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Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs take effect as trade dispute grows
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on $20bn (£15.8bn) of American goods came into force at 12.01am on Tuesday, marking the culmination of a trade war that has increasingly spilled over into open diplomatic hostility between Donald Trump and Mark Carney. The measures, ranging from 15% to 50%, answered Trump’s own 50% tariff on Canadian goods imposed on…
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Europe’s fighter jet plans are in disarray. What happens next?
Europe’s push to jointly develop next-generation fighter jets has stalled after France and Germany scrapped their Future Combat Air System collaboration in June, undermining hopes—championed by Mario Draghi—that European nations could pool resources on defence rather than duplicating costly programmes. The collapse leaves France pressing ahead alone via Dassault Aviation, while Germany faces uncertainty over…
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Kim Zolciak’s jailed son KJ, 15, may face harsh conditions if he’s released on bond after indictment on multiple charges in sexual assault case
Kroy Jr, the 15-year-old son of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann, remains in custody in Georgia after being indicted on seven charges, including aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery, following allegations made by a female classmate. A former prosecutor has suggested he could be released on bond with strict conditions such as…
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Gunmen jailed for 34 years for ‘ruthless and callous’ execution of underworld figure in Melbourne
Two men, Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe, have been jailed for 34 years over the fatal shooting of Melbourne gangland figure Gavin Preston in what a judge described as a “ruthless and callous” contract killing. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Michael O’Connell sentenced the pair on Tuesday, saying the ambush showed a high degree of planning…
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Eric Wu’s newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction’s labor crunch
Eric Wu, who built and led Opendoor before departing in 2022, has returned to entrepreneurship with NavigateAI, a startup building AI copilots for construction workers and other field labourers. Wu says he is convinced AI will define his generation’s technology, and sees an opportunity in the construction industry’s persistent labour shortage, which is being worsened…
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Government scraps council reorganisation plans as ARIA chief quits over Anthropic role
Ministers pause local government reorganisation after fresh legal advice, and Matt Clifford quits as ARIA chair amid conflict-of-interest concerns; abroad, migrants land on a packed Mallorca beach and an Egyptian TV presenter is sentenced to death. Elsewhere, Maryam Moshiri reveals a cancer diagnosis, Thick of It st…
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Pokémon TCG Destined Rivals ETB in Stock at Amazon and Under Market Price
Amazon is currently restocking the Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet – Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box for just under $116, one of the few times this highly sought-after product has been available near market price from a major retailer. The set remains popular more than a year after release, and finding Pokémon TCG products at…
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Frustrating moment Commonwealth Bank worker refuses to accept cash from a customer trying to pay down a debt: ‘What am I meant to do?’
Commonwealth Bank has faced a backlash after a video showed a customer being turned away when he tried to hand over cash at a branch to pay off a debt. The customer, filming the exchange on his phone, offered several $50 notes to a teller, who told him she could not accept the cash and…