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    <title>Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:44:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Explosions were heard across Iran overnight, shortly after neighbouring Gulf states began to report attacks.</description>
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    <title>Keir Starmer arrives in Kyiv for farewell visit as British PM – Europe live</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Arrival of outgoing British leader in Ukraine comes as Zelenskyy faces outrage after removing popular defence minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing public outrage this morning over his decision to remove Ukraine’s popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, as he welcomes the UK’s departing prime minister Keir Starmer</description>
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    <title>UK economy grew by 0.1% in May despite impact of Iran war</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:36:05 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Rise in GDP follows a 0.1% decline in April, figures from the Office for National Statistics show The UK economy returned to growth in May, despite the impact of the Iran war on energy costs, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics said GDP rose 0.1% in May, in line with economists’ forecasts, after a</description>
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    <title>US strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis live</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:22:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran Pakistan has called on the US and Iran to end the violence and resume negotiations as stipulated in the memorandu</description>
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    <title>More than 500 feared dead after reports of two shipwrecks off Myanmar, UN says</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:22:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard The United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its refugee agency UNH</description>
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    <title>British girl, 15, stranded in Rome for six weeks due to new passport rules</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policy A British girl was prevented from returning to her school in the UK for six weeks after a trip to see her grandmother in Italy because of the Home Office’s new rule requiring dual British nationals to </description>
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    <title>Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach</title>
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    <description>‘Malicious actor’ obtains sensitive data including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results in cyber-attack on Partnered Health Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians’ medical records and patient information could </description>
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    <title>Australia news live: Victoria’s police chief arrests man in Melbourne CBD; diesel over $2 a litre as Iran war lifts oil prices</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Michelle Rowland says mandatory minimum standards for datacentres don’t apply to existing developments The attorney general, Michelle Rowland , told ABC News that mandatory minimum standards for datacentres would apply to new developm</description>
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    <title>Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine’s defence minister on eve of Starmer visit</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Mykhailo Fedorov, credited with transforming the ministry, ousted in reshuffle after six months in post Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Ukraine’s popular defence minister, despite pleas from foreign partners and civil society for him to keep his job, as part of wide-ranging government reshuffle. In a post on Telegram</description>
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    <title>ANU student asked to show death certificates to prove relatives died in Gaza, royal commission hears</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Inquiry also hears safety review at Australian National University found protest encampment had ‘high’ psychosocial risk Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Australian National University student whose relatives were allegedly killed by </description>
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    <title>Moroccan intelligence insider reveals widespread use of Pegasus hacking software</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Whistleblower suggests internal security services deployed spyware from 2017 against key domestic and foreign targets A former member of Morocco’s domestic intelligence service has helped to provide an unprecedented insight into how the north African state used hacking software – including Pegasus spyware – to target j</description>
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    <title>Former US Ambassador says Iran miscalculated Trump’s resolve</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:18:22 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Nightly strikes between the US and Iran have been the heaviest since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement.</description>
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    <title>US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave'</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:06:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>US President Donald Trump says he is yet to decide whether or not he will &quot;finish off&quot; Iran.</description>
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    <title>US says latest attack wave on Iran completed – as it happened</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:32:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>This blog is now closed – our latest full report is here For a second day in a row, US strikes targeted Iran’s southern port city of Bushehr, home to the country’s only civilian nuclear plant, according to the state news agency IRNA quoting a local official. “In continuation of the brutality of the American enemy, thre</description>
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    <title>US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:40:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>US disables unladen oil tanker using Hellfire missiles in strait of Hormuz amid concerns strikes could spiral into open conflict The US has fired on an oil tanker attempting to reach Kharg Island in the strait of Hormuz as part of its blockade on Iranian ports, as Tehran came under attack for the first time in this lat</description>
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    <title>US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:33:40 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops &quot;operate at your absolute best&quot;.</description>
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    <title>Iran launches strikes on Gulf, even as FM visits Qatar</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Iranian FM Araghchi visits Qatar to pay respects following the death of the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin al Thani</description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:58:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Mayor Vitali Klitschko says emergency services are battling blazes across the Ukrainian capital.</description>
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    <title>Over 100 House Democrats vote to end military aid to Israel in significant rebuke to US ally – as it happened</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>This live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email In his opening statement before senators today, Todd Blanche, said that he is “pleased to testify again today to tell everybody here that we are doing just that-we are keeping America safe” . The nominee for attorney general, who has been leading the </description>
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    <title>New York Times files motion to quash justice department’s subpoenas</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:32:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Journalists who had reported on security concerns around the new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar, received summons The New York Times on Wednesday filed a motion to quash subpoenas the justice department served journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar, teeing up </description>
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    <title>Trump says Iran has released US citizen detained since 2024</title>
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    <description>Dena Karari, dual US-Iranian citizen, ‘now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition’, president posts on Truth Social Donald Trump said Wednesday Iran had agreed to release an American citizen who was “wrongfully detained” since December 2024. “She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,” Trump wrote</description>
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    <title>‘Epic squared’: Scaloni lauds Argentina’s back-to-back World Cup comebacks</title>
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    <description>'There was blood in the water, and we went for it,' Argentina coach said of the relentless late attacks against England.</description>
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    <title>How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa, displacing thousands</title>
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    <description>Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warn Dozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued and thousands were displaced when floods struck the coasts of west Africa last month. Now scientists have concluded that the rains that caused the floods were </description>
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    <title>Iran war live: Tehran threatens to ‘crush’ infrastructure if US attacks</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Tehran vows to respond to any US attacks on its infrastructure with reciprocal strikes on Middle East sites.</description>
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    <title>China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries</title>
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    <description>Global views appear to have flipped in Beijing’s favour, driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies, a new Pew survey shows The world has largely viewed the US more favourably than China for years, but those opinions have flipped in Beijing’s favour this year, according to a new poll from</description>
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    <title>A Cold War bunker gets a luxury makeover as 'doomsday' condos</title>
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    <description>A former Canadian government nuclear bomb shelter in rural Nova Scotia may soon be home to the country’s first large-scale luxury survival shelter.</description>
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    <title>Why is it so hard for the U.S. to win wars?</title>
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    <description>The U.S. has fought three major wars in the past quarter-century, in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. None has gone as planned.</description>
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    <title>‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner</title>
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    <description>Banner refers to Falkland Islands conflict in 1982 Players celebrate on the pitch with the message The Argentina players celebrated their World Cup win over England with a banner saying “ Las Malvinas son Argentinas ”, making reference to the 1982 Falklands war . Argentina were 1-0 down with five minutes to go of the s</description>
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    <description>Backing by 103 Democrats underscores how sentiment in party towards Israel and Netanyahu government has soured The House on Wednesday defeated a measure to slash military aid to Israel, but more than 100 House Democrats voted for it in a significant rebuke of the longtime US ally as accusations that Prime Minister Benj</description>
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    <description>The US announced a new wave of attacks Wednesday night, amid reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Chabahar and Ahvaz.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/15/iran-says-peace-deal-voided-fighting-existential-war-after-us-attacks?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <description>A conversation with Jeanne Shaheen, Democratic Senator from New Hampshire, about a bipartisan bill she put together with the late Senator Lindsey Graham that slaps new sanctions on Russia.</description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:21:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Civilian casualties are reported in a number of Ukrainian regions, while Kyiv hits 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea.</description>
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    <description>US defense secretary unveils plan that will work to ensure service members have the ‘right testosterone levels’ Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Department of Defense will offer testosterone deficiency screening for soldiers 30 and older. The US defense secretary unveiled plans for a new screening program for </description>
    <source url="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/us-military-testosterone-screening-hegseth">The Guardian - World</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:46:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Another round of talks is under way between Israel and Lebanon to try to advance the ceasefire agreement.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/7/15/what-are-the-obstacles-to-peace-between-israel-and-lebanon?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:34:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Iran will defend every inch of its territory, saying attempts to tear the country apar</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/pezeshkian-vows-iran-will-defend-every-inch-of-its-territory?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:59:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Footage shows firefighters extinguishing a massive fire after Russia launched air strikes on Ukraine.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/russia-pounds-ukraine-with-missile-drone-strikes?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:58:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Ukraine released video of strikes on 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea, including 17 oil tankers.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/ukraine-strikes-20-russian-vessels?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:48:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Protests were held in Paris and Gaza demanding the release of Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safia.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/protests-in-paris-gaza-for-release-of-hussam-abu-safia?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:52:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>The home secretary is the frontrunner for the role ahead of ‘risky’ Ed Miliband, according to senior Labour figures Shabana Mahmood has emerged as the frontrunner to become Andy Burnham’s chancellor after a fierce briefing war over the prospect of Ed Miliband being appointed to the powerful role. Senior Labour figures </description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:49:42 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>An Israeli military order imposed after a series of settler attacks has left families cut off from parts of their home.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/palestinian-homes-sealed-off-by-israeli-military-restrictions?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:34:34 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>A US official said the two sides made progress on a plan for Israel to withdraw from 'pilot zones' in southern Lebanon.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/15/lebanon-and-israel-end-sixth-round-of-us-brokered?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <description>Iran has installed a billboard in the capital Tehran showing US President Donald Trump lying in a coffin.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/iran-unveils-huge-billboard-showing-trump-in-coffin?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>A gas tanker exploded after soaring temperatures sparked a fire near the Lebanese Army barracks in Hermel.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/gas-tanker-explodes-in-fire-near-army-barracks-in-lebanon?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <link>https://www.globalshistory.com/chapters/israel-gaza/</link>
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    <description>Government – which provides significant portion of charity’s funding – is understood to have demanded an explanation The charity Save the Children has angered the government with a social media post marking Keir Starmer’s impending exit from Downing Street. The organisation suggested on X that the outgoing prime minist</description>
    <source url="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/15/save-the-children-accusing-starmer-of-complicity-in-gaza-deaths">The Guardian - World</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>US attacks kill dozens in Iran as Iranian forces target regional bases, pushing a fragile ceasefire closer to collapse.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/15/mapping-the-latest-us-strikes-across-iran?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:32:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Five months of U-turns and false boasts leave Donald Trump in worse position than when he started Donald Trump has taken the war with Iran into a new, murkier phase as the two sides move further and further from the vague memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on 17 June. And as during the opening phase of the confli</description>
    <source url="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/15/chaos-confusion-no-closer-resolution-strait-hormuz-us-iran-donald-trump">The Guardian - World</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Tehran shuts strait of Hormuz and carries out retaliatory strikes as Trump threatens to attack site linked to Iran’s nuclear programme Middle East crisis – live updates Iran threatened to halt all energy exports from the Middle East after the US reimposed a blockade of its ports and ships, as the two countries traded s</description>
    <source url="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/15/trump-iran-power-plants-strike-threat-strait-of-hormuz">The Guardian - World</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Several recent elections have strengthened conservative forces across parts of Latin America.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/why-are-right-wing-parties-gaining-ground-in-latin-america?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:48:14 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>The Ukrainian president has also dismayed some lawmakers by replacing his defence minister despite military successes.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/15/zelenskyy-backs-state-energy-company-chief-koretskyi-for-new-pm?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:24:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Palestinians held a funeral for a father, a mother and their six-year-old daughter killed in an Israeli air attack.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/father-mother-daughter-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-gaza-home?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>The host city will have advanced security in place as a proactive measure against any potential crowd trouble between fans.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/15/atlanta-police-gear-up-for-trouble-at-england-vs-argentina-world-cup-match?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:02:21 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>A pro-government militia said it intercepted a boat carrying ‘weapon-making equipment for the Houthis’ in Yemen.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/15/pro-government-militia-seizes-boat-with-houthi-weapons-materials-in-yemen?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <description>Clayton, if confirmed, would replace Bill Pulte, and is facing senators for confirmation as the US’s top spy Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the southern district of New York, refused to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to become the nation’s next intelligence chief. C</description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:40:27 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Move comes after Trump rebuked his own homeland security department and insisted ICE maintain policy The White House overturned a one-day old homeland security department (DHS) memo that said they would be halting traffic stops in the wake of recent stops that left two men killed in the space of a week on Wednesday mor</description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:35:57 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>The IRGC has taken the lead in Iran, particularly over Hormuz - and the government says it's on the same page.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/7/15/who-is-calling-the-shots-in-iran-amid-the-deadly-war-with-the-us?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <description>The parents of a seven-year-old girl who was severely injured in the 2023 Parnell Square attack in Dublin have spoken of their joy after welcoming a baby into their family.</description>
    <source url="https://news.sky.com/story/family-of-girl-injured-in-dublin-mass-stabbing-that-sparked-riots-welcome-baby-boy-13563749">Sky News - World</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:15:38 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Members of the pro-Ukraine “coalition of the willing” this week reasserted their desire for such a force after a cessation of hostilities Meanwhile, the Kremlin has rejected Lithuanian president’s warnings about a potential Russian attack on critical infrastructure ( 10:06 ) , dismissing them as “horror stories” intend</description>
    <source url="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/15/ursula-von-der-leyen-ukraine-russia-volodymyr-zelenskyy-vladimir-putin-europe-live-news">The Guardian - World</source>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>The defeat of the 2016 coup attempt helped usher in a decade of greater diplomatic, economic and military power.</description>
    <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/15/july-15-10-years-on-turkiyes-will-turkiyes-victory?traffic_source=rss">Al Jazeera - All News</source>
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    <title>How US-Iran escalation will test Iraq’s balancing act</title>
    <link>https://www.globalshistory.com/chapters/iran/</link>
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