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When police states collide, the people’s truth will not be erased

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Use of US bunker-buster bomb looms over Iran conflict

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Spy ships, cyber-attacks and shadow fleets: the crack security team braced for trouble at sea

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CETA evaluation shows strong economic and social benefits

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Japan shines as Tanaka claims -70kg gold and Murao triumphs in all-Japanese -90kg final

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India's Modi maintains there was no US mediation in ceasefire with Pakistan

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‘Dog Bite Dog’ Scores Double Recognition at Shanghai Film Festival’s SIFF Project Market

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Indonesian police arrest three Australian men over shooting in Bali

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Commission seeks experts for AI Scientific Panel

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Explosions ring out in Tehran as Israel says it struck a centrifuge site overnight

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Antarctica Emperor penguin population decreasing faster than expected, satellite imagery

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Africa: Aid Cuts Call for African Self-Reliance in Research

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First ever female, Blaise Metreweli appointed UK’s MI6 chief

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Latest news bulletin | June 18th – Morning

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The Netherlands hiked cigarette taxes to get smokers to quit. Many are buying tobacco abroad instead

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2025 State of the Digital Decade report urges renewed action on digital transformation and technological sovereignty

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Africa: Insufficient Domestic Funding Hinders Education Progress

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N Korea to send thousands to help rebuild Russia's Kursk

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Uma Thurman Reveals Her Biggest Fear When Acting: “Eating”

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Africa: Africa CDC Reports Daily Cholera Cases Decline in Amhara, Attributes Progress to Joint Response

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Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano erupts

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Dave Scott, ‘Step Up 2’ and ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Choreographer, Dies at 52

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Africa: Akinyemi Ayinoluwa Bringing African Music Law Into the 21st Century

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Africa: G20 Countries Could Produce Enough Renewable Energy for the Whole World - What Needs to Happen

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New Zealand approves medicinal use of 'magic mushrooms'

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China’s bid to mediate Israel-Iran conflict: How much sway does it really have?

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With Trump on side, Israel becomes the Middle East’s clear hegemon

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Kneecap rapper in court on terror charge over Hezbollah flag

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Gary Oldman Says He Was ‘Typecast’ as the ‘Poster Boy for Rent-a-Villain,’ Which Was ‘Fun for a While’ But Eventually ‘Got a Little Old’: ‘I Just Put a Stop to it’

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China’s central bank living life in the Trumpian fast lane

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G7 leaders fail to reach major agreements on key global issues after Trump's early departure

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Japan’s rainy season carries hidden danger of heatstroke

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South Korea’s baby box is last refuge for single mothers

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Donald Trump’s craven war on Myanmar

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'Spectacular' moment an enormous tornado crosses a rainbow

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Virginia nail-biter: Early takeaways from the Democratic primaries

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Rachel Griffiths Says ‘Older Women Are Having a Moment,’ Gushes Over ‘The Last Showgirl’ and Jamie Lee Curtis ‘Dancing on That F—ing Table’: ‘I Was in Awe of That Girl!’

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Today's Wordle answer for Wednesday, June 18

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Tucker Carlson, Ted Cruz get in heated back and forth over Iran

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Japan, South Korea pledge closer ties after Ishiba-Lee meeting on sidelines of G-7 summit

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UN agency map reveals Cambodia as global scammer hub

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China downplayed nuclear-capable missile test: Classified NZ govt papers

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South Korea's Lee cites 'inseparable' relationship with Japan in first summit

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Pete Hegseth’s surprisingly unsurprising message at Shangri-La

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US Embassy in Israel to close from Wednesday to Friday

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Trump to sign executive order this week to extend TikTok's deadline to sell the app by 90 days

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Trump Will Delay Enforcing TikTok Ban for a Third Time, White House Says

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Malaysian Drama ‘Ninavau’ Opens MIFFest, Environmental Epic ‘Transamazonia’ Closes

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Cambodian govt musters support from huge crowds in Thai border row

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Trade, a sudden exit, Middle East conflict - five takeaways from G7

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