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18 August 2026
World News

World News

Evening Edition 01 July 2026 10 stories
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Despite marquee losses, Supreme Court term grows Trump’s presidential power

The US Supreme Court recently delivered a significant blow to former President Donald Trump

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Amnesty says RSF committed ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s el-Fasher

Amnesty International has issued a grave report accusing Sudan’s paramilitary

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Russian couple arrested after climbing Empire State Building

Two Russian climbers scaled New York’s Empire State Building on Wednesday as part of a death-defying marriage proposal.

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Four die in Mexico City World Cup celebrations

More than one million people took to the streets of Mexico's capital on Tuesday to mark the country's win over Ecuador.

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Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office

The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches.

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Tutoring centre roof collapses killing 14 children in Pakistan

At least 14 children were killed when the roof of a private tutoring centre collapsed outside Lahore, Pakistan.

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A plane crashed into a tower in Beijing but China is not saying what happened

The collision left holes on the side of the tower, but Beijing has scrubbed other visible traces of the incident.

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E Jean Carroll demands Donald Trump pay $5.8m in damages from 2019 case

Carroll's lawyers have asked for an expedited resolution to the payment question after US Supreme Court declines appeal.

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Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth'

Kleiber Moran, 2, was rescued on Wednesday, six days after last week's deadly earthquakes.

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US signs $1 lease with Israel to build permanent embassy in West Jerusalem

The US and Israel have signed a deal allocating land for a permanent US embassy in West Jerusalem.

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