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Haredi soldiers are dying for Israel—stop the smear campaign against Torah Jews
Ynet
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July 13, 2025
As Israel mourns the tragic loss of five soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion this past Tuesday and prays for the recovery of 14 others wounded, it is time to pause and confront a painful truth: there is a relentless effort by some to create...
CARICOM a Melting Pot of Cultures
Jamaica Information Service
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July 14, 2025
There was an intermingling of cultures as countries from across the region came together to celebrate “one Caribbean” at the just concluded 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The...
Tax Breaks: The Sorting Out The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Edition
Forbes
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Taxpayers have questions. getty My inbox hasn’t been this full in years—at least as far back as the pandemic. What’s confusing taxpayers these days? The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). OBBBA (I pronounce it “ah-ba”, not to be confused with...
Australia rebuffs US calls to commit advance troops
Dawn
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July 14, 2025
SYDNEY: Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday, responding to a report that the Pentagon has pressed its ally to clarify what role it would play if the US and China went to...
US presses Australia, Japan over role in any Taiwan conflict, FT says
Business Recorder
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July 14, 2025
SYDNEY: Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday, responding to a report that the Pentagon has pressed its ally to clarify what role it would play if the US and China went to...
Trump to make unprecedented second state visit to U.K. in September
NBC Connecticut
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July 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump will make an unprecedented second state visit to the U.K. between Sept. 17 and 19 when he will be hosted by King Charles II and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Trump, who is a big...
The lamp of compassion ignites West Africa: Dr Pir Syed Lakhte Hassanain Charts a Sufi-inspired path of sacred service
The Standard Gambia
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July 14, 2025
- Advertisement - By Professor Dr Atif Amin Al Hussaini “He gave his wealth in charity to purify himself. Not as payment for favours received, but longed for the pleasure of His Lord, the Highest…”(Al-Layl: 18-21) Under the celestial guidance of...
Zelensky Announces Call With Macron
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) As reported by Ukrinform, Zelensky announced this in a video address. “And we are currently preparing for a conversation with the President of France – I always value Emmanuel's perspective and the coordination of our policy,...
The Club World Cup Was a Showcase for Donald Trump’s America
Mother Jones
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July 14, 2025
President Donald Trump crashes Chelsea's trophy celebration after the Club World Cup final.Imago/Zuma Press Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In an administration...
To Whom it May Concern: Trump’s tariff letters, annotated
Associated Press
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July 14, 2025
Ninety trade deals in 90 days didn’t happen early in President Donald Trump’s second term. “Liberation Day” panicked the financial markets in April. And bespoke trade agreements with dozens of countries, he has said, takes too much time. “There’s...
K-Defense Day: Pimping For The Arms Dealers
Scoop
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Militarism is catching on across the countries of advanced economies and beyond. The sly, disingenuous term of “defence” is used in this context, encouraging arms manufacturers, contractors and the entire apparatus of the military-industrial...
French envoy hails Franco-Korean ties at Bastille Day celebration
The Korea Times
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July 15, 2025
France’s top envoy to Korea praised the resilience of Korea's democracy, underscored shared global responsibilities and pledged stronger Franco-Korean cooperation in high-tech sectors and climate action, as the French Embassy marked Bastille Day...
Trump warns Russia of ‘severe’ tariffs if no Ukraine deal within 50 days
Dawn
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July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv. “We’re very, very unhappy” with Russia, Trump...
Focus over noise: The time is now for T&T football
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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In just under two months, T&T’s senior men’s national football team will step onto the field at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain to open the final round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying. September 5 against...
Simon Jenkins: 50 years of saving Britain's buildings, from triumphs and disasters to the great country house we bought for £1
Country Life
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July 13, 2025
Visitors left the gallery with tears streaming down their faces. That is what Sir Roy Strong, director of the V&A Museum, recorded in his memoir of the ‘Destruction of the Country House’ exhibition in 1974. No wonder The Observer called the V&A...
At Ukraine Recovery Conference this year, partners pledged billions but war risks still loom
The Kyiv Independent
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July 15, 2025
Ukraine’s businesses were well represented at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) in Rome last week, and while they are generating interest among global investors, there’s still one issue holding up the cash flow: risks. This year, the URC...
Klympush-Tsintsadze on conference in Rome: It's worth talking not about restoration, but about reforms
Interfax Ukraine
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July 14, 2025
Today, in order for Ukraine to survive the war, it is worth talking not about restoration, but about stability and reforms, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the European Union (European Solidarity faction) Ivanna...
China Aims Strengthening Ties with UK
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) During a meeting in Beijing on Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed his country’s intention to deepen strategic dialogue and broaden collaborative efforts with the United Kingdom. This announcement came during talks with...
UK job market cools sharply as staff availability hits post-COVID high
Cyprus Mail
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July 15, 2025
Britain’s labour market cooled sharply and the number of people available for work jumped at the fastest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data that is likely to back up the Bank of England’s plan to stay on its interest rate-cutting...
Macron announces extra military spending over next two years
China Daily
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France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to army leaders, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the French capital, at l'Hotel de Brienne in Paris, France July 13, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] PARIS - French President Emmanuel...