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Motorists drive past a large billboard pledging revenge against US President Donald Trump along Jomhouri Street in central Tehran.

Iran and Oman close in on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

For US President Donald Trump, the deal, if it happened, could address his most urgent political problem allowing ships to flow again.

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Employees at Elon Musk’s rocket company will be released from their first stock “lockup” and can start selling some of their shares.

SpaceX’s bumpy ride on the stock market may get bumpier

THE NEW YORK TIMES: SpaceX employees and early investors can now cash in on millions of dollars in gains from their company stock but end of the lockup comes at a delicate time.

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US President Donald Trump during an announcement on the Freedom Haulers initiative at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The Freedom Haulers initiative seeks to assist military veterans transition into commercial truck drivers. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg

Trump’s Gaza deal plan raises many unanswered questions

When President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a “HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT” of Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip, it caught many by surprise.

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The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries. Pictured inset with Julia Roberts (above) and Sir Elton John (below).

Doctor and his diary: What Fauci’s private musings reveal

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries.

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The breakup loop and why the TikTok algorithm may keep you heartbroken.

Why your social media algorithm may keep you heartbroken

Days after a woman ended a relationship with her boyfriend she noticed an abrupt shift in her TikTok feed: The comedy sketches and fitness clips that she typically enjoyed were suddenly replaced.

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Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions from a Senate committee.

US’s top COVID expert stonewalls hostile Republicans

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions from a Senate committee from a panel dominated by hostile Republicans who accused him of causing the coronavirus pandemic

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The aftermath of fires in Spain and, right, Bordeaux residents walk through water mist during a searing day.

Why Europe’s Summer of Reckoning is ‘just the beginning’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and ‘it will get worse’.

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A painted portrait of Colonel Sanders hangs above a mantle in the event hall at Claudia Sanders Dinner House.

For sale: The Finger-Lickin’ Legacy of Colonel Sanders

Nearly a half-century after his death, Harland Sanders has one of the most recognisable faces in the world.

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An undated image provided by the Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein and Dr. Karyna Shuliak at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Meet the woman who will inherit much of Epstein’s fortune

Dr Karyna Shuliak, 37, emerges as a complicated and unusual figure in Epstein’s world.

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European regulators are intensifying scrutiny of big tech ‌over harmful and illegal content. (AAP PHOTOS)

Tech giant reclaims title as world’s most valuable company

Its stock price finished the day up more than 1 per cent, leading to a market valuation of $US4.9 trillion.

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A ceremony held at the Dover Air Force Base to honour US Army soldiers killed in action in Jordan.

The biggest and deadliest moments of the US-Iran war so far

Donald Trump declared the war would be over in three weeks, instead it has led to staggering human loss, devastated Iran’s infrastructure and cost billions.

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President Donald Trump, left, listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks during an event at the White House in 2020.

In Washington, Netanyahu faces a delicate balancing act

ANALYSIS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Trump on Tuesday, with one eye on Iran and another on the coming elections back home.

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Five months after launching an offensive against Iran, Trump’s goals remain almost entirely unaccomplished.

Trump has three solutions to end war, all appear unpalatable

The war with Iran has left the US President deeply frustrated, his aides say, and has made him more erratic, even by Trumpian standards.

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The Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen is making a delayed but potentially consequential entrance.

Everything you need to know about the Houthis and Iran

The Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen is making a delayed but potentially consequential entrance.

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President Donald Trump, left, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

Why Saudi deal is sparking fears of global nuclear arms race

In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, countries seek nuclear capabilities to hedge against aggressive neighbours and a receding Washington, potentially creating a more freewheeling era.

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 The exterior of OpenAI’s offices in San Francisco. OpenAI said two of its artificial intelligence models went rogue and successfully hacked into Hugging Face, a digital library of AI technology that is popular among developers.

Fears AI companies not equipped to control new models

OpenAI said two of its artificial intelligence models went rogue and displayed the kind of science-fiction potential that AI companies warned would soon become a reality.

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Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 20, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Kyiv’s new commander has a mandate for change & a major test

Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi faces a balancing act between asserting the independence favoured by military reformers and accommodating political input on battlefield strategy.

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Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad.

Toll rises as US identifies third soldier killed in Iran war

The Pentagon said that it believes that Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Queens, New York, died on Friday during an Iranian attack that killed two other soldiers in Jordan.

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