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Karoline Leavitt Steps Down as White House Press Secretary

Donald Trump announced that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of August to spend more time with her young children and family. Leavitt, 28, will remain a senior advisor. Her departure three months before the midterms has raised questions about who will replace her as Trump’s approval rating falls to a record low, according to YouGov polling.

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Train Derails Near Town of Lewes in East Sussex, U.K.

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Judge rejects Trump administration lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

A federal ⁠judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday by ⁠US President Donald Trump’s administration that alleged Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment.

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Former Catholic Bishop Is Convicted of Sexual Abuse, Australian News Outlets Say

A court found Christopher Alan Saunders, the former bishop of Broome, guilty of sexually abusing two men, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

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Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest in history, WHO chief says

“At its current pace, it’s on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Wednesday.

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Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report

The center has until next week to present plan to judge who had blocked earlier rehab and name change US politics live – latest updates The board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is said to have voted once again to move forward with Donald Trump ’s controversial plan to temporarily shutter the building for substantial renovations, as well as to inscribe the US president’s name on th…

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Karoline Leavitt Steps Down as White House Press Secretary

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Train Derails Near Town of Lewes in East Sussex, U.K.

Judge rejects Trump administration lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

Former Catholic Bishop Is Convicted of Sexual Abuse, Australian News Outlets Say

Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest in history, WHO chief says

Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report

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Early-Onset El Niño

Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages

Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms

UK sees temperatures of 38.1C, the hottest day of 2026; Greece battles wildfires after gale force winds – as it happened

Mangione lawyers to meet federal prosecutors amid reports of plea deal

Several homes ablaze as firefighters try to contain West Midlands grassfire

Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities

How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland

Nearly 100 children detained as adults under UK-France migration deal

Luigi Mangione 'expected to plead guilty' over killing of healthcare boss

Government could pay higher rents to spread asylum accommodation across UK

‘An English Summer Is Not the Same Anymore’

UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students

Met chief questions why Simon Levy was freed after assaulting prison officer

He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.

Water customers are not a ‘blank cheque’, Burnham tells suppliers

Topos Azteca, a Mexican Volunteer Rescue Group, Helps With Rescue Efforts After Colombia Earthquake

Survivors tell of horror of Zimbabwe ferry sinking as police say death toll hits 46

Air India to test all pilots for banned substances

Vladimir Putin's first visit to disputed Pacific islands draws Tokyo protest

Hundreds of Flights Canceled in Sicily as Mount Etna Erupts

Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup

One dead, several injured in Rotterdam port blast at Gunvor refinery

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