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‘Maybe he’s a ‌racist’: Donald Trump takes bizarre swipe at NBA great LeBron James

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T09:35:18+00:00

US president responds to question about NBA’s ‘best ever’James backed three candidates who ran against TrumpIn a bizarre response to being asked to weigh in on the basketball careers of ⁠Michael Jordan and LeBron James, the US president Donald Trump said that James might be “a racist”.In Friday’s ⁠White House press ⁠conference, ​the Fox News reporter Peter Doocy mentioned that James intends to sign with ⁠the Philadelphia 76ers, then asked the president whether Jordan or James is the “best ever”. Continue reading...

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France and Spain race to control wildfires a Bordeaux suburbs evacuated – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T09:34:35+00:00

Meanwhile in the UK, a blaze in Cairngorms national park is described as ‘very serious’ by Scotland’s first ministerTell us: have you been affected by wildfires in Europe?The French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has requested the armed forces to deploy an Airbus A400M military transport aircraft earlier than originally planned to help tackle the major wildfires in Gironde, according to Le Monde.The French newspaper reported the aircraft’s use was not originally expected until the end of the month due to the technical preparations and tests required beforehand.While the fires raging across

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« Au Yémen, des millions de vies sont en jeu » : quatre ONG internationales sonnent l’alarme

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-25T09:30:39+00:00

A la dérive depuis des années et miné par les ingérences étrangères, le Yémen subit l’une des crises humanitaires les plus graves au monde. La communauté internationale doit s’empresser d’agir, alertent, dans une tribune au « Monde », des représentants d’Action contre la faim France, de CARE, de Médecins du monde et de Mehad.

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NTPC board approves raising up to ₹12,000 cr via NCD issue

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-25T09:28:14+00:00

The commercial power generation rose to 93.63 billion units (BU) in the quarter from 91.06 BU in the same period a year ago

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India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-25T09:27:28+00:00

With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Home Office rejects Palestinian Jerusalemite woman’s UK visa but approves husband’s

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T09:25:48+00:00

Officials said they were not satisfied Therese Abdallah was a ‘genuine visitor’ and believed she would not leave after visit to son in LondonA Palestinian Jerusalemite who lives in London has been left devastated after a planned trip by his parents had to be cancelled when the Home Office ruled his mother was not a “genuine visitor”.Karim Abdallah, who has lived in the UK since 2019, was looking forward to hosting his parents, Therese Abdallah, 69, a retired English teacher, and his father, Ghassan Abdallah, a psychologist, for a few weeks. Continue reading...

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Entire Cairngorms village evacuated as raging wildfire nears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T09:21:51+00:00

Major incident declared over blaze which started 11 days ago as wind strengthensA major incident has been declared over a wildfire that has been raging in the Cairngorms national park for more than a week, police have said, with a whole village having been evacuated.Officers from Police Scotland said there had been a significant change in weather conditions, with strengthening winds making a fire that has been burning out of control for 11 days yet more difficult to contain. Continue reading...

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У Витачів маршруткою: усе пекло українського внутрішнього туризму

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-25T09:09:00+00:00

Село Витачів приблизно за 60 кілометрів від Києва приваблює все більше туристів своїми мальовничими краєвидами на Дніпро та смачною випічкою. Однак на шляху в них, традиційно для українського внутрішнього туризму, стає транспортне питання. УНІАН.Туризм поділиться власним досвідом спроб потрапити туди маршруткою.

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Wildfire Smoke Chokes Skies in Spain and France

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-25T09:07:55+00:00

Hundreds of thousands of people, including residents as well as vacationers, were forced to evacuate.

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Iran Journey Reveals Society’s Wartime Defiance and Hope

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-25T09:01:55+00:00

From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.

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Family of missing Rohingya footballer fear he is among 500 believed dead in Myanmar shipwrecks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-25T09:00:38+00:00

‘I can’t tolerate this life,’ said the 24-year-old in his last voice message to his relatives. Attacked by the military, a rebel army and criminal gangs, Siraz Ullah risked all for a better futureThe fear was audible as he spoke, recording a message to his family, asking for their prayers. After pressing send, 24-year-old Siraz Ullah boarded a boat he hoped could deliver him from the violence and persecution surrounding him at home in Myanmar.Instead, Siraz is among 500 Rohingya refugees who have vanished at sea after setting sail for Malaysia in late June. Continue reading...

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Un citoyen français arbitrairement détenu en Arabie saoudite

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-25T09:00:13+00:00

Depuis deux ans, Amr Abdelfattah, un chercheur français d’origine égyptienne, est incarcéré dans une prison du royaume, où il dit subir de mauvais traitements. D’abord arrêté pour des faits mineurs en juin 2024, ce père de famille a vu ces motifs requalifiés en accusations de terrorisme.

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-25T08:56:34+00:00
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