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Opposition leader Friedrich Merz criticized Alice Weidel’s migration policies following the far-right party's surge in the Saxony-Anhalt state election.
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Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods After Bilateral Trade Talks Collapse
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledges dollar-for-dollar retaliation starting September 8 after negotiations over twenty billion dollars in trade break down in Washington.
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Novak Djokovic Reveals Relentless Self-Doubt and Rejects Retirement in New Documentary
In an Amazon documentary, the 24-time Grand Slam champion details the wartime childhood that shaped his career and confirms plans to target the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Iranian Hackers Shut Down British Power Plant for Four Days in Landmark Cyber Attack
Security officials quietly alert energy leaders after a small-scale UK generator was taken offline in a breach coinciding with widespread cyber intrusions on US water infrastructure.
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UK Graduate Job Vacancies Plunge 45% to Lowest Levels on Record
Entry-level roles for university leavers drop to 8,383 in July amid corporate AI adoption and rising employment costs, creating an unprecedented hiring drought.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham to Give Ukraine Classified Storm Shadow Blueprints for Domestic Missile Production
The British premier authorizes European defense manufacturer MBDA to release sensitive component data during his first official visit to Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day.
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Badenoch Plans Major Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle as Tories Struggle in Third Place
Claire Coutinho is expected to leave ahead of maternity leave, Helen Grant is set to depart the front bench and Julia Lopez could move after Labour abolished the government department she shadows.
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German Broadcaster Goes Dark to Warn AfD Could End Its Saxony-Anhalt Service
MDR briefly blacked out television, silenced radio and blanked online content as the AfD, polling above 40% before the September 6 state election, vows to withdraw Saxony-Anhalt from the treaties underpinning the broadcaster.
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California Billionaires Pour More Than $150 Million Into Fight Over Proposed Wealth Tax
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has contributed $102 million to a broader campaign effort as voters prepare to decide Proposition 40, a one-time 5% levy on billionaires who were California residents at the start of 2026.
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Turnbull Warns AUKUS Could Leave Australia Without Promised Nuclear Submarines
The former Australian prime minister says U.S. production shortfalls and pressure on Britain's submarine industry threaten the plan, while all three AUKUS governments insist the programme remains on schedule.
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The Secret Dolly Parton Kept Until Her Death: "She Was Much Sicker Than She Let On"
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Raheem Sterling Charged With Dangerous Driving After Lamborghini Crash
The former England winger also faces nitrous oxide possession and specimen-refusal charges following a single-vehicle collision on the M3
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CIA Chief Warned Russia Against Attacking NATO in Secret Moscow Mission
John Ratcliffe delivered the warning during an unusual visit to Moscow as U.S. intelligence assesses that Vladimir Putin may be increasingly willing to test NATO with cyberattacks, sabotage or other limited operations.
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TSA Unveils Major Airport-Security Overhaul as It Drops Gold+ Privatization Plan
The new Horizon 25 strategy will expand existing private-screening partnerships, upgrade TSA PreCheck, speed the introduction of new checkpoint technology and strengthen defenses against drones.
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Gen Z Turns to Investing as America's First-Home Dream Moves Further Out of Reach
First-time buyers are older and scarcer than ever, while younger Americans are putting more money into retirement accounts, savings and markets instead of waiting for homeownership.
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AfD Enters Saxony-Anhalt Election at 41% in Historic Test for German Politics
The party is on course to roughly double its 2021 vote and could lead a German state for the first time, although the latest projection makes an outright majority unlikely.
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Spicy Food Is Linked to Lower Death Risk — but It Is Not a Miracle Cure
Large studies associate regular chilli consumption with lower overall and heart-disease mortality, while evidence on cancer, ageing and digestive health remains intriguing but inconclusive.
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Donald Trump: "I'm Glad Harry and Meghan Left the United States"
The U.S. president said he was pleased by Harry and Meghan's departure, accused them of showing deep disrespect toward the Royal Family, and said he would not welcome them back.
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Congressman Accused Andrew of Sex Crimes in the United States
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie accused former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of committing sex offences in the United States while calling for further investigation and prosecution of people linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
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OpenAI Unveils GPT-6 and Says: "We May Already Have Reached AGI"
GPT-6 Astra can carry out complex computer tasks, write software, conduct research and produce finished documents with far greater autonomy, while OpenAI says the same leap has pushed cybersecurity capability to its highest risk category and made the model harder to monitor.
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Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods After Bilateral Trade Talks Collapse
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledges dollar-for-dollar retaliation starting September 8 after negotiations over twenty billion dollars in trade break down in Washington.
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Novak Djokovic Reveals Relentless Self-Doubt and Rejects Retirement in New Documentary
In an Amazon documentary, the 24-time Grand Slam champion details the wartime childhood that shaped his career and confirms plans to target the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Iranian Hackers Shut Down British Power Plant for Four Days in Landmark Cyber Attack
Security officials quietly alert energy leaders after a small-scale UK generator was taken offline in a breach coinciding with widespread cyber intrusions on US water infrastructure.
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UK Graduate Job Vacancies Plunge 45% to Lowest Levels on Record
Entry-level roles for university leavers drop to 8,383 in July amid corporate AI adoption and rising employment costs, creating an unprecedented hiring drought.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham to Give Ukraine Classified Storm Shadow Blueprints for Domestic Missile Production
The British premier authorizes European defense manufacturer MBDA to release sensitive component data during his first official visit to Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day.
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Badenoch Plans Major Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle as Tories Struggle in Third Place
Claire Coutinho is expected to leave ahead of maternity leave, Helen Grant is set to depart the front bench and Julia Lopez could move after Labour abolished the government department she shadows.
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German Broadcaster Goes Dark to Warn AfD Could End Its Saxony-Anhalt Service
MDR briefly blacked out television, silenced radio and blanked online content as the AfD, polling above 40% before the September 6 state election, vows to withdraw Saxony-Anhalt from the treaties underpinning the broadcaster.
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California Billionaires Pour More Than $150 Million Into Fight Over Proposed Wealth Tax
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has contributed $102 million to a broader campaign effort as voters prepare to decide Proposition 40, a one-time 5% levy on billionaires who were California residents at the start of 2026.
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Turnbull Warns AUKUS Could Leave Australia Without Promised Nuclear Submarines
The former Australian prime minister says U.S. production shortfalls and pressure on Britain's submarine industry threaten the plan, while all three AUKUS governments insist the programme remains on schedule.
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The Secret Dolly Parton Kept Until Her Death: "She Was Much Sicker Than She Let On"
Dolly Parton reportedly concealed the severity of her cancer during the final months of her life, continuing to reassure fans even as her health deteriorated, leaving her bedridden, unable to travel and increasingly isolated before her death at 80.
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