Watch: A$AP Rocky leaps over court barrier to hug ... BBC
Watch: A$AP Rocky leaps over court barrier to hug Rihanna after verdict

Rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend.

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Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia, saying ... The Guardian
Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia, saying it could have made a deal

President hits back at Ukraine’s complaint that it has been left out of US-Russia talks, saying it had years to make a deal ‘without the loss of much land’

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Is the UK’s new fraud compensation scheme already ... Financial Times
Is the UK’s new fraud compensation scheme already broken?

New protections are meant to help victims of push payment scams, but experts say the system itself is in urgent need of repair

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Victoria scraps ‘gag clause’ banning doctors from ... The Guardian
Victoria scraps ‘gag clause’ banning doctors from raising voluntary assisted dying with patients

Exclusive: Review found some of the safeguards of state’s once groundbreaking laws have impeded access to end-of-life choices

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Silicon Valley fights EU tech rules with backing f... Financial Times
Silicon Valley fights EU tech rules with backing from Trump

US groups such as Meta emboldened in effort to water down regulations on AI and market dominance

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Why Belgium is open to putting boots on the ground... Financial Times
Why Belgium is open to putting boots on the ground in Ukraine

Also in this newsletter: how ‘frugal’ Denmark changed its tune on joint EU debt for defence

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Trump tariffs would up US prices for German cars... Deutsche Welle
Trump tariffs would up US prices for German cars

A German car association called tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump a "provocation" that would increase prices for US consumers. The group also said any further tariffs would "directly hit …

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Vietnam approves bold reforms to streamline minist... Deutsche Welle
Vietnam approves bold reforms to streamline ministries

Vietnam's Parliament has green-lighted bureaucratic reforms, slashing ministries, agencies and broadcasters to reduce red tape and boost growth. The changes risk short-term disruption but may offer long-term benefits.

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‘It’s definitely not moving’: another bear makes e... The Guardian
‘It’s definitely not moving’: another bear makes evacuated LA home its own

Black bear weighing 500lb found in crawlspace in Pasadena, two weeks after Altadena man discovered unfamiliar tenant

Two 500-plus pound black bears have laid claim to homes evacuated during the …

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Tennis world in uproar after Jannik Sinner's mild ... Deutsche Welle
Tennis world in uproar after Jannik Sinner's mild doping ban

Despite testing positive for a banned substance, Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has only been banned for three months. Novak Djokovic spoke of "favoritism," while Alexander Zverev called the …

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Hurricane, the hero Belgian Malinois who protected... NPR
Hurricane, the hero Belgian Malinois who protected the Obama White House from intruder, has died

Hurricane, who was a Special Operations Canine for the Secret Service, became the most decorated dog in U.S. history. He died this week at the age of 16.

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Three resort workers die in suspected gas poisonin... The Guardian
Three resort workers die in suspected gas poisoning near hot spring in Japan

Hydrogen sulphide gives Takayu Onsen its unmistakable sulphurous smell but can be dangerous if inhaled in high enough concentrations

Three people have died in north-east Japan in an accident that …

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