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Cambodian garment workers fret Trump's new tariff threat

Cambodian garment workers fret Trump's new tariff threat

As Cambodian garment workers took breaks from toiling in sweltering factories on Tuesday, they feared for their jobs after US President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 36 percent tariff.

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Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations resume as Trump pushes for deal

Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations resume as Trump pushes for deal

Indirect negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas resumed in Qatar on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a deal to end the war.

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Trial of Slovak gunman who shot PM begins

Trial of Slovak gunman who shot PM begins

A 72-year-old poet said he had shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to defend "free culture" as he went on trial Tuesday over a year after the shock attack.

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Wallabies' Lolesio faces long rehab after surgery

Wallabies' Lolesio faces long rehab after surgery

Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio is almost certainly out of the British and Irish Lions series after undergoing neck surgery on Tuesday.

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Lions not invincible says former All Blacks coach Foster

Lions not invincible says former All Blacks coach Foster

Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster insisted Tuesday the British and Irish Lions are not invincible, but his combined Australia-New Zealand squad must put rivalries aside to beat them.

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Markets rise as Trump sends tariff letters, delays deadline

Markets rise as Trump sends tariff letters, delays deadline

Stocks rose Tuesday as traders cautiously welcomed Donald Trump's extension of his tariff deadline and indication he could push it back further, though uncertainty over US trade policy capped gains.

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Rescuers on horseback, with dogs search for Texas flood victims

Rescuers on horseback, with dogs search for Texas flood victims

Volunteers on horseback and others with rescue dogs are combing riverbanks alongside authorities in central Texas, searching for victims of catastrophic floods that have killed more than 100 people.

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Australia-born Lion Hansen faces 'pinch-me' moment against old team

Australia-born Lion Hansen faces 'pinch-me' moment against old team

Australia-born Mack Hansen says lining up for the British and Irish Lions on the wing against his old club ACT Brumbies on Wednesday will be a "pinch-me" moment.

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Mitre by mitre: N. Macedonian nuns craft priceless holy headwear

Mitre by mitre: N. Macedonian nuns craft priceless holy headwear

In total silence, Sister Elisaveta stitched the sacred headwear for which her monastery in North Macedonia is renowned throughout the Orthodox world.

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S.Leone islanders despair as rising ocean threatens survival

S.Leone islanders despair as rising ocean threatens survival

Wading through water up to his knees, Hassan Kargbo points to the vast ocean before him, which is eroding the land and imperilling residents' survival on his island off Sierra Leone.

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