Month: July 2025

Q&A: Trump’s UK state visit, Iran’s nuclear facilities and Putin’s phone calls

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 Mark Stone and David Blevins answer your listener questions. They talk about everything from Trump’s scheduled state visit to the UK, to Iran’s nuclear facilities, to Putin’s phone calls. If you’ve got…

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Generations of Texas elite in mourning over Camp Mystic tragedy

The area around the Guadalupe River is home to dozens of summer camps, but it is Camp Mystic that was long favoured by the Texas elite. For almost a century, the daughters of senators, presidents, and oil barons would stream…

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Why did deadly Texas floods catch people by surprise?

Questions have been raised over extreme weather warnings in Texas, after heavy rain caused fatal flash floods along the Guadalupe River. At least 82 people have died from the flooding in Texas, with at least 41 people still missing, including…

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Defiance in Tehran as Khamenei makes appearance

They rose to their feet in ecstatic surprise, shouting “heydar, heydar” – a Shia victory chant. This was the first public appearance of their supreme leader since Israel began attacking their country. He emerged during evening prayers in his private…

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UK restores diplomatic ties with Syria

The UK has re-established diplomatic ties with Syria, David Lammy has said, as he made the first visit to the country by a British minister for 14 years. The foreign secretary visited Damascus and met with interim president Ahmed al…

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Dalai Lama turns 90 – and hopes to live until 130

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, turns 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations. Thousands of worshippers from around the world have travelled to Dharamshala, the small Indian town in the foothills of the Himalayas where…

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Elon Musk says he’s created his own political party – the ‘America Party’

Elon Musk says he has created a new political party – the America Party – after asking his followers if he should do so in an online poll. It follows his public falling out with Republican President Donald Trump. On…

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Two security workers injured after grenades thrown at Gaza aid site, group says

Two American security workers in Gaza were injured after grenades were thrown during food distribution in Khan Younis, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has said. In a statement, the US and Israeli-backed aid group said a targeted terrorist attack was…

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‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan

“Cooperatives are a system that enables the South Sudanese to improve their livelihoods, but at the same time also contributes to the economy… this is the only way for South Sudan to move out of poverty,” said Louis Bagare project…

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UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine, warns of nuclear safety risk

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, António Guterres expressed alarm over the dangerous escalation and the rising toll on civilians. He reiterated that attacks against civilians and critical infrastructure are prohibited under international law and called for an immediate…

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