08-07-2026 DOHA: US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are in Doha to discuss the US-Iran negotiations with mediators, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman says, but they will not meet Iranian officials there. Majed al-Ansari told reporters that no high-level meetings or direct talks between the …
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08-07-2026 LONDON: Artificial intelligence (AI) will be used on the NHS app to determine which service is most appropriate for patients in England, the health service has announced. A new triage tool will ask patients a series of questions, and will use the responses to direct them to a GP …
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08-07-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BANGALURU: Police in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru have arrested a creche worker for allegedly abusing toddlers at a daycare centre set up for children of the employees of a major tech company. The arrest was made days after videos, allegedly showing female creche …
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08-07-2026 ADDIS ABABA: Residents of an Ethiopian town have been forced to kill hundreds of their own dogs after three children died from rabies. Powerful community groups in the central town of Hossana told residents they would be fined and arrested if their dogs were not killed, even if the …
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08-07-2026 LIMA: Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru’s tight presidential election, nearly a month after the vote took place. The 51-year-old won 50.135% of voters’ support in the runoff, held on 7 June, to 49.865% for left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez, a margin of less than …
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08-07-2026 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has berated and belittled many of his European counterparts expected to attend next week’s NATO summit in Turkey but host Recep Tayyip Erdogan has drawn on his close ties with the US leader to secure his presence at the Ankara event, an appearance that may …
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08-07-2026 WELLINGTON: Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fame, fans and property damage in his wake. He is also a 1,000 kg (2,200 pound) elephant seal. In June, the …
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07-07-2026 BEIJING/ TAIPEI: China said on Saturday it had launched a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, drawing a sharp response from Taipei after a task force last month off the island’s coast caused alarm in some Western capitals. China’s military operates almost daily around Taiwan, which Beijing views …
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07-07-2026 BERLIN: Thousands of opponents of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have blocked roads leading to the party’s annual conference ahead of regional elections. An estimated 20,000 people flocked to Erfurt, in Thuringia state, on Saturday, according to German police. Protesters from unions, civil society groups and left-wing …
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07-07-2026 NEW YORK: American pop megastar Taylor Swift and NFL footballer Travis Kelce have married at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, in one of the most highly anticipated showbiz weddings in years. The ceremony was officiated by actor and comedian Adam Sandler, according to a statement from the singer’s …
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