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The US trade deficit surged by 42.2 percent in May, government data shows

Gearing up for tariffs

US trade gap in May widens to biggest in over a year

Vun Noem erkennt een, dass et sech net ëm en echte Policeauto handelt

Cardboard police car used as speed deterrent on E411

Fans are excited to see how the residency style show plays out

Guinness World Records

Sign of the times: Harry Styles sets record with 12-night Wembley run

Job opprtunities are rare for the more than six million Afghans who have been forced to return home from neighbouring countries such as Iran and Pakistan, particularly women who also face restrictions from Taliban authorities

Risk of economic destitution

Women pushed back to Afghanistan pin hopes on rare private sector jobs

Oceans experienced their hottest June on record, helping tropical storms to intensify

No casualties reported

Thousands without power in US Pacific islands after super typhoon

Monday's blackout is the eight on the island since late 2024

Mounting despair

Cuba slowly gets power back after third nationwide blackout in six months

De Mark Rutte um Méindegowend an der Tierkei. D'Memberstaate géife grouss Efforte maachen.

NATO Summit 2026

Europe and Canada now spend 4% of GDP on defence

Vital discussions

Luxembourg’s defence strategy in focus ahead of NATO summit

A Buddhism-themed T-shirt displayed at a souvenir store in Seoul

Pop culture approach

As South Korean Buddhism woos Gen Z, how hip is too hip?

US Senate candidate Graham Platner -- pictured at a June 2026 town hall in Portland, Maine -- has been dogged by a long list of controversies

Perilous moment for Democrats

Democrats push key US Senate candidate to quit over sex assault claim

The prospect of a strike had sparked concerns in South Korea, where Samsung Electronics accounts for around 12.5 percent of GDP

Samsung expects 1,800% operating profit leap on AI boom

Belgium striker Charles De Ketelaere scores the second of his two goals in a victory over the United States

Controversial meddling

Belgium thrash USA to end World Cup dream and set up Spain showdown

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer Nanning (162) sails through Victoria Harbour during its arrival in Hong Kong for a five-day visit on July 2, 2026

Rapid military modernisation

US leads international concern after China test-fires missile into Pacific

Paraguay's government has condemned the racist remarks made by senator Celeste Amarilla about France forward Kylian Mbappe following Paraguay’s 1-0 defeat in the 2026 World Cup round of 16

Remarks spark uproar

Paraguay govt slams lawmaker for racially abusing France's Mbappe

At least 52 deaths have been reported in ICE holding facilities this year, said the UN rights office

Official 'human trafficking'

How US is using cash and threats to dump migrants in Africa

Russian strikes kill 18 in and around Kyiv on the eve of a NATO summit

'No words that can ease this pain'

Russian strikes kill at least 26 in Kyiv region on eve of NATO summit

Raul Alvarado searches for missing relatives amid rubble in the seaside city of Caraballeda, La Guaira state

Time running short

Race to recover bodies ahead of Venezuela quake cleanup

Hossam Hassan called for football to do more to support the Palestinian people

Called on football to do more

Egypt coach Hassan says Palestinian suffering 'a shame on the world'

Arthur Fery became only the sixth British man to reach the quarter-finals in the Open era

Britain's Fery stuns Dimitrov, Paolini into Wimbledon quarters

Kylian Mbappe scored the winner for France in an ill-tempered World Cup clash with Paraguay at the weekend

Mbappe condemns racist abuse by Paraguayan senator after World Cup clash

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Germany's TKMS offers the most benefits for Canada as the provider of its new fleet of submarines conference to mark last week's end to the parliamentary sitting.

NATO factor 'ultimate decider'

Canada chooses Germany's TKMS to build new fleet of submarines

A fireworks display is seen during the Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington in the early morning hours of July 5, 2026

Between 3am to 5am on Sunday 5 July

Trump's fireworks made Washington world's most polluted city

Asian markets started the week on a mixed note, with big swings in Seoul's Kospi

Stock markets meander as US tech stocks climb

US President Donald Trump

Diplomatic battleground

For Trump's World Cup, 'America First' collides with world's game

Trump said that adding a helipad will allow the new fleet of Marine One helicopters to safely land at the White House

To be finished ahead of state visit

Trump touts latest White House renovation: a new helipad

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, a member of the historic Artemis II mission, is retiring from the national space agency

Pursuing new professional opportunities

Canadian Artemis II crew member to retire from space agency

Emmanuel Macron is visiting with Syria trying to rebuild its international reputation

Macron in Syria on first post-Assad visit by West European head of state

Britain's Prince Harry is due to arrive back in the UK, but without his wife, Meghan, and two children as had originally been planned

Forced solo trip

Prince Harry arrives in UK amid security spat

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