Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike, but ‘cockroach’ protests to continue
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Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike, but ‘cockroach’ protests to continue

Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday over leaked medical school entrance exam papers that protesters say enabled cheating, but demonstrations demanding the education minister’s resignation were set to continue in the biggest youth-led challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Youth protesters, led by the self-named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement...

UK ‘ready to defend itself’ after Iranian threat over US bases
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UK ‘ready to defend itself’ after Iranian threat over US bases

IRGC claims base in south-west England was used by US to launch bombing missions, making it ‘legitimate target’Middle East crisis live – latest updatesThe government has said the UK is “ready to defend itself” after Iran’s military warned that any bases being used by the US were “legitimate targets”.The UK has allowed the US to launch “defensive” operations from British bases hosting American plan...

Tesla stock suffers double-digit drop on carmaker’s worst day in years
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Tesla stock suffers double-digit drop on carmaker’s worst day in years

Elon Musk’s EV company lost a quarter of its value after revealing weak profits and high spending on AI and roboticsTesla’s stock fell about 13.5% on Thursday in one of the biggest single-day market losses in the company’s history.Elon Musk’s automaker has struggled throughout the year, losing about 27% of its market value as huge capital expenditures and weaker-than-expected profits worry investo...

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Outrage over a deadly police shooting in Wisconsin; two people were stabbed near New York's Central Park.

Australia news live: Marles says new US tariffs ‘make no sense’; Qantas long-range plane to land in Melbourne after 19-hour test flight from Toulouse

Australia news live: Marles says new US tariffs ‘make no sense’; Qantas long-range plane to land in Melbourne after 19-hour test flight from Toulouse

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exports sent to the US will be hit with a 12.5% tariff as the US president imposes levies on more than 80 nations.The Trump administration unveiled the latest tranche of tariffs for countries over their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forc...

Trump throws newly signed Saudi nuclear deal into doubt with Israel recognition demand

Trump throws newly signed Saudi nuclear deal into doubt with Israel recognition demand

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The White House threw a US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal into question on Thursday, a day after it was signed, emphasising that it depended on the oil-rich Gulf country recognising Israel under a 2020 diplomatic initiative. “The Civil Nuclear Deal … will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords,” US President Donald Trump wrote on so...

Why PLA fighter jet sorties near Taiwan dropped to a 3-year low in the first half of 2026

Why PLA fighter jet sorties near Taiwan dropped to a 3-year low in the first half of 2026

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There is a change in the skies and waters around Taiwan. In the first half of this year, the number of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets detected near the island more than halved year on year to 1,334. It was a three-year low and marked the lowest operational tempo since 2023, according to a tally by the South China Morning Post based on data from Taiwan’s defence ministry. At the same t...

D4vd lawyers challenge police testing of evidence found in singer’s home

D4vd lawyers challenge police testing of evidence found in singer’s home

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Defense attorneys question LAPD criminalist on third day of hearing to decide whether singer will stand trialAttorneys for the singer D4vd scrutinized how law enforcement officials chose to test evidence found in his home during the third day of a hearing to determine whether he will stand trial for murder and child sexual abuse.Prosecutors say D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, fatally stabbed 14-ye...

US senators clash over scope of Chinese connected-vehicle ban

US senators clash over scope of Chinese connected-vehicle ban

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US senators broadly agree that Chinese connected vehicles should be kept off American roads. But a bipartisan attempt to codify and expand existing restrictions has exposed divisions over whether the proposed ban could ensnare European carmakers and increase costs for American electric-vehicle producers. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced the Connected Vehicle S...

US slaps fresh tariffs on China, over 50 other economies in latest wave

US slaps fresh tariffs on China, over 50 other economies in latest wave

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The United States imposed late on Thursday a fresh wave of tariffs against 60 economies, including China, Japan, South Korea, India and European Union member states, hours before a temporary 10 per cent blanket levy was due to expire. The tariffs, ranging from 10 to 12.5 per cent, are the outcome of a Section 301 investigation into forced labour, with Washington arguing that existing measures have...

US slaps fresh tariffs on China, 60 other economies in latest wave

US slaps fresh tariffs on China, 60 other economies in latest wave

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The United States imposed late on Thursday a fresh wave of tariffs against 60 economies, including China, Japan, South Korea, India and European Union member states, hours before a temporary 10 per cent blanket levy was due to expire. The tariffs, ranging from 10 to 12.5 per cent, are the outcome of a Section 301 investigation into forced labour, with Washington arguing that existing measures have...

US slaps fresh tariffs on China, 50-plus countries in latest wave

US slaps fresh tariffs on China, 50-plus countries in latest wave

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The United States imposed late on Thursday a fresh wave of tariffs against 60 countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, India and European Union member states, hours before a temporary 10 per cent blanket levy was due to expire. The tariffs, ranging from 10 to 12.5 per cent, are the outcome of a Section 301 investigation into forced labour, with Washington arguing that existing measures have...

トランプ政権 新追加関税を発動へ 日本は既存税率あわせ12.5%

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アメリカのトランプ政権が日本を含む幅広い国や地域に課している10%の追加関税が日本時間の24日午後1時すぎに失効する見通しです。これを前にトランプ政権は23日、日本を含む主要な60の貿易相手の国や地域に、新たに追加関税を課すと正式に発表しました。

Australia news live: Qantas’ new ultra-long-range test plane to land in Melbourne after 19-hour odyssey from Toulouse

Australia news live: Qantas’ new ultra-long-range test plane to land in Melbourne after 19-hour odyssey from Toulouse

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShipyards receives $4.6bn boost to deliver Aukus submarinesConstruction yards that will build Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet have been given an additional $4.6bn in funding.This is really important in terms of delivering our future nuclear powered submarines.It is a process which will see parts of the y...

Trump administration announces new tariffs on more than 80 countries, claiming failed ‘forced labor’ enforcement – US politics live

Trump administration announces new tariffs on more than 80 countries, claiming failed ‘forced labor’ enforcement – US politics live

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Canada, Mexico, Australia, EU and China among dozens of economies listed in US president’s latest ⁠effort to restore regime of near-global import taxes after supreme court struck down his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffsSign up for the Breaking News US emailBy a vote of 214-208 lawmakers in the House passed a war powers resolution to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Iran, ahead of the lo...

きょうも危険な暑さ予想 40度に迫るところも 厳重な警戒を

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23日は、静岡県で41.1度を観測するなど、東海の各地で最高気温が40度以上の「酷暑日」となりました。24日は名古屋市や京都市などで40度に迫る危険な暑さが予想されていて、エアコンを使用しこまめに水分を補給するなど、熱中症に厳重に警戒をしてください。

Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans

Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans

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Burnham says ‘no one in government loses when power is shared’ as he revives Brown-era national economic councilIt’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throughout the whole UK | Andy BurnhamRegional mayors are to be given a leading role in the UK’s economic policy, Andy Burnham has said, as he called the opening of No 10 North “the biggest rebalancing of power our country has...

As the West finds common cause, China prepares for the worst

As the West finds common cause, China prepares for the worst

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Mid-July should have been a moment of quiet satisfaction in Beijing. Fresh data showed China’s favourability surpassing that of the United States in 25 of 37 nations surveyed by Pew Research Centre, including key European countries. Domestically, the second-quarter gross domestic product growth of 4.3 per cent, while softer than the first financial quarter, kept the annual target within reach. The...

Trump administration to impose fresh wave of tariffs on more than 80 countries

Trump administration to impose fresh wave of tariffs on more than 80 countries

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US will impose between 10 and 12.5% tariff on countries that are top trading partners, US trade representative saysDonald Trump’s administration has imposed a fresh wave of sweeping tariffs to replace a 10% global duty that was set to expire early Friday morning, the latest stage of his aggressive trade policy.The US will impose between a 10% or 12.5% tariff on more than 80 countries, Jamieson Gre...