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Ukraine has recaptured territory held by Russia since 2014, UK says – as Zelenskyy visits frontline

Ukrainian forces have “highly likely” recaptured an area of territory occupied by Russia since 2014, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said. In a...

Prison ‘negligence’ enabled Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life, report finds

A combination of “negligence”, “misconduct” and “outright job performance failures” allowed sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life in prison, a new...

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Stocks rise on strong housing data, bolstering our newest Club holding

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key...

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Vladimir Putin thanks Russian army for stopping ‘civil war’ after Wagner mutiny

Vladimir Putin has thanked the Russian army for stopping “a civil war” from breaking out after the Wagner Group’s 24-hour mutiny at the weekend....

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Groom in Nebraska reportedly dies 10 minutes after getting married due to fatal blood clot

A woman has been left widowed in Iowa just 10 minutes after her wedding, due to her husband dying from a fatal blood clot,...

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Anger in Italy as tourist filmed carving names into the Colosseum

Italy’s culture minister says a tourist who was filmed carving his and his girlfriend’s names into the Colosseum in Rome should be “identified and...

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Decades of research destroyed after cleaner turns off beeping lab freezer, lawsuit claims

A cleaner turned off a freezer at a university – leading to decades of research to be ruined, a million-dollar lawsuit has claimed. Rensselaer...

Politics

Daniel Korski: Tory mayoral hopeful denies ‘baseless’ allegation he groped TV producer

Conservative London mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski has called an allegation he groped a woman “baseless” – as he “categorically” denied any wrongdoing. The former...

Politics

Starmer fails to commit to recommended public sector pay rises

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has indicated he too will not be following recommendations on public sector pay rises, saying his party are set...

Business

Cost of living: Supermarket bosses back fuel transparency but defend food prices

Executives from the country’s biggest supermarket chains have defended their grocery prices but backed the idea of greater fuel transparency over claims customers are...

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Lewis Capaldi announces break after emotional Glastonbury set

Singer Lewis Capaldi has announced he will be taking a break from touring “for the foreseeable future”, saying he is “still learning to adjust...

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Meghan labelled ‘not a great talent’ by top Hollywood agent after Spotify podcast deal collapse

A leading Hollywood agent has reportedly added to criticism of the Duchess of Sussex after her Spotify podcast deal was axed – describing her...

Politics

Boris Johnson committed ‘clear and unambiguous’ rule breach by taking columnist job, says watchdog

Boris Johnson committed a “clear and unambiguous” breach of the rules on post-ministerial jobs after taking up a role as a columnist at the...

Politics

Nurses’ strikes in England set to end – as union boss vows ‘fight for fair pay is far from over’

Nurses’ strikes are set to end in England after the profession’s largest union failed to secure enough votes to carry out further action. The...

World

Belarus leader says ‘no heroes’ in failed Wagner mutiny – as Prigozhin in ‘hotel with no windows’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said the long-standing tensions between the Russian army and Wagner mercenary group, which staged a 24-hour mutiny at the...

Business

Manchester United raises key forecasts as sale process drags on

Manchester United has raised its forecasts for annual revenue and profit, weeks after the club secured its place in next season’s Champions League. The...

Politics

Daniel Korski: Tory party will not investigate groping allegation against London mayoral hopeful

The Conservative Party will not investigate a sexual assault allegation levelled at one of its London mayoral hopefuls, party sources have told Sky News....

World

Wagner Group responsible for torture, killings and rampant exploitation of resources in Africa

The Wagner Group is responsible for a raft of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to a...

Environment

Saudi Aramco looks to China and India to prop up oil markets

Amin Nasser, the chairman and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Aramco. Jon Gambrell | AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Saudi Arabia’s state-owned...

Recording emerges of Donald Trump saying he is holding classified documents after leaving office

A recording of Donald Trump saying he is holding secret documents he didn’t declassify while he was president has emerged. The tape was made...