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South Korea vs Czechia: World Cup group match – teams, start and lineups
Asian giants South Korea face two-time runners-up Czechia in the second match of the opening day of World Cup 2026.
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Gold is now the top reserve asset. Is dollar dominance at risk?
Gold now accounts for 27% of global reserve holdings, overtaking US Treasuries as the world's largest reserve asset.
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‘Thuggery’: Belfast police fire water cannon at anti-immigration protests
Far-right anti-immigration demonstrations in Northern Ireland turn violent for a second night after stabbing attack.
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Thousands of Malawians flee homes in South Africa amid xenophobic threats
Thousands of migrants shelter in Durban park after being driven from their homes ahead of a June 30 expulsion ultimatum.
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Strictly Ballroom review – Baz Luhrmann’s dizzying, dance-tastic swirl of fun is a classic ugly-duckling tale
Luhrmann’s goofy and lovable film is reissued for generations who don’t know where TV’s Strictly Come Dancing got part o...
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China’s Jingye Steel asks UK for compensation over British Steel takeover – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsChina’s Jingye Steel is seeking compensation from the UK gover...
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Bodies of Evidence: Sexual violence in Israeli prisons
For years, Palestinian prisoners reported mistreatment in Israeli custody; post-Oct. 7 claims include sexual violence.
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UN watchdog demands Iran provide information on nuclear stockpile
Iran slams US-backed IAEA resolution as 'politically motivated' and warns it could complicate ceasefire talks.
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‘I’m hoping to meet a river goddess’: a wild journey through Britain’s mythic waterways
Follow the folklore and you will discover a landscape full of wonder and powerful women – from a fearsome Scottish warri...
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US releases video of warship firing missiles in strikes on Iran
Video released by US Central Command shows what the military says are ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iranian targets.
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The Evil Lawyer review – gripping, twisty and ludicrously hammy
The lead character in this Thai courtroom drama may have more than a whiff of pantomime villain about her, but this a fu...
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You be the judge: should my girlfriend make better use of our shared calendar?
Jordan wants one catch-all digital resource for him and Charlene, so their social lives don’t clash, but she prefers to...