The Independent
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Gun rights groups capitalize after judge reverses decades-old silencer restrictions
‘This is the first time in 92 years that any gun owner has been able to do this,’ a Gun Owners of America official says
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Residents told to ‘stay away’ as huge fires cause ‘extensive’ devastation
Multiple people were hospitalised as fires broke out across the region in scenes described as ‘apocalyptic’
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US special forces ready to step up combat drills in Philippines and help deter aggression in Asia
A U.S. military official says American special operations forces are ready to step up warfighting-readiness exercises with counterparts in the Philippines and other countries in Asia
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Influencer war overtakes summer fun on Nantucket
Islanders say neither sharks nor ghosts worry them — it’s the content creators on shore who are ruining their summer. As Dairy Boy founder Paige Paul plants herself in the center of the conflict, correspondent Alex Hannaford drops anchor on the simmering culture war just off Cape Cod
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Man and woman arrested over grass fire that damaged four houses
The grass fire in Stoke-on-Trent started at around 4.15pm on Thursday
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Trump took aide Harp whose brother called their relationship ‘unhealthy,’ on jet swap
Just two other aides and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are known to have joined the president, as Secretaries of State and Treasury Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, along with the press corps, remained on the decoy Air Force One flight out of Turkey
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Europe on fire as record-breaking temperatures hit continent
The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change
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CNN makes congressman squirm for not returning Max Miller cash after abuse claims
Meanwhile, Democrats are pumping money into the Ohio Republican’s general election opponent
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Newsom suggests Hegseth take a drug test after latest public appearance
‘He's delusional, manic, agitated,’ the California governor wrote on X
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House Republican says Congress ‘should do a little more’ for the rich
Wisconsin’s Glenn Grothman, up for re-election in November, says he believes more should be done to support America’s wealthiest citizens
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Border chief defends plan for barriers in national park despite pushback
Rodney Scott says the controversial project is needed to keep Big Bend National Park ‘safe, secure, and pristine’
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White House pressuring Netanyahu to condemn Israeli settler siege in West Bank
The diplomatic intervention escalated after American authorities discovered that a Palestinian-American's residence was among those targeted
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Man dies following major incident at luxury Southampton seaside hotel
Phone lines at the Harbour Hotel were temporarily unavailable as a result of the incident
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Will we get another heatwave this summer? Here’s what we know
Met Office data suggests the UK is on track to see its hottest summer since records began
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Readers slam Farage’s Clacton no-show as police dispute ‘threat’
Our readers aren’t buying Reform’s explanation for Nigel Farage’s no-show at the count – and with the donations investigation reopened within hours of his win, many say the real story is only just beginning
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Pair charged with attempted murder after Sara Sharif’s father attacked in prison
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after the father of murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif was attacked in prison.
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Disposable barbecues banned as UK battles several wildfires
UK has become more vulnerable to wildfires due to the extreme heat and dry conditions
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Tunnel collapses at an Indian hydropower project, killing at least 7
Officials say an under-construction tunnel has collapsed at a hydropower project in India’s northern hill state of Uttarakhand, leaving at least seven workers dead
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Linda Razzell’s family makes fresh demand to killer about missing body
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said in her ruling that Razzell’s refusal to disclose the location of Mrs Razzell’s body had caused ‘profound anguish’
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Residents jump from windows as fire spreads in Berlin high-rise building
The fire was in the Friedrichshain neighborhood near the Ostbahnhof train station
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Earl of Wessex achieves grades to study at Royal Agricultural University
James will study rural land and property management at the Cirencester-based university
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Clacton by-election result live: Farage investigation reopened after election win
The Reform UK leader claimed there was a ‘credible threat’ against him attending the count
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Count Binface says he is ‘the winning candidate of those who turned up’
‘Over one in four people in this constituency would rather have Count Binface as their MP than the leader of Reform UK, and I’m just getting started’, the joke candidate said
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Tributes pour in for man killed in suspected gas explosion at bungalow
Police officers are working with Health and Safety Executive to understand the circumstances surrounding the explosion
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Christians in Israel fear rising harassment amid violent assaults
‘If you stroll around in your habit, sooner or later you’ll get some spitting next to you’
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2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East
The United Arab Emirates is blaming Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday the attacks represented acts of piracy
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High Court to rule on whether wife killer Glyn Razzell can be released
Razzell’s family have said they ‘will not feel safe’ if the wife murderer is released
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Farage retains seat in Clacton by-election but refuses to attend result
The Reform UK MP refused to attend the count in the Essex constituency after forcing the contest with his resignation last month
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Woman arrested after suspected arson destroys five homes
Five homes have been destroyed in the blaze, which broke out in an adjacent field
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Naoero: The world’s third-smallest country is changing its name
The Republic of Naoero is one of the most at risk from climate change
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The hidden politics of time: How clocks, calendars — and now-contentious time zones — came to be
Time is a concept that varies across cultures and history
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Prabowo touts Indonesia’s economic growth and investment gains in State of the Nation address
President Prabowo Subianto says Indonesia could achieve 6% economic growth by the end of 2026, citing the country’s strongest first-half growth in 13 years and robust investment despite global uncertainty
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Rangers warn visitors to watch out for flying rabid bats at one National Park
One even got caught in a woman’s hair last weekend, says the National Park Service
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A look back at all the times Trump has obsessed over steam catapults
‘You have to be Albert Einstein to figure it out,’ Trump once said, referencing the system that replaced steam catapults
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Tourists forced to flee as huge wildfire engulfs popular Croatian tourist town
A total of 19 people have been injured so far
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France and England battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips Europe
Firefighters across France and central England are battling multiple fires as a new wave of record-breaking heat hits Europe
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Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves
Shares are mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures are little changed after U.S. inflation data showed an improvement in July
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US Government hunts vandal after Washington World War II Memorial filled with bubbles
Uniformed police and National Guard troops were sent to the scene
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Cambridge Uni to review ‘relevant processes’ alongside Arday probe
An investigation into Professor Arday’s employment will be carried out ‘independently by senior academics from within and beyond Cambridge’
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Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home as Ukrainian civilian casualties rise
Russian jet-powered drones have struck a home in northern Ukraine, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son
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One million people sign petition to block PC Harper’s killers from early release
Police federation chiefs condemned the government’s decision not to block the killers as ‘outrageous’
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US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says
An American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October has been released
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Clacton results in full: Farage retains seat – but Count Binface sees record support
Only two of the 34 candidates secured enough votes to take back their deposit
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Israeli officials shocked by the speed of Iran’s military recovery, report says
US officials said in May that Iran appeared to be rapidly rebuilding its drone capacity, before the conflict reignited
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Aviva earnings jump by 24% amid swift progress on Direct Line turnaround
The group reported a better-than-expected 24% surge in operating profits to £1.33 billion for the six months to June 30.
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Russian Navy officer who defected from Ukraine killed by hidden bin bomb in Crimea
Russian official says suspect was acting ‘on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies’. Kyiv has not publicly commented on the attack
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Trump orders Navy to return to steam catapults in obsession that could cost billions
Trump's obsession with the new technology goes back to at least 2017
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Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban: safer streets but pleas for jobs and education
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power
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Ukraine war latest: Nato jets shoot down drone after it enters Latvian airspace
Finland, another Nato member, also temporarily restricts airspace
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A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead
Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo honors more than 2.4 million people who died serving Japan but remains one of the country’s most divisive memorial sites
