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Trump arrives in Turkey for high-stakes NATO summit as Erdogan extends warm welcome
Donald Trump has arrived in Turkey for a high-stakes, two-day NATO summit, where he was greeted warmly by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The talks are described as critical for the US, host nation Turkey and the future of the alliance, which has been strained by tensions over Trump’s recent military action against Iran, referred…
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British sporting angle, sentence case, no clickbait
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder was among the crowd at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Monday 6 July for a 2026 FIFA World Cup round-of-16 tie between the United States and Belgium, and provided a rare moment of levity as the American side slid towards defeat. With the US trailing 3-1, television cameras cut to Vedder,…
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Air Force sergeant stationed in England spared jail over child abuse images
A serving US Air Force staff sergeant stationed in England has avoided prison after admitting to possessing indecent images of children and extreme pornography. Jarik Lofthus, 33, who was based at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, had posted online that he was “interested in everything, all ages including babies”, and was found to hold images of…
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Police seize e-bike able to reach 72mph, five times the legal limit
Police in Nottingham have seized an e-bike found to be capable of reaching 72mph — roughly five times the 15.5mph legal limit — during a crackdown on illegally modified bikes and scooters. The operation followed complaints from local people about such vehicles being ridden through pedestrianised areas, and it has renewed concerns about the danger…
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Turkish drama stars credit emotional investment for global success of their shows
Turkish actors Özge Gürel and Serkan Çayoğlu, an off-screen couple who starred together in the series “Wolf” and “Cherry Season”, appeared for an on-stage conversation on Sunday at Rimini’s Italian Global Series Festival, where they were mobbed by fans afterwards. The discussion focused on why Turkish television dramas, known as dizi, have become a global…
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Adam Sandler’s marriage advice to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce revealed by coach
NFL coach Andy Reid has revealed the marriage advice that actor Adam Sandler gave Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce while officiating their wedding, one of the few details to emerge from the tightly guarded event. The pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs player married at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Friday 3 July,…
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Phoebe Bridgers launches Lost Boys browser game inspired by RuneScape and Temple Run
Musician Phoebe Bridgers has released a browser-based desktop game and a ringtone tied to her single ‘Lost Boys’, both leaning heavily on millennial nostalgia. The game draws on the 2000s classics Temple Run and RuneScape, extending the retro gaming theme already present in the song’s music video and promotional campaign. ‘Lost Boys’ marked Bridgers’ first…
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Arthur Fery becomes last Briton standing in Wimbledon quarter-finals
France-born British player Arthur Fery, aged 23, has become the last British singles player standing at Wimbledon after reaching the men’s quarter-finals as a wildcard. His run matters because it is an unexpected success story on home soil for a player who grew up close to the All England Club in south-west London and played…
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Bank of England moves to relax bank capital rules amid AI stability concerns
Bank of England financial policy committee members voice concern on trimming lenders’ financial buffersBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England is planning to loosen capital requirements for major UK lenders, even as policymakers expressed concern about the threat to financial stability from rapid AI developments and debt-fuelled stock investments.The central bank said on Tuesday…