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Drone strikes

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British Columbia

State of emergency declared after wildfire forces 20,000 evacuations in western Canada

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Australia

Investigation launched after 'near collision' between two passenger aircraft at Sydney Airport

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Series7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: Markéta Irglová and the late Glen Hansard on making music together

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Iran issues demands for reopening of Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages

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FARC

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Must ReadExtradition

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Middle East

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Thailand

Death of 12-year-old schoolgirl in hospital brings toll from Thai school shooting to eight

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Mediterranean rift

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as Ceuta migrant showdown grows

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intense heat

Rugby player in Japan dies of suspected 'severe heatstroke'

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Todd Blanche

US Senate confirms Trump's former personal lawyer as attorney general

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Uefa confirms making ‘departure payment’ to alleged lover of Fifa president Gianni Infantino

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Weather Warning

Heat alerts come into force across Britain as UK braces for fifth heatwave of the year

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Abelardo de la Espriella

Colombia's new president vows to 'defeat narco-terrorists' in fiery first speech as leader

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White House

US appeals court upholds order halting work on Donald Trump's $600m White House ballroom

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Ukraine

Russian strikes in Kyiv region kill three people, including a young child

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Last week

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Spat

Spain to impose border checks in response to Italy doing the same after Ceuta crisis

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Look Up

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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

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Nonthaburi

Thai teen killed his grandparents before shooting dead five school staff

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Irish people are keeping billions of euro in accounts that yield almost no interest

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Mecca

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign Nato-style 'attack one, attack on all' defence pact

Updated 7 Aug

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Trademarks

Supermac's wins latest legal battle with McDonald's over trademarks in the UK

7 Aug

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Not so fast

US appeals court upholds order to halt construction of Trump's White House ballroom

7 Aug

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

7 Aug

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edinburgh fringe

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7 Aug

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AnalysisDAMPENED SPIRITS

Sliding sales, ‘Drastic Dave’ and job cuts: what is going on at Diageo?

7 Aug

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Must ReadExplainer

What's the story with the resigning Cambridge professor and allegations of plagiarism and racism?

In 2023, Jason Arday became Cambridge’s youngest black professor, this week he resigned, denying allegations of plagiarism.

7 Aug

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Hunter Biden tells Oliver Callan he watches his father's Ballina speech 'to cheer myself up'

7 Aug

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Chairs to that

Council attempts to limit 'vertical drinking' (that's drinking while standing up) in central London

7 Aug

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AnalysisNO MORE

New York has temporarily stopped building data centres. Should Ireland do the same?

7 Aug

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Online Safety

Meta ordered to pay $567m for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators

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News Fix

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6 Aug

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West Bank

Rare indictment as Israeli settler charged over killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen

6 Aug

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