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US Marshals arrest 'hypermasculine' social media stars

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate as Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said it would seek extradition ​of the kickboxers-turned-social media stars on fresh charges of rape, ‌bodily harm and human trafficking.

July 19, 2026 4:11 pm
 

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Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke

President Donald Trump blamed Canada for wildfire smoke spreading across the United States ‌and said he would add the “incalculable cost” of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods.

July 19, 2026 2:23 pm
 

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Next UK prime minister Andy Burnham drops digital ID scheme

Incoming British prime minister Andy Burnham will scrap the government’s troubled plans for a digital ID scheme when ​he enters office, a spokesperson for the ‌new Labour Party leader said.

July 19, 2026 12:05 pm
 

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Police shift fasting Indian activist to hospital against his will

Authorities in India’s capital Delhi ​moved social activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital against his wish, after his condition worsened on the 21st day of a ‌hunger strike launched to demand the resignation of the federal education minister.

July 19, 2026 10:59 am
 

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Cuban dissident artist arrives in US after five years

Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara arrived in the United States after completing a five-year prison sentence on the communist-run island.

July 19, 2026 8:23 am
 

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Families urge international search after Pakistan cargo plane crash

Relatives of the five crew members aboard a Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 737 cargo plane that crashed into ​the Arabian Sea off Pakistan last week are urging an international search effort to find the flight recorders to determine the cause.

July 18, 2026 4:20 pm
 

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Venice residents protest US envoy’s arrival for city festival

A few hundred people in Venice protested on Friday against U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta as he arrived in the ​lagoon city aboard his superyacht, drawing criticism of President Donald Trump’s policies.

July 18, 2026 3:15 pm
 

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Music publishers, X Corp end U.S. copyright lawsuits

A group of major music publishers including Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), opens new tab and Sony Music (6758.T), opens new tab have agreed to end a legal dispute ​with Elon Musk’s X Corp over the use of their music ‌on the X social-media platform, according to federal court filings.

July 18, 2026 2:40 pm
 

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Apple, US officials discuss settlement in antitrust case

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab and the U.S. Department of Justice are in early discussions about settling a 2024 lawsuit that ​alleges the iPhone maker violated antitrust laws, Bloomberg News ‌reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

July 18, 2026 1:37 pm
 

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US and Iran attack infrastructure, raising fears of escalation

The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as the ​two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure.

July 18, 2026 12:20 pm
 

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Firefighters battle 68 wildfires as U.S. faces extreme weather

Wildfire smoke blanketed the eastern U.S. from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C. on Friday, ​floodwaters tore through Texas’s Hill Country for a third day, and new fires erupted in the Pacific Northwest overnight, with 68 large blazes now burning ‌in 15 states.

July 18, 2026 11:40 am
 

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Images show gruesome extent of illegal Pacific fishing

The interception of a Chinese vessel accused of illegal fishing highlights the technical lengths many use to remain undetected across millions of square kilometres of open ocean.

July 18, 2026 10:26 am

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