Walking sharks, bombing crocodiles: Italian Brainrot memes only kids know
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Gold futures hit record on US tariff shock; mixed day for stocks
Gold futures hit a record high Friday following reports of an unexpected tariff on the precious metal as global stocks...
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Iran warns of ‘reciprocal’ action after EU labels Guards terror group
Members of the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to include the Guards on the 27-nation bloc's terror list in "light...
- Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that parliament would "recognize the armies of the European countries... as terrorist groups".
- The Guards, formed shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, answer to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and boast their own ground, naval and air forces.
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Musk announces more expensive subscription for ad-free Twitter
The recent announcement of Twitter updating its services would be a radical change in business model from Twitter, which has...
- The announcement comes as the social network has faced major economic uncertainty since its takeover by Musk in October
- Musk-led Twitter has been riven by chaos, with mass layoffs, the return of banned accounts and the suspension of journalists critical of Tesla boss
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King Charles III coronation to be a star-studded event
The coronation traditionally takes place some months after a new sovereign has ascended to the throne, following a period of...
- The palace said the three days of ceremonial, celebratory and community events in early May will be a chance for "people to come together in celebration of the historic occasion"
- Several thousand pairs of tickets will be made available through a public ballot, while volunteers from charities supported by Charles and Camilla will also be able to attend
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Sweden’s NATO bid hits roadblock as row heats up with Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's objections to Sweden's NATO membership rest largely on Stockholm's refusal to extradite Turkish nationals Ankara wants...
- Erdogan wants more action from Stockholm against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, listed as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies
- Earlier this month, Ankara called in Sweden's ambassador after pro-Kurdish activists hung an effigy of Erdogan from its feet, comparing him to Benito Mussolini
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Former PM Yair Lapid joins mass rally against Israel govt
The demonstration was the largest so far since Lapid's successor Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power last month at the head...
- The Tel Aviv demonstration also drew opponents to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, as many ministers are ardent supporters of settlement expansion
- Judicial revamp has been met with rare public criticism from Supreme Court president Esther Hayut, who branded it an "unbridled attack" earlier this month
Iraq’s Gulf Cup victory marred by stampede, logistical slips
Baghdad, Iraq--Iraq saw the Gulf Cup as a chance to rehabilitate its image after a years-long football hosting ban, but a...
- The stampede outside a football stadium ahead of the cup final in the southern city of Basra killed one person and injured dozens
- The Gulf Cup was an opportunity to show that Iraq could safely host a tournament, as the country seeks to rebuild after decades of conflict
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Egypt sets free businessmen detained on terrorism charges
Authorities in Egypt released two noted businessmaen after some two years in pretrial detention on terrorism-related charges, according to the...
- Safwan Thabet was arrested in December 2020 and charged with joining and financing the banned Muslim Brotherhood, branded a terror group in 2013
- Egypt released hundreds of political prisoners last year, though rights groups estimate some 60,000 remain in detention,
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Buzz Aldrin, second man on the Moon, marries on 93rd birthday
LOS ANGELES, US - Legendary Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to set foot on the Moon, said he...
- Aldrin and Anca Faur, executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures, were wed in a private ceremony.
- The US astronaut is the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 mission, during which he and Neil Armstrong become the first people to set foot on the Moon, on July 20, 1969.
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Israeli civilian kills a Palestinian in West Bank, says army
An Israeli civilian shot dead a Palestinian at a settler farm in the occupied West Bank after an attempted stabbing,...
- Violence this month adds to a toll which saw more than 150 Palestinians killed in the West Bank last year
- At least 26 Israelis and 200 Palestinians were killed across Israel and the Palestinian territories in 2022
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Turkey cancels Swedish defense minister’s visit over planned protest
Istanbul, Turkey--Turkey said on Saturday that it had called off a visit by Sweden's defense minister over a planned anti-Turkey...
- The visit was aimed at overcoming Ankara's objections to Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance
- Turkey says any progress depends on Swedish steps to extradite people it accuses of terrorism or of having played a part in the 2016 coup attempt against Erdogan
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Asian markets drop as Biden drops out of White House race
Asian markets fell Monday as Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the US presidential race fuelled fresh uncertainty, while...
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The Biden bombshell: a plot twist that roils Trump too
With the Democrat no longer in the race, the Trump operation finds itself pushed into a strategic pivot, forced now...
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Israeli settlers beat foreign volunteers in occupied West Bank
Nablus, Palestinian Territories -- Israeli settlers on Sunday attacked a group of foreign volunteers helping Palestinian farmers in the occupied West...
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Israel strikes key Yemen port after Tel Aviv attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned "anyone who harms us will pay a very heavy price", after Friday's drone attack in...
- The strikes on the vital port, which triggered a raging fire and plumes of black smoke, are the first claimed by Israel in the Arabian peninsula's poorest country
- Gallant said the Hodeida strikes were also a warning to other Iran-backed armed groups around the Middle East that have claimed attacks on Israel during the Gaza war
Moonlit scramble across the sand for Turkey’s booming baby turtle population
Manavgat, Turkey - The baby loggerhead sea turtles emerged from their eggshells and began their first challenge in life: a wobbly...
- It is a perilous journey into the unknown for the sea turtles as only about one in 1,000 hatchlings will survive to adulthood
- Despite grave threats from humans and predators such as birds, crabs and ants, protection measures are bearing fruit on Turkey's southern coast
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Defiant Biden vows to ‘win’ despite growing revolt
Around 25 House Democrats and three senators have now called on Biden to drop out since a disastrous debate performance...
- Biden vowed to return to the campaign trail next week, and took aim at Donald Trump's "dark" speech accepting his nomination at the Republican National Convention on Thursday
- Amid party defections, media speculation is mounting that Biden is using his weekend in Delaware to consult family members and mull over the path ahead