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Netanyahu suffers another blow as second Haredi party quits Israel government – Financial Times

Netanyahu suffers another blow as second Haredi party quits Israel government Financial Times Ultra-Orthodox party quits Israeli coalition, weakening Netanyahu The Washington Post News Wrap: 2nd party exits Netanyahu’s parliament coalition, leaving him with a minority PBS Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Allies Threaten His Coalition Government The New York Times Netanyahu’s governing coalition is fracturing. Here’s what it means for Israel […]

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Indonesia’s Prabowo hails ‘new era’ in US ties after Trump trade deal

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto welcomes deal to lower tariff rate from 32 to 19 percent. Indonesia’s leader has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s move to slash tariffs for Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, hailing the beginning of a “new era of mutual benefit”. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s remarks on Wednesday came after Trump said he

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GHF says 20 killed in ‘crowd surge’ at aid site

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Twenty people trying to get food have been killed “amid a chaotic and dangerous surge” at an aid distribution centre in southern Gaza, the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says. Nineteen were trampled to death and one was stabbed in the “tragic incident” at the GHF’s site in the Khan Younis area, a

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Trump says Ukraine should not target Moscow

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US president’s remarks follow report saying he encouraged Kyiv to step up strikes inside Russian territory. United States President Donald Trump has said Ukraine should not target Moscow after he reportedly asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Kyiv could strike the Russian capital if he provided long-range weaponry. Trump made the comments after The Financial Times on

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EU tells Trump to ‘share the burden’ of sending Patriots to Ukraine – POLITICO

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On Monday Trump proposed a plan whereby NATO allies would finance the purchase of Patriot missile defense systems and other weapons for Ukraine. Trump said the weapons, worth “billions of dollars,” will be built by the U.S. defense industry and paid for by European countries. Trump made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with

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How will Syria’s government deal with the ‘Druze dilemma’? | Syria’s War

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Bedouin groups and fighters from Syria’s Druze minority have been involved in sectarian violence. Syria’s new government is facing a serious challenge. This time, it is not from foreign powers or from remnants of the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, but instead, from within the country’s own borders. Tensions have flared in the south,

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Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathoner’, dies in India road accident

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The Indian-born British national became an international sensation after taking up distance running at the age of 89. Fauja Singh, believed to be the world’s oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident in India at the age of 114, his biographer says. Singh, an Indian-born British national nicknamed the “Turbaned Tornado”, was killed

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China’s economy grows at steady pace despite Trump’s trade war

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China’s GDP grew 1.1 percent from April to June despite US tariffs, official data shows. China’s economy grew by more than 5 percent in the second quarter, according to official data, staying on track to meet Beijing’s annual growth target despite United States President Donald Trump’s trade war. China’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 1.1

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China launches new spacesuits, other supplies to Tiangong space station

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China just sent a new batch of supplies toward its Tiangong space station. A Long March 7 rocket lifted off from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island this evening (July 14) at 5:34 p.m. EDT (2134 GMT; 5:34 a.m. on July 15 China Standard Time), carrying the Tianzhou 9 freighter skyward. Tianzhou 9 is

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What’s the legacy of the Iran nuclear deal and its collapse? | Israel-Iran conflict

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The agreement was signed a decade ago before the US pulled out in 2018. Ten years ago, Iran and world powers signed a historic nuclear deal, easing sanctions in return for limits on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Since then, the United States pulled out, and just weeks ago, joined Israel in attacking Iran. What’s the legacy

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