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Zohran Mamdani to deliver speech to mark US’s 250th birthday in New York
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Zohran Mamdani to deliver speech to mark US’s 250th birthday in New York

New York mayor’s remarks at city hall to come just hours before Trump is set to deliver address at Mount Rushmore Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, is expected to deliver a speech on Friday morning to mark America’s 250th birthday.The address, scheduled to begin at 10am local time and stre...

Anna Betts in New York
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Keir Starmer ally Hollie Ridley to step down as Labour general secretary
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Keir Starmer ally Hollie Ridley to step down as Labour general secretary

Exclusive: As well as citing personal reasons, Ridley says she is making way for a successor ‘to work alongside new leader’Hollie Ridley, Labour’s general secretary, is to step down this autumn after two years in the job, she has announced to party staff.Ridley, an ally of Keir Starmer who ran Labou...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
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Woman suspected in Monaco parcel bombing reportedly seen in Germany
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Woman suspected in Monaco parcel bombing reportedly seen in Germany

Suspect is said to have tried to pass as a man during attack apparently targeting Ukrainian-born oligarchThe main suspect in ⁠a ⁠bomb attack in ​Monaco ⁠this week is a woman ⁠who ​has ‌been spotted ‌in Germany, a ‌judicial source in Monaco told Reuters on Friday.Three ‌people were wounded on ​Monday...

Agencies
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Weather tracker: Heatwave breaks June temperature records across Europe
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Weather tracker: Heatwave breaks June temperature records across Europe

UK provisional high of 37.7C shatters previous record by huge margin, while Germany experiences all-time high of 41.7CLast week’s heatwave across western Europe broke national records for June maximum temperatures as well as setting new all-time highs. The UK recorded a provisional high of 37.7C at...

Magdalena Shopova
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US heatwave threatens 250th anniversary events and World Cup
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US heatwave threatens 250th anniversary events and World Cup

Weekend’s high temperatures and humidity ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, researchers sayThe scorching heat blanketing much of the US this week would have been “virtually impossible” if not for the climate crisis, researchers have found, warning that the high temperatures could threate...

Dharna Noor
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Burnham’s funding gap: what state are UK finances in for the PM-in-waiting?
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Burnham’s funding gap: what state are UK finances in for the PM-in-waiting?

Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’An economy rattled by a global energy shock, jittery bond markets and rising spending demands. As Andy Burnham prepares for government, the pressures on the public finances are in...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
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Friday briefing: The US at 250: who gets to tell the story?
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Friday briefing: The US at 250: who gets to tell the story?

In today’s newsletter: As official celebrations spotlight a narrow cast of ​white heroes, communities across the US are reclaiming the histories that Freedom 250 leaves outGood morning, and a very happy 250th birthday to the United States of America. If you prefer to celebrate with cage fighting on...

Libby Brooks
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Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran
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Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran

Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the worldIn the small hours of Friday the police roadblocks, stalls, posters and army vans were starting to appear across Tehran as millions of Iranians prepared to attend the long-delay...

Patrick Wintour in Tehran
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