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North Korea expert warns US can ‘never take their eye off’ Kim Jong Un following missile test during Iran war
A North Korea specialist has warned that the United States must remain focused on Kim Jong Un and the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang reportedly test-fired a short-range ballistic missile during the US conflict with Iran. The warning highlights the risk that North Korea could use wider international crises to demonstrate military capability or test US…
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Trump nominates Project 2025 author to be Interior Department watchdog
President Trump has nominated Dennis Kirk, a former White House official and contributor to the conservative Project 2025 programme, to become inspector general at the Department of the Interior. The role is intended to independently investigate waste, fraud and misconduct within the department, so the nomination has prompted concerns about whether a politically aligned appointee…
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Trump Nominates Danielle Thumann Severs To Fill Vacant FCC Seat
Donald Trump has nominated Danielle Thumann Severs, a senior counsel to FCC chair Brendan Carr, to fill one of two vacant seats on the Federal Communications Commission. If the Senate confirms her, Republicans would hold the three seats needed for a quorum, potentially enabling the agency to take decisions more easily and altering its political…
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Niewiadoma-Phinney wins on Ventoux to take Tour lead
Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney won the Tour de France Femmes’ first Mont Ventoux stage with a solo attack, taking the overall lead with two stages remaining. The Polish rider’s victory puts her in a strong position to win a second Tour title after her 2024 success. Niewiadoma-Phinney attacked with 9km left of the Ventoux climb and finished…
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Trump Nominates FCC Lawyer Danielle Thumann, an Adviser to Chairman Brendan Carr, to Serve as Commissioner
President Donald Trump has nominated Danielle Thumann, a senior counsel to Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr, to become an FCC commissioner. If confirmed by the Senate, her appointment would give Republicans a 3–1 majority on the agency, strengthening their influence over significant broadcasting, telecommunications and media regulation decisions. Thumann was nominated for a five-year…
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‘Critically important’ summit called on future of Scottish football
The Scottish Football Association has called a “critically important” summit to discuss the future of the national game, with all Scottish Professional Football League clubs invited. It follows Scotland’s failure to progress from the group stage at the men’s World Cup, underlining concerns about the strength and long-term development of Scottish football. The meeting will…
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What’s in a foreign-sounding name? Trump’s first House primary loss
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Francesca Hong fires back at Axelrod over ‘zany liberal’ criticism
The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its claims and context cannot be independently summarised. From the headline, Wisconsin politician Francesca Hong appears to have responded to criticism from David Axelrod, who reportedly described her as a “zany liberal”. The available material does not state what Axelrod said in…
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The Guardian view on Gianni Infantino: in the interests of the game he professes to love, he should go | Editorial
The Guardian editorial argues that Gianni Infantino should resign as Fifa president after plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity were leaked and then abandoned. It says the episode has seriously damaged his authority and could trigger a wider conflict within world football if he remains in office. Infantino issued…
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People smugglers adopt new tactics – including dangerous ‘mega dinghies’ – in bid to get around Labour’s ‘smash the gangs’ policy
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