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Fireworks, warplanes and axes: How France celebrates Bastille Day

Fireworks, warplanes and axes: How France celebrates Bastille Day
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Princess Eugenia of Hanover, 23, details ‘bad sides’ of her royal title, says it caused problems at school

The German aristocrat, 23, said her royal title “means nothing” to her as she detailed the struggles she faced as a result of her high-status.
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Genocide prevention could become legal priority for UK government

Cross-party group of lawyers, politicians and academics considers mechanism to halt crimes against humanity

Clearer legal obligations on the British government to prevent genocides, and to determine if one is occurring rather than leaving such judgments to international courts, are to be considered by a cross-party group of lawyers, politicians and academics under the chairmanship of Lady Helena Kennedy.

The new group, known as the standing group on atrocity crimes, says its genesis does not derive from a specific conflict such as Gaza or Xinjiang, but a wider concern that such crime is spreading as international law loses its purchase.

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Chelsea’s Cole Palmer surprised to share Club World Cup podium spotlight with Donald Trump

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Elmo’s Account Hacked: What We Know

The “Sesame Street” character shared antisemitic and racist views and a foulmouthed message aimed at President Donald Trump on social media.
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Europe News Live: Spanish mathematician partners with Google DeepMind to solve major math problem

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China’s exporters rush to beat Trump’s next big tariff deadline

China’s exports regained momentum in June as firms rushed out orders to capitalise on a fragile tariff truce between Beijing and Washington ahead of a looming deadline next month, with shipments to Southeast Asian transit hubs particularly strong.
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Courts Service launches first Irish language strategy

The service said the aim of the strategy is to evolve it into a ‘genuinely bilingual organisation’
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Pound drops after Bank of England says it could cut interest rates more if jobs market slows

‘Slack’ opening up in UK economy as higher taxes squeeze employers, says Andrew Bailey

The pound has dropped to a three-week low after the governor of the Bank of England said it could make bigger cuts to interest rates if the job market slows too quickly.

Andrew Bailey said “slack” was opening up in the UK economy, as higher taxes have squeezed employers.

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Asian shares are mixed after S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite pull back from their all-time highs

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