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Malaysia First, China Next: Tarique Rahman Embarks On Debut Foreign Tour
Rahman left Dhaka on a two-day official visit to Malaysia before proceeding to China to attend the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF), popularly known as the Summer Davos Forum.
Ray-Ban Heir Escalates Fight For Control Of Family's $11.5 Billion Fortune
Del Vecchio is attempting to buy the combined 25% stakes held by his siblings Luca and Paola in Delfin.
UK PM Keir Starmer May Quit Next Week, Top Contenders Who Could Replace Him
The speculation about his exit has grown after former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, defeating Reform UK's Robert Kenyon by more than 9,000 votes.
"F**k. It's Big A** Dog": Video Shows US Cops Shooting Pet After 911 Call
The Los Angeles Police Department had received a radio call from a woman who said that her neighbour had been "screaming 'Oh my God' for 20 minutes".
French Police Raid House For Drugs And Discover Picasso Painting
A routine police raid targeting drug trafficking in a Paris suburb unexpectedly uncovered an authenticated painting by Pablo Picasso alongside cannabis, cash, and luxury goods, leading to court appearances for four individuals and a new investigation into stolen property.
Middle East live: US-Iran peace talks underway as strait of Hormuz remains closed
US vice-president told reporters in Switzerland the US and Iran will ‘work together to promote peace, prosperity’US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closedThere was and is ‘no restriction’ on Israeli soldiers to act to eliminate threats in Lebanon, and that troops would not withdraw from the security zone, Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said in a statement on Sunday, according to Reuters.Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon’s state news agency NNA reported, a day after a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah took effect after months of escalating violence. Continue reading...
Starmer expected to announce departure on Monday as growing numbers of MPs back Burnham for PM – UK politics live
Business secretary says PM spending the weekend ‘making time to reflect on the political realities’ he facesKeir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on MondaySome commentators have said Andy Burnham is just a better communicator than Keir Starmer, but have questioned how different he is on policy.The Guardian’s policy editor, Kiran Stacey, has helpfully looked at the political projects a Burnham government would likely pursue in this useful explainer: Continue reading...
Meloni's Spat With Trump Shows Italy PM's Readiness To Risk A Bigger Fight
Giorgia Meloni, the person who Donald Trump once praised for taking "Europe by storm", has done three things that some US allies may have thought privately but never said publicly.
David Hockney’s funeral held in private with just two mourners
Artist had requested only his partner and great-nephew attend, with memorial services planned in places he livedOnly two people attended David Hockney’s funeral last week – in line with the British artist’s final wishes.The two mourners at the private ceremony were Hockney’s 61-year-old partner, Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima, and his 33-year-old great-nephew, Richard Hockney, a photographer who worked as the artist’s assistant and frequently modelled for him. Both are trustees of the David Hockney Foundation, established by the artist in 2008. Continue reading...
Ukraine Strikes Key Oil Refinery 2,000 Kilometres Inside Russia Using Drones
Ukraine has significantly stepped up attacks on Russian oil infrastructure in recent months, with Russia's crude-processing rates falling to its lowest level in two decades so far in June.
Spain PM's Wife To Face Corruption Trial, Told To Surrender Passport
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez is accused of using her position to influence government contracts given to a group of technology companies.
"Misanthropy": Millions In Brazil Get Fake Government Mobile Alert, Hack Suspected
Officials said the false messages were "remotely ordered by someone outside the national system of protection and civil defense," and delivered to "various regions of the country."

