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Shipowner linked to giant Beirut port blast held in Bulgaria

Shipowner linked to giant Beirut port blast held in Bulgaria

A shipowner wanted over a 2020 blast at Beirut port that killed more than 220 people has been arrested in Bulgaria, officials said Tuesday.

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E. Timor police clash with protesters over plan to buy vehicles for MPs

E. Timor police clash with protesters over plan to buy vehicles for MPs

East Timor police on Tuesday clashed for a second day with protesters angry over a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia's poorest nations, whose leader issued a rebuke over the violence.

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Israel launches ground assault on Gaza City

Israel launches ground assault on Gaza City

Israel launched its long anticipated ground assault on Gaza City before dawn on Tuesday, shortly after visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed its goal of eradicating Hamas in Gaza.

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Malawi votes in battle of two presidents as economic crisis bites

Malawi votes in battle of two presidents as economic crisis bites

Malawi voted in general elections Tuesday with the incumbent president and his predecessor vying for a second chance to govern the largely poor southern African nation battered by soaring costs and fuel shortages.

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2025 summer was Spain's warmest on record: weather agency 

2025 summer was Spain's warmest on record: weather agency 

Spain sweltered through its hottest summer ever recorded this year, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Tuesday, the latest in a string of global temperature records.

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Gout of this world? Australian teen sprinter set for first real test

Gout of this world? Australian teen sprinter set for first real test

Gout Gout's name has sparked debate but the real question for the athletics world is whether the exciting Australian teenage sprinter can fill the vacuum left by Usain Bolt.

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Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study

Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study

Some ancient societies in China and southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.

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Afghan gets life in prison for jihadist knife murder in Germany

Afghan gets life in prison for jihadist knife murder in Germany

An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded.

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Trump bringing $15 bn lawsuit against New York Times

Trump bringing $15 bn lawsuit against New York Times

US President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday, accusing the outlet of a "decades-long pattern" of smears driven by feelings of "actual malice."

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Juan Mata moves to Melbourne from Australian rivals

Juan Mata moves to Melbourne from Australian rivals

World Cup winner Juan Mata is set for a second season in Australia aged 37 after joining Melbourne Victory on Tuesday.

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