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Google Secures $3-Billion US Hydropower Deal In Largest Clean Power Pact
Google has agreed to secure as much as 3 gigawatts of US hydropower in the world's largest corporate clean power pact for hydroelectricity, the company said, as Big Tech pursues the expansion of energy-hungry data centers.
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875 Palestinians Killed In 6 Weeks At Gaza Aid Points: UN Human Rights Office
The UN rights office said it had recorded at least 875 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by the US - and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and convoys run by other relief groups, including the United Nations.
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1 In 10 Children Screened In UN Agency's Gaza Clinics Malnourished: Report
One in 10 children screened in clinics run by the United Nations refugee agency in Gaza since 2024 has been malnourished. Since January 2024, UNRWA said it had screened more than 240,000 boys and girls under the age of five in its clinics.
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Trump Encouraged Ukraine To Step Up Deep Strikes Against Russia: Report
US President Donald Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, even asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy whether he could strike Moscow if the US provided long-range weapons.
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US-Backed Ceasefire Plan For Gaza Still Under Discussion, But Optimism Fading
Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of ceasefire talks in Doha since July 6, discussing a U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that envisages a phased release of hostages.
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Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Party Quits Netanyahu's Government. Whats At Stake
One of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties has quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition in a long-running dispute over a new military conscription bill. This move leaves Netanyahu's nationalist-religious government extremely vulnerable.
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30% US Tariff Would Force Europe To Rethink Export-Led Economic Model
The 30% tariff on European goods threatened by US President Donald Trump would, if implemented, be a game-changer for Europe, wiping out whole chunks of transatlantic commerce and forcing a rethink of its export-led economic model.
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Donald Trump Denies Bond Hearings, Expands Immigrant Detention
The Trump administration is launching a new effort to keep immigrants who entered the US illegally detained by denying them bond hearings, an internal memo showed, a change that could further swell the numbers of those held.
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Explained: What Is The Patriot Missile System And How It Is Helping Ukraine
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is set to discuss the possibility of Germany paying for American Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine, as he heads to Washington to meet with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth.
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Immigration Raids In California Strawberry Fields, Sow Fear Among Farmers
Flor, a Mexican migrant, picks strawberries in the agricultural town of Oxnard, but immigration roundups in recent weeks have infused the farmworker community in the strawberry capital of California with stress and fear.
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New Sicilian Law Challenges Italy's Abortion Taboos
Monia, a Sicilian woman in her early 40s, was overjoyed to discover that she was expecting her first child. However, Monia's foetus had a genetic syndrome due to her age and an abortion was needed. Her doctor was a conscientious objector of abortions
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Germany Has No Plans To Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Jets: Defence Ministry
Germany has no plans to procure additional F-35fighter jets, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Friday, denying a Politico report that the country planned to grow its planned fleet to 50.
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France's Macron Pledges To Double Military Spending By 2027
President Emmanuel Macron announced a plan to push forward France's defence spending, pledging to double the military budget by 2027 - three years earlier than originally planned.
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2 Women Shot Dead In Kentucky Church Shooting, Police Kills Suspect
A gunman killed two women at a church in Kentucky and shot and wounded a state trooper outside an airport on Sunday before police were able to shoot him to death, authorities said.
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Amid Air India Probe, US Aviation Body, Boeing Say Fuel Switch Locks Safe: Report
The US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe, with the FAA saying they are safe, a document seen by Reuters showed.
