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Victorian microparty MPs including Georgie Purcell to face re-election struggle after group voting tickets abolished

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The Guardian·7h ago

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Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again

The Government will meet to discuss this summer's record-breaking heat as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.

BBC News·8h ago

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent proposals to US to end war with Russia

Ukraine's president also says Russia will use its election next month as a pretext to declare a new mobilisation.

Al Jazeera·8h ago

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Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers

The earthquake killed at least 181 people and left 2,595 injured, according to Colombian authorities. At least 195 remained missing, but civilian-run databases put that number closer to 4,000.

NPR·9h ago

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Did Trump flee an Iranian assassination plot on a catering truck?

New reports reveal the US President hid in a catering truck to switch planes over an alleged bomb plot in July.

Al Jazeera·9h ago

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Trump says secret plane switch ‘up to the Secret Service’

US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit.

Al Jazeera·9h ago

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How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton

Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.

NY Times·10h ago

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'I hope he knows about it': White Sox's pope hat giveaway draws major crowd

Ever since the election of Pope Leo, a Chicago native and White Sox fan, the team has embraced the connection.

ESPN·10h ago

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With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy

In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and reporters onboard.

NY Times·10h ago

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Trump confirms he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat

Journalists and White House staff who were on board the jet were unaware the president had left.

BBC News·10h ago

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Progressive Peggy Flanagan wins Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota

Progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary for Senate from Minnesota. It continues a series of wins for the progressive wing of the party over centrists.

NPR·10h ago