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Trump's China 'truce' is nothing of the sort
13 Jun 2025Analysis: Tariff rates from both countries remain historically high, and significant export restrictions remain in place.
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Stars of football, rock and screen knighted
14 Jun 2025David Beckham has been knighted for his services to sport and charity, with The Who singer Roger Daltrey and actor Gary Oldman also receiving the honour.
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Men jailed for stealing $10m golden toilet from Winston Churchill's birthplace
14 Jun 2025The 18-carat golden toilet had been on display as an artwork in an exhibition.
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'We knew everything,' Trump says about Israel's strikes on Iran
14 Jun 2025The US president says it is not too late for Iran to make a deal, and he had been pushing the country's leaders to do so urgently before Israel's strikes.
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Google turns internet queries into conversations
14 Jun 2025With Audio Overviews, Gemini AI models quickly sum up query results in conversational style, according to Google.
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Pro-Nazi rapper Ye shows up at Diddy's sex crimes trial
14 Jun 2025Ye made a surprise appearance at Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial on Friday, expressing support for his fellow rapper.
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'I don't believe how I survived' - Air India survivor tells of escape
13 Jun 2025Ramesh Viswashkumar was filmed after the crash limping on the street in a blood-stained T-shirt with bruises on his face. Audio
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Israel army says it struck Iran's nuclear facility in Isfahan
14 Jun 2025The Israeli military says it struck Iran's nuclear facility in Isfahan as it pressed on with its strikes on the Islamic republic.
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Air India flight returns to Thai island after bomb threat
13 Jun 2025The pilot said they received a report of a bomb threat written inside the aircraft's bathroom.
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After years of waiting, Israel's Netanyahu finally makes move on Iran
13 Jun 2025Iran insists its nuclear energy programme is only for peaceful purposes.
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What Patterson told mushroom murder trial during week in witness box
She told the Supreme Court jury she never planned for three lunch guests do suffer an agonising death from death cap mushroom poisoning.
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What are the best shark movies of all time?
Aussie horror flick Dangerous Animals is the latest in the ever popular shark attack oeuvre, Dominic Corry looks at some of the best post-Jaws movies.
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A timeline of Iran and Israel's open warfare
13 Jun 2025Friday's strikes mark the latest escalation since the war in Gaza began in 2023 and heightens fears of an all-out war between the two countries.
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What we know about the Air India crash
13 Jun 2025The London-bound plane had barely left the runway when it went down in the worst aviation disaster in a decade. Audio
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Israel launches 'preemptive strikes' against Iran
13 Jun 2025Israel has launched what it called "preemptive strikes" against Iran and a state of emergency has been declared in Israel, according to the country's Defense Minister.
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Sole survivor of India plane crash jumped out of emergency exit
13 Jun 2025Ramesh Viswashkumar was sitting near an emergency exit of the London-bound flight. Audio
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UN overwhelmingly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire
The text garnered 149 votes in favour, while 19 countries abstained and the US, Israel and 10 others voted against.
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More than 200 killed as Air India plane crashes onto building
13 Jun 2025One person survived after the London-bound plane went down minutes after take-off, in the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. Audio
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US senator forcibly removed from Trump official's press conference
13 Jun 2025Footage of the incident showed security agents forcing the senator to the floor and handcuffing him.
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Air India crash latest test for new Boeing leadership
13 Jun 2025The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown progress under new leadership.
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The world's worst air crashes in recent years
13 Jun 2025The crash of an Air India plane overnight was the world's deadliest air disaster in a decade - since the downing of MH17 in 2014. Audio
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Concerns over Pacific Garbage Patch cleanup
13 Jun 2025An expert says there is pushback from environmental groups when it comes to cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Protests spread across US as Marines prepare for Los Angeles deployment
13 Jun 2025And California will face off with the Trump administration in court.
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Migrants hide in wardrobes to flee Northern Ireland unrest
13 Jun 2025"Stop this violence," said the Northern Ireland police chief. "We will come after you. We will arrest you. We will prosecute you successfully."
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