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Could Trump really deport one million immigrants?

Calls to remove huge numbers of migrants are a fixture at Trump campaign events If he’s re-elected president, Donald Trump has promised the mass deportation of people who do not have legal permission to be in the United States. While his campaign has given various answers as to how many could be removed, his vice-presidential […]

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North Korea to reopen for tourism after five years

Air Koryo planes are lined up at the airport in Samjiyon, North Korea in this file photo North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic, according to tour operators. At least two China-based operators announced that tourists will soon be

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£13.5m to help firms hit by Tata steel job losses

Tata starts voluntery process in indian economy The first money from a £100m fund to help workers and firms affected by restructuring plans at Tata’s Port Talbot steel plant is being released, UK ministers will announce on Thursday. Tata closed one of its two blast furnaces on the site last month and plans to shut

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A new Kashmir rail bridge that could be a game-changer for India

The world’s highest single-arch rail bridge is set to connect the valley region in Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country by train for the first time. It took more than 20 years for the Indian railways to finish the bridge over the River Chenab in the Reasi district of Jammu. The showpiece infrastructure

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Nadal ‘not 100%’ as he pulls out of US Open

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month’s US Open, saying he would not “be able to give my 100% at this time”. Nadal, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the Paris Olympic singles and reached the doubles quarter-finals alongside partner Carlos Alcaraz, has only played at the US Open once since 2019. The 38-year-old

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Rockets beat leaders Invincibles in thriller

Oval Invincibles missed out on the chance to confirm a place in the final of the men’s Hundred competition as they lost to Trent Rockets by six wickets in a thrilling encounter at Trent Bridge. Opener Dawid Malan hit an unbeaten 53 as the Invincibles set a challenging target of 151, but Tom Alsop (41*)

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A trophy, a goal and ‘no limit’ – Madrid’s Mbappe era begins

Kylian Mbappe said there is “no limit” to what he and Real Madrid can achieve together after he scored on his debut against Atalanta to help the club win a record sixth Uefa Super Cup. The France captain completed a long-awaited move years in the making when he joined Real this summer after a trophy-laden

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The Take: Can a Nobel laureate lead Bangladesh into a new era?

How is Bangladesh’s interim government doing after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had fled? There is cautious optimism as Bangladesh grapples with the aftermath of its student-led protests. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus now leads a hopeful interim government tasked with securing elections. Will Bangladesh achieve true stability, or will a tumultuous political saga enter a

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Ukraine hits Russian border regions with overnight barrage

Russia claims to down strikes on Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod. Kyiv, which claims to control 1,000sq km (386sq miles) of Russia, orders military to plan next ‘key steps’ of operation. Ukraine has launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Russia’s southern regions, as it seeks to advance its incursion further. Russia reported on

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Israel war on Gaza live: No letup in Israeli attacks ahead of truce talks

Israel’s ultimate goal is sovereignty over all Palestinian land Israeli military aircraft strike Hamad City as artillery blasts residential buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip after dozens killed in attacks across the Palestinian territory over previous 24 hours. The US and Israel are sending delegations to Qatar for ceasefire talks that are due to start later

Economy

Boeing names new CEO after losses more than triple

Boeing 777 freighters and 777X under construction at its Washington state factor Boeing named a new CEO Wednesday after reporting a core operating loss of $1.4 billion in the second quarter — more than triple the loss from a year ago — as increased scrutiny of the safety and quality of its planes kept the troubled company from

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Trump says he ‘made a lot of money’ so he should have a say in when you get a rate cut

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate.  Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump tried to pressure the Federal Reserve into cutting rates — a breach of protocol that threatened to undermine the independence of the central bank and its ability to keep jobs booming and inflation low. If reelected,

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How Elon Musk has turned X into a pro-Trump machine

Chief Technology Officer of X Elon Musk speaks onstage during the “Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk” session in Cannes, France on June 19, 2024. Nearly two years after Elon Musk bought Twitter and turned it into X, the billionaire is leveraging its power as a source of

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Russell: Some West Indies players are ‘just not interested in playing Tests’

The issue is not money, but that youngsters want to play on the big stage, Russell argues It’s not the money. According to Andre Russell, premier West Indian cricketers are “just not interested in playing Tests.” The issue has been simmering forever, with cricketers popular with T20 leagues around the world – like Russell – often

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Naseem, Hamza three-fors skittle Bangladesh A for 122

Mahmudul was the only Bangladesh A batter to show fight as the rest of the unit crumbled Fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Mir Hamza picked three wickets apiece as Pakistan A bowled out Bangladesh A for just 122 in 44.3 overs on the opening day of the first four-day clash in Islamabad on Monday. After the start was delayed

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