Thursday · July 9, 2026 Vol. I · No. 189
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Seahawks’ Leonard Williams ranked as NFL’s best defensive tackle in ESPN survey Vientos suffers hand fracture after hit-by-pitch With 5th All-Star nod, Soto proves ASG is 'the place he deserves to be' White Sox get boost as Munetaka Murakami expected to return Friday All-Star Game Selection Show draws best ratings since 2007 'I'm A Nico Fan For Life': Devils Captain Hischier Praised For Helping Save Family In Switzerland Love, legacy at the heart of Tree House books expansion in Philadelphia Senators, Xavier Bourgault Avoid Arbitration Seahawks’ Leonard Williams ranked as NFL’s best defensive tackle in ESPN survey Vientos suffers hand fracture after hit-by-pitch With 5th All-Star nod, Soto proves ASG is 'the place he deserves to be' White Sox get boost as Munetaka Murakami expected to return Friday All-Star Game Selection Show draws best ratings since 2007 'I'm A Nico Fan For Life': Devils Captain Hischier Praised For Helping Save Family In Switzerland Love, legacy at the heart of Tree House books expansion in Philadelphia Senators, Xavier Bourgault Avoid Arbitration

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Would you choose to take a 22-hour non-stop flight?

The BBC asked Sydney locals if they would take the newly announced, longest ever commercial flight from Sydney to London.

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Do it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadium

Some see a double standard: Japanese men who clean in public while their wives do all the housework.

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Do it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadium

Some see a double standard: Japanese men who clean in public while their wives do all the housework.

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India's cash transfer boom gives relief to the poor but strains budgets

Cash transfers are a major welfare tool but they come at a huge cost, raising concerns about their long-term efficacy.

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Men jailed over work for Chinese intelligence in UK

They were found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service, an offence under the National Security Act.

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Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC

Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.

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Trump says he will visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws

Trump made the announcement during chat where he also vowed to protect India.

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Trump says he will visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws

Trump made the announcement during chat where he also vowed to protect India.

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Telegram challenges India ban over exam paper leak fears

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has called the ban a "mistake", arguing it would punish millions of users.

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The bikers battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistan

It's so hot the fuel can catch fire - the bikers tell the BBC they must live with the risk of injury and death.

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Hundreds of cats stolen for food in Vietnam rescued by police, welfare group says

Police have arrested nine people and rescued more than 400 cats destined for slaughter, with more than 40 reunited with their owners.

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India temporarily bans Telegram over exam paper leak concerns

The NEET exam had earlier been scrapped over allegations of a paper leak, sparking massive protests.

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'Dancing girl's' bare torso restored in Indian textbook after backlash

A picture in a new school textbook had covered up the naked torso of the famous figurine with dark shading.

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A year on, six questions still haunt the Air India crash investigation

From fuel switches to engine failures, here are the biggest mysteries around the Air India crash inquiry.

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South Korea's Starbucks to shut for staff history lesson after backlash

The chain was criticised for a "Tank Day" marketing ploy on the anniversary of a military massacre.

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Australian PM demands answers after Pakistan police shoot girl on holiday dead

Pakistani police said the nine-year-old was mistakenly shot as they pursued a group of armed robbers.

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China detains two leaders of influential underground church

More than 30 members of Early Rain Covenant Church were taken for interrogation midway through Sunday service.

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Man apologises for making racist gesture at Korean in World Cup match

He was caught pulling the corners of his eyes at a South Korean influencer during the match in Mexico.

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Why Delhi feels hotter than what temperatures show

We spent a day out in the city with a thermal camera, recording surface temperatures indoors and outdoors.

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Vincent's parents 'never say he's good enough' - so he turned to a middle-aged couple online

A niche group of content creators called "virtual parents" have become hugely popular among young people.

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More time needed for deadly Air India crash inquiry, officials say

A statement said "significant progress" had been made into investigating the crash which left 260 people dead a year ago.

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Indonesian students protest in against state spending, fuel price hike

The protesters warn wasteful government spending risks driving the country into bankruptcy.

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In pictures: Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at age 47

She was the most visibly accomplished member of the royal family.

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Jailed South Korea ex-president gets 30 more years for sending drones into North

Prosecutors argued that Yoon ordered the operation to provoke Pyongyang and create a pretext for martial law.