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In "Businesslike" Putin Call, Trump Offers To Help End Ukraine War, Again
Jul 5, 2026 - World 
The call, their fourth this year, took place just before a significant NATO summit in Turkey, due to begin on Tuesday and expected to be attended by Trump.
Iran's "No History" Reply To Trump's "One Shot" Threat Amid Khamenei Funeral
Jul 5, 2026 - World 
Iran's reaction followed a remark made by Trump, who claimed that the US has the capabilities to take out Iran's surviving top leadership "all in one shot" as they gathered to mourn late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Rodríguez defends Venezuela’s emergency earthquake response as number of bodies expected to soar
Jul 5, 2026 - World 
Interim president says unrest will not break out despite anger at official response to the 24 June disasterVenezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes that have killed more than 3,000 people, vowing the country would not descend into social unrest.Many Venezuelans have expressed anger at what they see as the US-backed government’s inadequate response to the 24 June disaster before international teams arrived. Continue reading...
Skydiver Carrying US Flag Crashes Into Tent After Mid-Air Landing Incident
Jul 5, 2026 - World 
Despite the dramatic landing, organisers said that the man escaped with only minor injuries and did not need hospital treatment.
Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow ends bid for US Senate
Jul 5, 2026 - World 
Exit leaves primary voters to choose between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and centrist Haley Stevens in must-win seatMallory McMorrow, a Michigan Democrat, has dropped out of a contentious US Senate primary campaign, setting up a straight fight between the party’s progressive and establishment wings – represented by Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, and Haley Stevens, a congresswoman.McMorrow’s retreat marks the end of a center-left bid to hold the seat being vacated this year by the Democrat Gary Peters. The three-way primary contest was a close one earlier in the campaign, but polls indicated that McMorrow’s support had plunged in recent weeks, as El-Sayed raced past her and Stevens to emerge as the frontrunner for the party’s nomination. Continue reading...