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FT | Reeves dials up risk in UK financial services as she seeks to boost growth

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:01:00 GMT

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FT | Trump’s Maga base split over handling of Jeffrey Epstein files

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:29:53 +0000

Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:23:27 GMT

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AFP | 'Unspeakable tragedy': US nursing home fire claims nine lives - NZ Herald

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:21:15 +0000

'Unspeakable tragedy': US nursing home fire claims nine lives. AFP. 14 Jul, 2025 12:45 PM 2 mins to read ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 21:17:29.

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AFP | These stocks are lagging the S&P 500's record rally. Is it a red flag for markets?

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:21:12 +0000

US flag displayed at the New York Stock Exchange. Not all stocks are at record highs Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. Referenced Symbols. — Published on 2025-07-14 at 19:50:07.

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AFP | Syrian forces advance on Sweida as Druze leader says truce talks underway - AL-Monitor

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:32:04 +0000

An AFP correspondent saw Syrian forces on Monday take control of the Druze village of Al-Mazraa, where Bedouin fighters were also located. A commander ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 21:46:30.

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AFP | Is New Caledonia's agreement, championed by Macron, a 'new chapter' or a 'betrayal'?

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:31:58 +0000

... France. The deal would create a "state of New Caledonia" within ... This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 20:30:41.

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AFP | Colombian senator showing improvement after assassination attempt —clinic

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:31:50 +0000

— Agence France-Presse. Tags: colombia, Miguel Uribe, news. GNO Newsletter Logo. ×. GNO Newsletter Sending Email Logo. Need a wellness break? Sign up ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 18:39:05.

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AFP | Syrian government forces seize Druze village: AFP - Roya News

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:31:44 +0000

Syrian security forces take a position in the Mazraa area, near Suwayda (Credit: AFP) — Published on 2025-07-14 at 16:20:58.

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Straits Times | Amid Chinese curbs, India rushes to boost rare earth mineral production

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:30:42 +0000

Published by The Straits Times on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0800.

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PTI | 'Socialist', 'secular' in Preamble ideological landmines; time to undo: Article in RSS-linked weekly

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:26:50 +0000

New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) The words 'socialist' and 'secular' added to the Preamble during Emergency are “ideological landmines”, ... (2025-07-14 at 17:25:53)

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PTI | 14 drug consumers detained in Hyderabad; couple with 4-yr-old child came to buy ganja, say police

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:26:41 +0000

Hyderabad, Jul 14 (PTI) Fourteen people, including IT employees and a student, were caught here during a decoy operation when they allegedly came ... (2025-07-14 at 07:14:23)

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FT | UK to subsidise electric vehicle purchases as sales lag targets

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:23:29 +0000

Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:46:20 GMT

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FT | Andrew Cuomo vows to run in New York mayoral race as independent

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:23:23 +0000

Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:11:18 GMT

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WaPo | State Department cuts China policy staff amid major overhaul

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:18:34 +0000

The State Department fired personnel and consolidated offices that help craft the U.S. diplomatic response to China’s aggression in Asia and global tech competition. — Written by Hannah Natanson, Ellen Nakashima, Cate Cadell at The Washington Post on Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:31:56 +0000.

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CNA | Commentary: Can Malaysia nudge ASEAN beyond non-interference to tackle the scam crisis in Myanmar?

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:17:45 +0000

Published by Channel News Asia on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0800.

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NYT | Tuesday Briefing: More Weapons for Ukraine

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:12:06 +0000

Plus, why Hitchcock still scares us

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Al Jazeera | Deadly gun battles erupt in mainly Druze city in Syria

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:09:29 +0000

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Al Jazeera | Dozens killed in Israeli attacks on water point and market in Gaza

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:09:25 +0000

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Politico | Pentagon will start using Musk’s Grok

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:01:50 +0000

The partnership comes as the relationship between Trump and Musk continues to deteriorate.

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Politico | EU to hit US aircraft, cars and food in latest retaliatory strike

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:01:42 +0000

The European Commission proposes countermeasures after President Donald Trump threatens to hit Europe with a 30 percent tariff.

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AfricaNews | Al-Shabab fighters seize central Somali town, displacing thousands

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:49:54 +0000

Fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked group captured the town of Tardo in the central Hiiran region.

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Straits Times | Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary depart space station for return flight

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:21:00 +0000

Published by The Straits Times on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:29:40 +0800.

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Al Jazeera | Hamas says ‘war of attrition’ in Gaza as more Israeli troops killed

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:20:26 +0000

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SCMP | China’s rare earth exports swell in June as Beijing relaxes controls

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:19:27 +0000

China’s rare earth exports surged in June to their highest level since December 2009, in what analysts said could be an early sign that recent behind-the-scenes agreements with the United States on the flow of critical minerals are beginning to bear fruit. Exports of the elements reached 7,742.2 tonnes last month – a 60 per cent increase from the 4,828.7 tonnes recorded in June 2024 – and a 32 per cent jump compared to the 5,865 tonnes reported this May, according to customs data. Rare earth...

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SCMP | Malaysia’s PKR in bind over judicial crisis, Anwar’s daughter at protest march

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:19:17 +0000

A fresh quandary may be brewing in Malaysia’s ruling People’s Justice Party (PKR), after Deputy President Nurul Izzah Anwar joined a march calling for judicial independence while her party weighs disciplinary action on her peers for demanding an investigation into alleged meddling in the country’s judiciary. Nurul Izzah, the daughter of Prime Minister and PKR President Anwar Ibrahim, joined nearly 1,000 lawyers in a march on the prime minister’s office on Monday afternoon to protest against...

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SCMP | Stablecoin scams put China’s financial regulators in a high-stakes balancing act

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:19:15 +0000

A financial dilemma has sent local-level financial authorities across China scrambling as they try to navigate a stablecoin frenzy that some say has become a breeding ground for chaos, with scams that have already duped millions. As a result, several local governments have elevated stablecoins to the top of their agendas in recent weeks while issuing urgent warnings to investors about illegal fundraising and fraudulent schemes. With this in mind, the nation’s top financial authorities remain...

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SCMP | China’s ‘energy ring’; Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: SCMP daily highlights

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:19:05 +0000

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. How Trump’s latest tariffs on allies, rivals could fund his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ As the ink on US President Donald Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” barely dried, he turned his focus back to tariffs, ending a three-month lull in global trade tensions. 2. China’s exports accelerate in June as US trade truce creates opening China’s exports recorded a...

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SCMP | Could Elon Musk really move his tech empire to China?

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:19:03 +0000

Donald Trump’s recent spats with Elon Musk – which included threats to deport the South African-born billionaire – have prompted speculation that he might move his business empire to China. The pair fell out over the US president’s tax and spending plans and the Tesla and SpaceX boss’s subsequent threats to create a new political party. That prompted Trump to write on social media earlier this month: “Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon...

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SCMP | Thailand defrocks 6 monks as sex and blackmail scandal engulfs Buddhist clergy

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:18:56 +0000

Six senior monks in Thailand have been defrocked and two others are missing after authorities uncovered tens of thousands of pornographic images and videos allegedly featuring a woman in sexual acts with high-ranking clergy – a scandal that has rocked the kingdom’s conservative Buddhist establishment. The investigation began after the sudden disappearance of the abbot of Wat Tritossathep, a prominent temple in Bangkok, raised suspicions of misconduct. Eleven monks have so far been implicated,...

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SCMP | China’s monetary policy impact not yet seen, PBOC says with 5% GDP goal in mind

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:18:49 +0000

China’s central bank intends to carefully calibrate the intensity and pace of its “moderately loose” monetary policy implementation, taking steps to help the country’s economy grow by Beijing’s goal of around 5 per cent this year. Zou Lan, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said on Monday that the agency would closely monitor and evaluate the transmission and actual effects of previously implemented measures. And any future steps would be based on domestic and international financial...

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SCMP | Planes have near miss after Air China flight’s unexplained change of height

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:18:47 +0000

Two Chinese planes were involved in a near miss in Russian airspace earlier this month in an incident that has sparked fresh concerns over aviation safety. Recordings of the pilots’ discussions with air traffic control suggest that an Air China passenger plane made an unexpected manoeuvre that put it on a potential collision course with an SF Airlines cargo plane. The manoeuvre had not been requested by air traffic control and the reason why the plane did this is yet to be explained. However,...

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SCMP | Taiwan live-streams Han Kuang navy mine deployment as troops test metro tactics

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:18:39 +0000

Taiwan’s navy on Monday live-streamed a minelaying drill to showcase its determination to block and delay a potential amphibious assault by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The display was part of this year’s annual Han Kuang military exercise aimed at strengthening combat readiness for a potential cross-strait conflict. The drill, held off the Zuoying naval base in the southern port city of Kaohsiung, coincided with a separate urban warfare exercise in which military police armed with...

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SCMP | China and India to restart direct flights after more than five years

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:18:32 +0000

China and India will restart mutual personnel travel and direct flights after more than five years of suspension, the two countries’ foreign ministers agreed in Beijing on Monday. Transit between the world’s most populous neighbours has been cut off since 2020, first because of the Covid-19 pandemic and then a deadly border clash in the Himalayas. The announcement came as India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is in Beijing, his first trip to China since 2020. The visit came...

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FT | LVMH’s Loro Piana placed under court administration over alleged worker exploitation

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:16:05 +0000

Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:30 GMT

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NYT | Trump Threatens Russia With Sanctions and Vows U.S. Weapon Support for Ukraine

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:04:01 +0000

The president also warned Russia that he would impose a new round of punishing sanctions if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days.

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EUobserver | Israel 'sure' will avoid EU sanctions, 'shameful' Palestine says

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:55:47 +0000

Israel's foreign minister has said he's "sure" the EU won't impose any sanctions over Gaza, after his EU lobbying trip. (Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:12:33 GMT.)

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FT | US threatens Russia with ‘severe’ tariffs over war in Ukraine

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:07:59 +0000

Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:26:05 GMT

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FT | Labour postpones London event due to be hosted by Mitie after backlash

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:07:54 +0000

Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:48:04 GMT

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AFP | Almost 100 killed as Syria sectarian clashes rage - AL-Monitor

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:48 +0000

Syrian forces on Monday took control of the Druze village of Al-Mazraa, where Bedouin fighters were also located, an AFP correspondent said. A ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 18:10:40.

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AFP | Could France pull the plug on private swimming pools? - The Times

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:43 +0000

Aerial view of a village in southern France, showing a bridge over a dry riverbed. Rivesaltes in the Pyrenees last year. JC MILHET/HANS LUCAS/AFP/ ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 17:07:22.

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AFP | Hacked Elmo X account called for extermination of Jews, US media reports

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:36 +0000

Agence France-Presse. Published: 12:36am, 15 Jul 2025. The X account of ... Agence France-Presse. Before you go. Start ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 16:40:52.

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AFP | Syria Government Forces Take Over Druze Village In South: AFP Correspondent - Barron's

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:32 +0000

Syrian government forces were advancing toward the southern city of Sweida on Monday after taking control of a Druze village neraby, an AFP ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 16:28:46.

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AFP | US pledges Patriot missiles for Ukraine | The Manila Times

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:25 +0000

US pledges Patriot missiles for Ukraine. Agence France-Presse · By Agence France-Presse. July 15, 2025. ‌. (UPDATE) JOINT BASE ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 16:11:10.

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AFP | Rookie Mouw rallies to win first PGA Tour title | The Manila Times

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:19 +0000

AFP PHOTO. Sports. Rookie Mouw rallies to win first PGA Tour title. Agence France-Presse · By Agence France-Presse. July 15, 2025. — Published on 2025-07-14 at 16:03:07.

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AFP | 89 killed as Syria sectarian clashes rage | Courthouse News Service

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:13 +0000

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — At least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 15:27:01.

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AFP | French first lady appeals in gender rumours case: lawyer - Times of Malta

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:05:10 +0000

AFP. Agence France-Presse is an international news agency with headquarters in Paris, France. It is the world's oldest news agency, having been ... — Published on 2025-07-14 at 14:16:35.

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Politico | EU resolve grows to hit back at Trump’s tariff hike — but no action yet

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:53:58 +0000

While some governments see retaliation as a bare necessity, others hope to use it as leverage in the talks with D.C.

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AfricaNews | Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if no Ukraine peace deal reached within 50 days

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:33:35 +0000

The US president made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

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AfricaNews | Cameroon: Mixed reactions in Yaoundé after Biya announces bid for another term

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:33:27 +0000

Paul Biya announced on Sunday he would seek re-election for another presidential term.

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AllAfrica | Namibia: Fuelrot Scandal - Who Are They?

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:31:58 +0000

Published at AllAfrica on Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:39:46 GMT.

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