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China is widely thought to have the world’s largest stockpile of oil.

China could decide how much you pay for petrol

Oil supplies are being squeezed by war in the Middle East, but the biggest influence on global fuel prices could come from somewhere unexpected.

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Footage has revealed the moment Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents handcuffed a dying migrant on the ground.

Dept changes story after ICE agent shoots Colombian driver

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A federal immigration agent shot and killed a person in a vehicle in the coastal city of Biddeford, Maine, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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US President Donald Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

How Trump failed to secure the Strait of Hormuz in Iran deal

A fragile ceasefire has unravelled into fresh chaos in the Strait of Hormuz, as a controversial Trump-brokered deal is blamed for handing Iran sweeping control over one of the world’s most critical oil routes.

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Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Lindsey Graham in Kyiv last week.

Trump recalls ‘one of the greatest people and senators’

Lindsey Graham’s death comes as another influential Republican senator, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has spent several weeks in the hospital for undisclosed reasons.

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President Donald Trump during a meeting at the NATO Summit.

What happens now Donald Trump’s Iran gamble has failed?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Furious hardliners and a battle over one of the world’s most important shipping routes have left the US President with dwindling options.

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Bonnie Tyler in 1992.

How a stroke of luck gave Bonnie Tyler her defining anthem

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Her unmistakable voice powered one of the greatest power ballads of the ’80s, but her path to stardom began with a stroke of luck.

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Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage announces his resignation.

Farage’s gambit on re-election ‘stunt’ to quiet critics

Nigel Farage is pinning his hopes on a win with voters to silence his critics and cast himself as the victim of a campaign orchestrated by the political establishment.

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US President Donald Trump speaks during the Salute to America 250 celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC, USA, 04 July 2026.

Trump marks America’s 250th with speech attacking rivals

US President Donald Trump has given a speech that blended American history, tales of old war heroes, happy patriotic talk and a handful of political chum.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honouring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US President speaks as America celebrates its 250th birthday

US President Donald Trump addressed the nation on its 250th anniversary to a scattered crowd in Washington late on Saturday, following a stormy forecast that led officials to evacuate the National Mall.

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Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, July 4, 2026.

IMAGES: Huge crowds mass in Tehran for Ayatollah’s funeral

Huge crowds of Iranians gathered Saturday to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at an elaborate state funeral for the former supreme leader, who dominated Iran for decades.

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 ASIO boss Mike Burgess has delivered a scathing take-down to China for its ‘political meddling’.

Australia tried to push back on China, China pushed harder

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Since resuscitating relations with China from a low point a few years ago, the Australian Government has relied on an oft-repeated mantra to ‘cooperate where we can, disagree where we must’.

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Ukrainian firefighters work at the scene of a Russian drone strike on a military vehicle in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, May 22, 2026.

In battlefield visit, Putin vows to take more of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in fatigues in a rare front-line visit to a support post late Friday, where he touted battlefield progress and threatened to take more of Ukraine

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A poster showing the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is installed ahead of his funeral ceremonies on July 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Allies gather in Iran for the Supreme Leader’s funeral

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Four months after its supreme leader was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes, Iran’s government began a week of elaborate events to mourn and bury Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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An internal police planning memo has revealed details of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big day, with roads closed for a private, two-day event.

NYPD memo outlines Taylor Swift wedding events at the Garden

An internal police planning memo has revealed details of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big day, with roads closed for a private, two-day event.

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Blue Origin experienced ⁠an anomaly, a term used by rocket companies to describe a ​launch failure. (AP PHOTO)

Is space tourism finally ready for takeoff?

A quarter-century after the first space tourist made history, the race to take civilians beyond Earth is heating up again — but it’s not quite what it seems.

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Migrants wait to enter the Paso Del Norte international bridge in Mexico.

Supreme Court backs Trump blocking asylum seekers at border

A policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Trump administration wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control.

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Do you wait for the stars to align to exercise in one specific way?

This mental trick may help you get more exercise

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Getting enough exercise isn’t always about discipline.

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As Vice President JD Vance entered the fifth hour of negotiations with Iranian leaders over the weekend, US President Donald Trump weighed in with an ill-timed threat to start bombing again.

As Vance leads Iran negotiations, Trump creates disruptions

As Vice President JD Vance entered the fifth hour of negotiations with Iranian leaders over the weekend, US President Donald Trump weighed in with an ill-timed threat to start bombing again.

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