US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade
The Congressional Budget Office had projected overall borrowing would reach $39.6tn by the end of fiscal year 2026.
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‘I was born in South Africa’, says beauty queen facing legal bid to deport her
Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who is facing deportation from South Africa, has reiterated that she was born in the country and believes she has been “treated unfairly and targeted”. South African officials want her detained as they…
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Trump threatens ‘tremendous economic consequences’ on any country helping Iran
President Donald Trump has said the US will inflict “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences” on any country that helps or does business with Iran. He wrote in all capital letters on Truth Social that he was launching “the most crushing economic…
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Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to the UK, BBC News understands. Prince Harry and Meghan intend to relocate from the US later this month to a private, non-royal residence outside London as first reported by the…
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Who is Natalie Harp, Trump’s right-hand woman?
Few people in US President Donald Trump’s orbit have appeared as frequently by his side as Natalie Harp in recent years. One of Trump’s longest-serving and most loyal aides, 35-year-old Harp is trusted with typing out his Truth Social…
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Ecuador intelligence chief and wife among killed in Samburu chopper crash
Michele Sensi-Contugi, Director General of Ecuador’s Strategic Intelligence Center (CIES), and his wife, Stephany Vásconez, were among seven people killed when a tourist helicopter crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, Kenya, on…
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Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation
The Israeli military has confirmed for the first time that it opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed along with six relatives in Gaza in 2024. Rajab initially survived the attack and…
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Angélique Kidjo makes history for Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Five-time Grammy award winner Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first African musician to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “We Africans just don’t know what we’ve given to the world, and what we continue giving to the world…
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Head-on collision between bus and lorry in Brazil kills more than 20
At least 23 people, among them two children, have been killed and another five injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a lorry in southern Brazil, highway police say. The crash happened early on Wednesday local time on the…
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Recently seized UAE oil tanker moves toward Iran’s Bandar Abbas: media
The report said the tanker, which was seized in the northern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz, was initially supposed to sail toward the UAE’s port city of Jebel Ali.
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Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut
In the highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), the Chinese firm’s shares opened at 1,100 yuan (£120.40; $163.12) before settling at 845 yuan.
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‘Banned over a pair of £2 sandals’: Why some sellers are complaining about Vinted
That was until she bought a pair of sandals for £3, found they didn’t fit so relisted them for £2 then was permanently banned. Vinted said there had been “fraudulent activity, such as selling counterfeit items”.
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China’s Q2 GDP Figures and the Challenge of Sustaining Growth
China’s latest economic figures offer a sobering reminder that even the world’s second-largest economy is facing a difficult transition. China’s economy grew by 4.3 per cent in the second quarter…
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Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears
A jury in Oakland, California will spend the next six weeks wading through claims by top attorneys from several US states and lawyers for the social media company.
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Witness gets combative in Tupac murder trial – ‘I don’t want to send him to prison’
A member of Tupac Shakur’s entourage was combative in testimony during the second day of the rapper’s murder trial, decrying being forced to take the stand and identify those responsible for Shakur’s death. James “Mob James” McDonald said…
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Harvard agrees to pay millions after morgue manager sold body parts
Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million (£39 million) to resolve lawsuits from families who alleged the university mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school. The settlement, proposed in a Boston court on Monday, would…
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Judge swapped in Trump’s defamation case against BBC
A judge who was recently nominated by Donald Trump to serve in Florida’s federal court has taken over as judge in the US president’s $10bn defamation case against the BBC. Jeffrey Kuntz was nominated as a federal judge by Trump in April…
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US condemns ‘unnecessary escalation’ after Israeli airstrikes on Syrian airbase
The United States has issued a rare rebuke of Israel after reports emerged it struck a Syrian military airbase near the Turkish border, calling the attack an “unnecessary escalation”. Eight airstrikes hit the Abu Duhur airport runway and…
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Brazil’s President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hailed the discovery of oil near the mouth of the Amazon river. Speaking after the find was announced by Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras, he said it could be “a passport to the…
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UK ‘supports Ukraine 100%’, Burnham says, after Russia’s drone warning
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK will continue “to support Ukraine 100%”, after Moscow warned of “consequences” following confirmation that British-made drones were used in recent Ukrainian strikes in Russia. “We are not…
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Kanye West announces tour dates in Russia
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is to play two shows in St Petersburg, Russia, this October – becoming the biggest Western star to play in the country since its invasion of Ukraine four years ago. Tickets for the shows at the…
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US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
Meta has been hit with successive losses in court over how its platforms have targeted and harmed young users, but a jury trial set to begin on Tuesday may pose the biggest threat yet to its operations. The trial stems from a lawsuit filed…
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Fiji to increase fines for littering fivefold
Minister for Information, Environment and Climate Change Lynda Tabuya on Tuesday updated parliament on the Litter (Amendment) Act 2026 and the National Integrated Waste Management and Pollution Control Strategy, saying that following the…
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China censors public mourning as it holds former premier’s funeral
Zhu, who served as China’s premier from 1998 to 2003, is remembered as one of the country’s most important economic reformers.
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