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South China Morning Post - World News

2026-07-02 15:01:19 (6 days ago)

China signals openness to reducing gaping EU trade surplus as Brussels toughens stance

China told the European Union that it is open to exploring ways to cut its massive trade surplus with the bloc during talks in Brussels this week, according to multiple people briefed on the discussion. Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao signalled to EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic that China was willing to consider purchase agreements covering European goods. The discussions touched on lowering tariffs on EU-made goods, in a rare sign that China recognises that its billion-euro a day trade...

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-07-02 15:00:14 (6 days ago)

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's MSG wedding guest list: Everyone reportedly confirmed for star-studded event

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported wedding at Madison Square Garden has a star-studded guest list, including Ed Sheeran and possibly Blake Lively.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-02 14:59:41 (6 days ago)

Fears of new massacre in Sudan’s el-Obeid: What do we know?

As RSF troops besiege el-Obeid, 500,000 civilians face mass atrocities amid drone strikes and a stalled peace process.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-02 14:59:33 (6 days ago)

UK’s likely next PM Andy Burnham faces defence funding gap

Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis is facing questions over the funding gap and whether Burnham was blindsided.

Fox News - Video

2026-07-02 14:58:30 (6 days ago)

SEE IT: Massachusetts women step up to represent state at America 250 fair after officials pull out

Two Massachusetts women traveled to Washington D.C. for President Donald Trump's Great American State Fair after their state declined to participate, saying America 250 is about celebrating the nation's history — not politics.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-02 14:56:41 (6 days ago)

‘Something is up’: New York prepares for wedding of the century amid Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rumors

Swifties braved a heatwave on Thursday in New York to get a glimpse of preparations at Madison Square Garden

On the streets of New York City, cars are honking, trucks are unloading and wedding bells are ringing. After nearly a year of breathless speculation, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce seem set to host their wedding festivities smack in the middle of the Big Apple at Madison Square Garden tomorrow, creating a cultural spectacle in the middle of a sweltering heatwave and Independence Day celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary.

On Thursday morning, the streets around the arena were closed to traffic but open to pedestrians. A white tent was being constructed on the 31st Street side of the stadium, as a flurry of cars pulled up. Visible packaging included chicken wings from Amick Farms, large bags of ground beef and a large box from Brooklyn’s Northside Bakery. When approached by the Guardian, a gaggle of staffers with lanyards were adamant about the secrecy. “We don’t know anything!” one said.

Times of India

2026-07-02 14:55:55 (6 days ago)

Indian-origin man convicted of stabbing wife in Canada; claimed he accidentally ‘poked’ her

Jagpreet Singh, an Indian national, has been sentenced for second-degree murder after fatally stabbing his wife, Balwinder Kaur, only six days post-arrival in Canada. The court rejected Singh's assertion that the stabbing was accidental during a dispute, labeling his testimony as untrustworthy. Previously married for twenty years, Kaur had sponsored Singh's visa, and the tragic event took place on March 15, 2024, after she expressed concerns about his arrival.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-07-02 14:55:54 (6 days ago)

Former US Olympian David Hearn indicted in alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism

Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn was indicted after allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, though he claims he only touched the blue liner.

Gazeta do Povo - Mundo

2026-07-02 14:55:52 (6 days ago)

Raro corante citado na Bíblia é encontrado por arqueólogos em túmulos romanos

Descoberta em túmulos romanos revela o uso da púrpura de Tiro, corante citado na Bíblia e considerado mais valioso que o ouro na Antiguidade.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-02 14:52:26 (6 days ago)

Britain's apology for the scandal of forced adoption can never heal the pain for people like me | David Batty

An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976. I was one of them

After my adoptive father died in November last year, my adoptive siblings found a short story by Enid Blyton among his possessions. The Child Who Was Chosen was read to us as children to explain the circumstances of my adoption. It follows a nice middle-class couple whose domestic bliss is marred by childlessness, prompting them to go to a “very kind lady” who helps them to find a “chosen baby” instead. In its foreword, Blyton advises adoptive parents to tell the tale to their adopted child “again and again … so that to him ‘adoption’ means something lovely”.

The “chosen child” narrative, where parents tell adoptees they were specially picked, helped to shape the still widespread public perception of adoption as unambiguously altruistic. But it has also long been criticised by adult adoptees for masking the trauma of separation from their original parents. Reading Blyton’s saccharine story, I was struck by its glaring omissions. There is no mention of how the boy, who is unnamed until he is adopted, came to be put up for adoption; nor any suggestion that he once had another family and identity. There is no recognition of his first mother or her loss, only the loneliness of the prospective adoptive mother. The woman from the adoption agency also tells the couple that if this child isn’t the one they really want, she will find another one – as though she’s running a baby market.

David Batty is a news editor and writer for the Guardian

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Fox News - Video

2026-07-02 14:49:47 (6 days ago)

Shocking video shows Army veteran fatally shot in Walmart parking lot spat

Cellphone footage captured Bart Diguglielmo being gunned down during an argument over a parking spot as the woman who fired claimed self-defense.

Fox News - Video

2026-07-02 14:48:04 (6 days ago)

9/11 museum president speaks on the importance of remembering 9/11 on America’s birthday

Elizabeth L. Hillman, president and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, about the significance of America’s 250th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.