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‘Project Freedom’ marks a classic Trump flip from warmonger to humanitarian
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The Guardian · World

‘Project Freedom’ marks a classic Trump flip from warmonger to humanitarian

After banging the battle drum, the US president is now in Nobel Peace Prize mode, promising to free marooned ships“Project Freedom” has all the trappings of a classic episode of the Trump Show, the reality series that the rest of the world does not just have to watch, but live through and survive. I...

Julian Borger
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Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge in DUI case
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The Guardian · World

Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge in DUI case

Pop star did not appear in court after being arrested in March for allegedly driving erraticallyBritney Spears pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of reckless driving in the driving under the influence case against her, sparing the 44-year-old from any jail time.The pop star, who had been accused of d...

Dani Anguiano
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Car runs into crowd in German city of Leipzig, with fatalities reported
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The Guardian · World

Car runs into crowd in German city of Leipzig, with fatalities reported

Damaged Volkswagen SUV with a person on top of the vehicle was seen speeding through pedestrian zone, local broadcaster saysTwo people have been killed and two severely injured when a car ran into a crowd in the centre of the eastern German city of Leipzig, local broadcaster MDR has reported, citing...

Reuters in Berlin
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US supreme court temporarily restores access to mifepristone abortion pill
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The Guardian · World

US supreme court temporarily restores access to mifepristone abortion pill

Order signed by justice Samuel Alito allows people seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or by mail for nowThe US supreme court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided acr...

Associated Press
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Weather tracker: Cold spells in Greece and Turkey, and storms in Bangladesh
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The Guardian · World

Weather tracker: Cold spells in Greece and Turkey, and storms in Bangladesh

High winds have hit the South Aegean and heavy rain has fallen in Turkey, but Central Europe has felt summer heatGreece and Turkey have found themselves in the grip of a late-season cold spell this weekend. Conditions will persist over the next few days as an area of low pressure situated over Turke...

Jodie Woodcock
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Thousands of Just Eat couriers launch legal action to improve workers’ rights
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The Guardian · World

Thousands of Just Eat couriers launch legal action to improve workers’ rights

More than 7,000 join employment tribunal that will include claims for minimum wage and holiday pay More than 7,000 Just Eat couriers are taking legal action against the food delivery company in an attempt to gain better employment rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay.The employment trib...

Sarah Butler
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Shipping firms question safety in strait of Hormuz despite Trump plan
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The Guardian · World

Shipping firms question safety in strait of Hormuz despite Trump plan

President says US navy will ‘guide’ stranded ships out of waterway but report says warship was hit by IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe world’s shipping industry has questioned whether vessels will be able to travel safely to and from the Gulf after Donald Trump announced his latest plan to o...

Simon Goodley
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Austria expels three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying
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The Guardian · World

Austria expels three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying

Austrian foreign minister says ‘forest of antennae’ at mission in Vienna being used for illicit collection of dataAustria has expelled three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying after determining that a “forest of antennae” on the diplomatic mission in Vienna, Europe’s espionage capital sinc...

Jon Henley
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