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Sheffield Palestine campaigners condemn West Bank killings near twin city
Sheffield Palestine campaigners have condemned reported killings in the West Bank near the city’s twin city. The article’s full text was unavailable, so no further claims or circumstances can be verified. The headline links the response to Sheffield’s relationship with its West Bank twin city, indicating that events there have prompted local political and community…
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Season to end in Europe if war continues – F1 boss
Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali has said the 2026 season will finish in Europe if the war in the Middle East makes it impossible to hold the planned season-ending races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. He said both races remain confirmed for now and are already sold out, but a final decision on their status…
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U.S. and Iran resume attacks. And, Fauci to face Senate questions on COVID pandemic
This NPR “Up First” briefing rounds up several major news stories from 29 July 2026, led by renewed US-Iran hostilities after Iran fired missiles at American forces in the Middle East, all of which were intercepted before US and Saudi forces struck Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. The same day, President Trump held separate White House…
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Major Gulf Fighting Restarts As U.S. And Saudi Strike Iran’s Allies In Iraq
The United States and Saudi Arabia jointly carried out airstrikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, marking the first major US military action in the Middle East since President Trump suspended an intensive bombing campaign last Friday. The strikes, launched in retaliation for drone attacks on Saudi oil targets, mark the first time…
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Israel-Gaza conflict framing sparks backlash over Boy George’s AI-assisted single
Boy George has released a reggae track titled ‘We Will Dance Again’, made with the help of artificial intelligence, that rejects descriptions of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as genocide and instead frames it as a justified response to the Hamas-led attack on the Nova music festival on 7 October 2023. The song also criticises…
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Iran ‘considered attacking Ukrainian port in revenge for strikes on Caspian Sea ships heading for Russia’ as two wars continue to merge
The Daily Mail reports that Iran reportedly considered launching an attack on a Ukrainian port in retaliation for strikes on ships in the Caspian Sea that were bound for Russia, in an indication that the conflicts involving Ukraine and Iran are becoming increasingly intertwined. The report highlights how military and logistical links between Russia and…
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China, Russia, Iran and North Korea form ‘axis of aggressors’ that could overwhelm US, book warns
A new book from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), titled “Axis of Aggressors: Countering the Cooperation of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea,” argues that the four authoritarian states are functioning as a strategically aligned bloc despite having no formal mutual-defence treaty. The authors warn that this deepening cooperation could force the United…
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Pentagon, under Trump, Hegseth, draws curtain tighter around Iran War
The article text was not accessible, so its contents cannot be summarised reliably. The supplied page only states that access was denied because JavaScript appears to be disabled. The title suggests the article concerns Pentagon transparency around an Iran-related conflict under Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, but this cannot be confirmed from the available text.…
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Trump demands throw Senate GOP into disarray
President Trump has urged Senate Republicans to cancel their August recess until they pass the SAVE America Act, escalating tensions with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his conference. The dispute matters because it exposes divisions within the Republican Party over the limits of presidential pressure, Senate procedure and the party’s legislative priorities ahead of…
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Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike militias in Iraq
Jordan’s military intercepted five Iranian ballistic missiles fired towards US installations early on Wednesday, while American and Saudi forces struck Iranian-backed militia sites across eastern Iraq. The exchange shattered a brief three-day pause in hostilities and marks a serious escalation in the broader confrontation between the US and Iran, raising fears of a wider regional…