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Iran says it will close strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Iran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal...
Revealed: Brexit voting areas have seen faster growth in foreign workers since EU referendum
Leave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in foreign workers since the Brexit referendum, a Guardian investigation has found.Data analysis suggests that the decade since the Brexit vote may...
Netherlands v Sweden: World Cup 2026 – live
Key eventsSo, what’s it actually like out there? Hear from our writers, in alphabetical order. double quotation markThe mid-west charm in Kansas City is a reminder that the US...
Down but not out: Socceroos take heart from positives in defeat to USA | Jack Snape
The Socceroos are down, but they are not out. The 2-0 defeat to the USA was a sudden comedown after the glories of the previous week, a deflating diversion...
Health
Small rodents may be to blame for the changes in Canada’s pesticide laws. Here's why
OTTAWA — Earlier this spring, the federal government announced it would be temporarily lifting a two-year ban on a controversial rodenticide called strychnine until next year following damages worth...
Mark Carney calls Trump's Iran peace deal a 'game changer' in CNN interview
EVIANS-LES-BAINS, FRANCE — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has seen the Iran peace deal brokered by the United States and calls it a “game changer” for how leaders...
Politics
Trump now says either Republican candidate would be a good pick in South Carolina’s governor runoff
COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Donald Trump changed his tune Friday heading into South Carolina’s runoff next week, saying either Republican contender for governor - not just Lt. Gov. Pamela...
Democrats Wahab, Hernandez advance in California special election to finish Swalwell’s term
Democratic candidates have secured the two slots for a special general election to serve out the remaining term of former California U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress...
Jackson Lahmeyer withdraws from Oklahoma GOP House runoff after reports of inappropriate texts
Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma megachurch minister who founded Pastors for Trump, has withdrawn from a runoff for a U.S. House seat from Oklahoma, following reports that he had sent...
Senate rejects another Democrat-led effort to end Iran war despite peace deal
Senate Democrats, not confident that President Trump’s first-stage peace deal with Iran will hold, are continuing their push for Congress to formally end the war. But they remain one...
Technology
Controversial billionaire tax proposal declared eligible for the November ballot
A controversial proposal to tax California billionaires to fund healthcare has tenatively qualified for the November ballot, setting the stage for a more intense and expensive battle over whether...
People are betting on elections in prediction markets. Congress is watching
WASHINGTON — As Spencer Pratt fell behind in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, an unexpected group began claiming election fraud: people tracking the Republican’s success on prediction markets, the increasingly popular...
Sports
World Cup LIVE: Scotland vs Morocco updates as Gary Lineker agrees ITV deal
Most fans attending Friday's USA versus Australia World Cup match at Seattle Stadium were paying anywhere from $1,447 just to get through the door, with some resale tickets reaching...
Transfer news LIVE: Diomande bombshell, Liverpool deal, Arsenal bid rejected
Cote d'Ivoire manager Emerse Fae joked about the Liverpool talk which has surrounded Yan Diomande heading into this summer but acknowledged the links. The winger has also been linked...
England vs Croatia live – Kane heads Three Lions back in front with his second
It looked as if Perisic might've been offside in the build-up, but referee Clement Turpin has blown his whistle for half-time and the goal stands.Perisic evaded England's backline and...
‘6 million? Nah, 271k’: Holocaust denial comment found inside Halifax high school yearbook