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Barca's Yamal criticised for reportedly hiring dwarfs at birthday party

Spain's Ministry of Social Rights has asked prosecutors to open a probe into the hiring and exposition of the entertainers

2 dead in New Jersey after flood carries away vehicle during heavy rains

Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, noted the deaths occurred in the northern New Jersey city of Plainfield where there were two storm-related deaths July 3.

Global views of China, Xi improve as US, Trump ratings decline: Pew

Released Tuesday, the survey shows that international views of the two superpowers and their leaders are closer than since 2020

Trump rules out sending long-range weapons as Ukraine awaits US aid

Trump on Tuesday offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier with steep tariffs

Trump admin fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, says union

The firings come as the courts have been increasingly at the centre of the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement efforts

Netanyahu coalition rattled as ultra-Orthodox party plans exit over new law

The issue has long divided Jewish Israelis, most of whom are required to enlist, a rift that has only widened since the war in Gaza began and demands on military manpower grew

Real Madrid secure young left-back Carreras from Benfica on 6 years deal

Madrid said the 22-year-old Carreras is arriving on a six-year contract. Financial details of the transfer were not immediately released

Rescuers search for 11 missing after speedboat overturns in Indonesia

Seven people, including the two crew members, were rescued and were in stable condition after drifting in the choppy waters for hours, said Lahmudin, who heads the local Disaster Management Agency

Bangladesh struggles with unrest fallout after last year's govt ouster

Bangladesh finds itself mired in a growing political uncertainty, religious polarisation and a challenging law-and-order situation

Waltz to face grilling over Signal chat row at Senate hearing for UN role

UN is reeling from Trump's decision to slash foreign assistance affecting its humanitarian aid agencies and it anticipates US funding cuts to the UN annual budget

US inflation likely worsened last month as Trump's tariffs start to bite

Consumer prices probably rose 2.6 per cent last month from a year ago, up from an annual increase of 2.4 per cent in May. On a monthly basis, prices likely rose 0.3 per cent from May to June

BBC Gaza film narrated by Hamas official's son breached guidelines: Review

Ofcom, the media regulator, said that it was launching an investigation under rules that state factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience

US won't publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised

Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted the authoritative, peer-reviewed national climate assessments went dark

Israeli strikes kill 31 in Gaza as UN agencies warn of fuel crisis

The latest attacks came after Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held two days of talks last week that ended with no sign of a breakthrough in negotiations over a ceasefire

US appeals court steps in as norms protecting Afghans set to expire

The Department of Homeland Security in May said it was ending Temporary Protected Status for 11,700 people from Afghanistan in 60 days

Japan warns of China's military moves as biggest strategic challenge

China's growing joint operations with Russia also pose serious security concerns to Japan, along with increasing tension around Taiwan and threats coming from North Korea

EU ministers plan measures to counter Trump's 'unacceptable' 30% tariffs

EU ministers met Monday in Brussels after Trump's surprise weekend announcement of 30% tariffs, warning of serious repercussions for governments, businesses, and consumers on both sides of Atlantic

14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, says UN

WHO and UNICEF said that coverage against measles rose slightly, with 76 per cent of children worldwide receiving both vaccine doses

US imposes 17% duty on Mexican tomatoes hoping to boost local production

Mexico currently supplies around 70 per ccent of the US tomato market, up from 30 per cent two decades ago, according to the Florida Tomato Exchange

US Supreme Court allows Trump to cut nearly 1,400 Education Department jobs

With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from US District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs