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Sport
European court to rule in Semenya sports gender case
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 5:15pmA top European court will decide tonight NZT whether double Olympic champion Caster Semenya can be required to lower her...
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World
Bomb-carrying donkey kills soldier in Colombia
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 3:03pmA soldier died and two were wounded when a bomb that guerrilla fighters had attached to a donkey exploded in northwest Colombia,...
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World
Former leader in solitary cell after being arrested again
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 2:54pmSouth Korea’s disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time today over his declaration of martial law...
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World
EU monitor: June was hottest on record for western Europe
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 3:53pmWestern Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as “extreme” temperatures blasted the region in punishing...
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World
Trump faces Maga meltdown over Epstein reversal
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 1:13pmDonald Trump’s Maga base is up in arms after his Administration effectively shut down conspiracy theories related to notorious...
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World
'Liberated' in mind: Poet who shot Slovak PM faces trial
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 3:45pmThe man who admitted to shooting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is due to stand trial on terror charges today NZT, more...
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World
Trump announces tariffs of 25-40% on 14 countries
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 12:40pmUS President Donald Trump has unveiled higher tariffs for Japan, South Korea and a dozen other countries in a push for new...
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World
'Maximum pressure': US tariffs set to rise in trade standoff
Monday, 7 July 2025, 4:03pmUnited States tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals...
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World
Suriname elects first woman president amid new political era
Monday, 7 July 2025, 9:59amLawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname’s first woman President on Sunday, after her party won the most seats...
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World
Brics leaders to challenge US tariffs at Rio summit
Sunday, 6 July 2025, 2:24pmBrics leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry US President Donald Trump’s “indiscriminate” trade...
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Spanish PM Sanchez faces crisis amid corruption, sex worker scandal
Sunday, 6 July 2025, 2:10pmHit by a corruption scandal involving alleged kickbacks and sex workers, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s party shook...
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World
Elon Musk says he has created a new US political party
Sunday, 6 July 2025, 8:33amElon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, says he has launched a new political party in the United States to challenge...
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World
‘Mass casualty event’: Texas floods leave 13 dead, girls missing from summer camp
Saturday, 5 July 2025, 11:29amAt least 13 people have died after flash flooding hit south-central Texas early on Saturday, officials said, with more than...
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Entertainment
Rock legends Oasis kick off 'historic' comeback tour
Saturday, 5 July 2025, 8:49amBritish rock legends Oasis kicked off their hotly anticipated worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff on Friday, commencing an...
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World
'Hug therapy': How Pope Leo is trying to unify Vatican
Friday, 4 July 2025, 7:24pmPope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering...
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World
California battles its biggest wildfire of the year
Friday, 4 July 2025, 4:40pmMore than 300 firefighters are battling a massive blaze in California, a state which is dreading summer wildfires. The “Madre...
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World
'Toxic management': Air traffic strike causes mass flight cancellations
Friday, 4 July 2025, 3:52pmTens of thousands of passengers across Europe have been affected as French air traffic controllers began a two-day strike...
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World
What to know about Trump's 'Big Beautiful bill'
Friday, 4 July 2025, 3:29pmUnited States Republicans have passed a major legislative package, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, giving President...
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Sport
'Makes no sense': Ronaldo pays tribute as details emerge of crash that killed Liverpool football star
Friday, 4 July 2025, 7:04amLiverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in Spain yesterday, police said, sparking widespread grief...
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Entertainment
Sean 'Diddy' Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charge
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 7:32amMusic mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking but was convicted of a less...
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Sport
The players to watch at women’s Euro 2025
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 3:23pmSpain will be favourites to win the women’s Euro 2025 when the tournament kicks off in Switzerland overnight, but the world...
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World
Trump urges 60-day Gaza ceasefire deal ahead of Netanyahu visit
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 2:19pmUS President Donald Trump has urged Hamas to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to finalise...
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Entertainment
Jury reaches partial verdict in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 9:18amA jury has reached a partial verdict in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs but has been unable to agree on the...
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World
Diddy trial: Jury ends first day of deliberations without decision
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 1:23pmThe jury will reconvene in New York next week. Jurors are tasked with weighing evidence presented over the trial’s past seven...
