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Senator Lindsey Graham dies aged 71 after cardiac arrest following Ukraine trip
US Senator Lindsey Graham, a leading Republican and close ally of President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71 after suffering a cardiac arrest. His death came only days after he returned from a diplomatic visit to Ukraine, where he had met President Volodymyr Zelensky, and his sudden passing has drawn tributes from…
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Netanyahu details ‘final’ conversation with Lindsey Graham, says senator challenged his push to end Israel aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paid tribute to US Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican of South Carolina, following the senator’s death, describing him as a “great American patriot” and a steadfast supporter of Israel and the US-Israel alliance. Recalling what he framed as a “final” conversation, Netanyahu said Graham had pushed back against his…
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‘We can find renewal despite the bullshit we navigate as Black women’: Kelela on stan armies and speaking up for Gaza
The Guardian profiles genre-bending R&B artist Kelela around the release of her third studio album, New Avatar, framing it as another bold reinvention of her sound and persona. The piece highlights how her latest work fuses silky, hook-laden vocals with shoegaze reverb and rock textures, a shift the writer calls one of her least expected…
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‘America and the world have lost a determined leader’: Tributes pour in after Sen Lindsey Graham’s death
Trump called Lindsey Graham “a true American Patriot” on Truth Social as world leaders from Ukraine, Israel and NATO mourned the senator's sudden death.
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‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say
Economists are warning that a “super” El Niño weather cycle forming in 2026-27 could trigger a severe shock to global food prices that lasts into 2028, compounding inflation already driven higher by the Iran war. With world food prices at their highest level in three years, analysts say supply chains face “two shocks at once”…
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U.S. Attacks Iran Over Ship Being Hit In Strait Of Hormuz; Tehran Lashes Out Again At Gulf Arab States
A Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit by Iran and suffered “significant engineroom damage” and a civilian crew member is missing, U.S. Central Command said.
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US launches strikes at Iran in retaliation after Tehran fires missile at cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz causing ‘heavy damage’ as crucial waterway is now closed
The article says the United States launched strikes on Iran after Tehran fired a missile at a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, reportedly causing heavy damage. It presents the US action as a direct retaliation and frames the episode as a major escalation in an already tense region. The development matters because the…
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Democrat lawmaker claims he was DETAINED by gun-wielding Israelis during trip to Middle East… but right-wingers slam him for ‘staging publicity stunt’
The article reports that a Democratic US lawmaker says he was detained by armed Israelis while travelling in the Middle East, an incident he has publicised and framed as evidence of heavy-handed treatment. The claim has become politically charged, with right-wing critics accusing the congressman of exaggerating events or deliberately staging a publicity stunt rather…
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Iran supreme leader calls for revenge after father’s burial
Mojtaba Khamenei says vengeance is “inevitable” for the killing, which happened on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained him in West Bank
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California says he and his team were detained by armed Israeli settlers while visiting the occupied West Bank on Wednesday 8 July. Khanna claims the settlers were carrying American-made M4 firearms — which Fox News’s account describes as machine guns — a detail he has highlighted in publicly criticising the…