing families, schools and roads
LAGOS — The next step for millions of Nigerians is not a policy paper or a summit. It…
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UK Rolls Out Updated National Infrastructure Planning Guidance for Major Projects
The first sign of change came not with a bang, but with a document. Published today, the long-awaited…
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Insecurity, Corruption and Poverty Weigh on Nigeria Despite Vast Oil Reserves and Young Workforce
LAGOS, July 3 — For families across Nigeria, the daily threat of kidnapping has become a harsh reality…
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Israel Mocks Khamenei’s Funeral Amid Solemn Iranian Rites
TEHRAN — As Iranian leaders and international delegations gathered in the capital to honour the late Supreme Leader…
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Who Leads Iran Next: How Succession Actually Works
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held Iran’s highest office for almost 37 years. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, he was…
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Norway voted 368,208 to 184 to leave its union with Sweden in 1905
OSLO, July 3 — The numbers are almost too clean to believe. In the autumn of 1905, after…
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U.S. Feared Israel Might Target Iran’s Top Negotiators in Spring
WASHINGTON, July 2 — U.S. officials feared Israel might try to assassinate two of Iran’s most senior negotiators…
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US Feared Israel Would Kill Iran’s Top Negotiators, New York Times Reports
WASHINGTON, July 3 — The Trump administration feared that Israel wanted to kill Iran’s lead negotiators in order…
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