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Latvia has become the latest focus of what EU governments describe as Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s campaign to use migration as a tool of political pressure against the bloc’s eastern frontier. After years in which Latvia, Lithuania and Poland shared the bulk of irregular crossings from Belarus, Latvian authorities say…

Healthcare workers in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province strike over unpaid wages as the country’s Ebola outbreak death toll rises to 754.Published On 15 Jul 202615 Jul 2026The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo outbreak has reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, as…

England manager Tuchel swapped Reece James for Dan Burn, and Declan Rice for defender Nico O’Reilly in the 82nd minute.Published On 15 Jul 202615 Jul 2026England desperately wanted to protect its lead as time was winding down in the World Cup semifinals, and coach Thomas Tuchel made lineup and strategy…

By&nbspHarry Bligh&nbspwith&nbspAFP, AP Published on 17/07/2026 – 19:04 GMT+2•Updated 19:13 Russian strikes on Ukraine in the past day have killed seven people and injured more than 67. In a post on X, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a number of regions had been hit, including Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv,…

Nothing much stays with me from the first days of Twitter, which was publicly launched 20 years ago, on July 15, 2006.I had discovered the internet back in 1995 and early on, I started thinking about how to get my voice heard by the world. I created a couple of…

Defending champions Argentina are heading back to the World Cup final after a 2-1 victory over England on Wednesday in Atlanta.La Albiceleste will face Spain in Sunday’s final and are seeking their fourth title, having also lifted the trophy in 1978 and 1986.England, meanwhile, now have to play France on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy.The tariffs, which were first proposed last month, will take effect July 22.The order exempts some goods that are not produced…

Social media posts circulating in recent weeks allege that a US military programme is being used to manipulate the weather, suggesting it is responsible for the heatwaves affecting Europe. To support the claim, several accounts have shared clips of journalists, scientists, and public figures discussing geoengineering (deliberate, large-scale interventions in…