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Palestine football fans honour Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan

Palestine football fans honour Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan

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US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night

Iran has retaliated against US allies in the region, with Kuwait reporting that a power and water plant had been hit.

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World Cup final weekend: France vs England prediction, schedule, news

France and England battle for third place before Argentina and Spain meet in the World Cup final.

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Helicopters dump water as huge Norway fire destroys homes

The blaze has destroyed more than 100 homes in Drammen and has spread to a nearby forest, authorities say.

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Space start-up launches India’s first commercial rocket designed for orbit

India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1 on Saturday.

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Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills

<p>CEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’</p><p>Wessex Water awarded its chief executive an above-inflatio

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London Underground users should know about toxic dust risk, whistleblower says

<p>Former tube network cleaner says tribunal vindicated his health concerns, including about asbestos, that could affect public</p><p>A London Underground worker who was unfairly s

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Kolkata sings for Messi as World Cup fever takes hold

South Asia’s greatest football city has united behind its footballing saint.

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US launches seventh night of Iran strikes as Hormuz conflict escalates

<p>Central Command says attacks were designed to ‘continue degrading Iranian military capabilities’</p><p>The US military said it had launched a seventh consecutive night of strike

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France vs England: Deschamps set for final World Cup match as Zidane waits

Deschamps, who led France to the 2018 World Cup title, bids farewell after Saturday's third-place playoff with England.

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U.S. and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast

The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.

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Farage’s furious clash with Times editor stuns figures close to him

<p>‘Strong confrontation’ comes at fragile moment for Reform’s relations with rightwing media as coverage turns negative</p><p>Nigel Farage is no stranger to expressing his ire at

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Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank

<p>Defence minister seeks three ‘Naha’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal</p><p>Israel’s defence and financ

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Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has now begun an indefinite fast in Sonam Wangchuk's place.

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Israel’s ‘Crimson Thread’ military barrier is strangling the West Bank

A new military barrier in the West Bank's Jordan Valley is cutting off Palestinian communities from their land.

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Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein's 'cult'

"Anya" gives the BBC a rare account of how sex-criminal financier Epstein lured and abused his “assistants”.

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Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds US, potential risk for World Cup final

Plumes of smoke from wildfires in Canada are pouring into major US cities.

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Tuchel: England carry ‘scars’ of World Cup heartbreak into France playoff

England coach Thomas Tuchel says his side carry the pain of defeat into third-place playoff against France.

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‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices

<p>As the climate crisis fuels more intense blazes, pushing them to new parts of the world, those tackling them are forced to ration resources and decide which to fight</p><p>César

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Messi reflects on pressure and competition ahead of World Cup final

Ahead of the World Cup final, Lionel Messi says growing up playing football taught him to enjoy the game.

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A seventh night of US strikes cuts water to villages in Iran’s south

The US has bombed bridges and energy infrastructure in the seventh straight night of attacks on Iran.

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Trump jokes that England turned Harry Kane into a ‘defensive player’

US President Donald Trump joked that England turned captain Harry Kane into ‘a defensive player’

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Mandela Day: What his legacy means in today’s South Africa

As South Africa grapples with inequality and division, Mandela Day has taken on new political significance.

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‘We are preserving a tradition’: how Ghana’s sensationalist film posters became collectible art

<p>Hand-painted works are often wildly unfaithful to the movies they portray – reinterpretations that sometimes resulted in threats, insults and even physical attacks from viewers

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Manila protests ‘racist’ portrayal of Filipinos in China Daily videos

The Philippines protests China Daily videos depicting Filipinos as monkeys amid South China Sea tensions.

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At least 14 dead after minibus rolls off mountain road in Peru

At least 14 people have been killed and five injured after a minibus in the Peruvian Andes lost control on a curve.

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Venice protesters rally against US ambassador’s superyacht tour

Protesters clashed with police in Venice outside US Ambassador Tilman Fertitta’s superyacht.

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In New York’s ‘Little Palestine’, fans cheer for Spain in World Cup final

Tournament has showcased unity and solidarity in Brooklyn's sizable Arab American community, football fans say.

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Five football players who rose to social media stardom at the World Cup

On-pitch heroics and loveable personalities have skyrocketed the social media following of some footballers.

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Memphis rallies for progressive Democrat after four fatal shootings by taskforce: ‘Fight of our lives’

<p>Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley join rally to support Justin Pearson’s bid for a seat in Congress</p><p>More than a thousand people rallied for Justin Pearson, a Dem

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