Trump set to impose tariffs up to 70 percent on dozens of nations
The president didn’t specify which countries would be affected
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Inside Budapest Pride: How organisers defied Orban’s ban with 100,000-strong march
When Viktor Orban’s right-wing government passed a bill to ban Pride events – the organisers of Budapest’s annual march decided to rebel
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Prague at standstill after huge power outage hits the Czech Republic
It was not immediately clear what caused the issue but officials ruled out a cyber attack
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Putin may be mocking Trump over Ukraine - but the US president won’t do anything about it
The Europeans are stepping up pleas to Trump over Ukraine while he’s ‘mocked’ by Putin - world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains how the US is no longer seen as a European ally
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Football super-agent Jonathan Barnett accused of keeping woman as ‘sex slave’
Barnett managed ex-Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale and orchestrated his world record transfer
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California’s Madre Fire surges across 52,000 acres to become state’s biggest blaze this year
The Madre Fire has more than doubled the size of California’s second-largest wildfire this year, as it races through the Los Padres National Forest
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Trump reveals his secret pet name for Melania: ‘Isn’t it terrible?’
President lets slip intimate detail of married life during address in Iowa on eve of Indepence Day as he celebrates passage of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ by Congress
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Trump suggests hosting UFC matches at the White House
Donald Trump has suggested hosting Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) matches at the White House on Thursday (3 July),
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Russian use of chemical weapons in Ukraine ‘widespread and growing’ European intelligence warns
Moscow is accused of using deadly choking agent chloropicrin to flush Kyiv’s troops out of trenches
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Temperatures soar to 38C as firefighters battle massive Crete blaze
The blaze has razed forests and olive groves, forcing thousands to evacuate
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Fire ravages Rome petrol station after huge explosion
A huge explosion shook the centre of Rome on Friday (4 July), leaving 21 people injured as locals rushed to safety.
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Alabama killer who shot store clerk in the head set to be executed by nitrogen gas
Proponents say nitrogen gas executions are painless, while critics say it amounts to torture
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Trump warns Putin ‘not looking to stop’ war with Ukraine
Donald Trump has warned that Vladimir Putin is “not looking to stop” the war with Ukraine following a “disappointing” phone call between the Russian and American leaders.
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Huge explosion in Rome injures several people as locals flee for safety
Images from the scene show an enormous orange fireball in the sky over the Rome suburb of Prenestino
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Trump accused of using ‘blatant and vile antisemitic slur’ during speech at Iowa rally
President sparks fresh outrage after calling bankers ‘Shylocks’ – but insists he’s ‘never heard of’ the term used as an offensive term
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Russia launches largest drone and missile attack on Kyiv
Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial assaults since the war began
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In a country where alcohol is banned, Pakistan’s top brewery has to make changes
Pakistan's top brewery has healthy financials despite an alcohol ban for Muslims in the Islamic country
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Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan
The Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan in August 2021
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