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Trump reignites feud with Meloni over photo jibe before NATO summit
US President Donald Trump has intensified a public feud with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the days before a NATO summit in Turkey, posting a photo of her on Truth Social with the caption “RESTRAINING ORDER NEEDED”. The spat matters because Meloni has been one of Trump’s closest allies in Europe, and the friction…
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Sin Bandera announce 19-date United States Escenas tour for 2026
Latin pop duo Sin Bandera — Leonel García and Noel Schajris — have announced a United States leg of their Escenas Tour, revealed exclusively by Billboard Español on Tuesday 7 July. The run supports the pair’s latest studio album, Escenas, and marks a return to a market the duo describe as central to their story,…
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Braun promoted to co-president of country label Triple Tigers Records
Raffaella Braun has been appointed co-president of Nashville-based country label Triple Tigers Records, whose roster includes Russell Dickerson, Scotty McCreery, Shane Profitt and Ian Munsick. Previously the label’s vice-president of radio promotion, she takes over from Kevin Herring, who stepped down on Monday 6 July and will stay on as an adviser for an unspecified…
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Northern Macedonia set to receive US stealth fighters under Trump proposal
President Donald Trump has signalled a major reversal in US policy towards Turkey, saying he plans to lift American sanctions on Ankara’s defence sector and is prepared to proceed with the long-stalled sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets. Speaking alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a bilateral meeting at the NATO summit in Ankara,…
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Democratic odds improve in Maine as leaders rush to replace Graham Platner before July
Democratic prospects of holding a US Senate seat in Maine have risen sharply after fresh sexual misconduct allegations against the party’s nominee, Graham Platner, prompted speculation that he will quit the race. Platner has denied his ex-girlfriend Jenny Racicot’s allegation of nonconsensual sex, reported by Politico, but has admitted he is considering standing down, and…
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Yorkshire Water faces credit downgrade following regulatory performance failures
Yorkshire Water is set to be downgraded to a one-star rating by the Environment Agency after its annual financial report, covering April 2025 to March 2026, revealed a series of major failures including rising pollution, missed environmental projects and falling customer satisfaction. The downgrade matters because it comes despite the company raising customer bills by…
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Critical Role explains the design behind Campaign 4’s most tragic scene
Critical Role has shed light on the design work behind one of the most tragic moments in its ongoing fourth campaign, in which brothers Teor and Cyd Pridesire were killed while exploring the ancestral home of House Tachonis, Obrimus Manor. The Dungeons & Dragons actual-play series, run by Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan, has set…
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Fetterman urges Sanders to apologise for endorsing Maine candidate Graham Platner
Senator John Fetterman has publicly called on Senator Bernie Sanders to apologise for having endorsed Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Maine, following fresh sexual assault allegations against the candidate. Speaking on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle”, Fetterman argued that Sanders, who helped Platner secure the nomination, owed an apology to…
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Graham Platner urged by Maine Democrats to quit over rape allegation
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner faced mounting pressure to abandon his campaign in Maine after a rape allegation was made against him. Fellow Maine Democrats, including rival candidates within his own party, broke ranks to publicly urge his withdrawal, exposing widening divisions among his supporters and casting serious doubt over the future of his candidacy.…
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Heatwave leaves two thirds of Britons unable to sleep during tropical nights
As Britain enters its third heatwave of the summer, a poll for Greenpeace suggests up to two thirds of people are struggling to sleep during unusually warm “tropical” nights. The latest hot spell could push temperatures as high as 35C by the end of the week, with amber heat health alerts in force from Wednesday…