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Reform UK councillor in Newcastle resigns two months after local elections

Reform UK’s Amy Hunter has resigned from her post in Newcastle City Council’s Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn ward, with the party saying her health and work commitments had ‘changed abruptly’ A person wearing a Reform UK rosette(Image: Pete Stonier / Stoke Sentinel) A newly-elected Reform UK councillor in Newcastle has resigned. Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn…

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A woman's hand presses against a plastic sheet used to replace the shattered glass of a balcony door damaged in an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Trump Launches New Strikes on Iran After Saying Ceasefire Is Over

Iran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accused the U.S. of striking near its sole nuclear power plant. Back-and-forth attacks, including on Wednesday, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire, but Thursday’s appeared bigger all around. And Trump’s mixed messaging — approving back-to-back military strikes while insisting they don’t mean a return to full-scale war…

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A woman's hand presses against a plastic sheet used to replace the shattered glass of a balcony door damaged in an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Ebola Death Toll in Congo Reaches 600, as New Cases Suspected in Previously Unaffected Province

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, as the death toll in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak reached 600. The Congolese government’s latest report, published late Wednesday, said two new cases were suspected in Kisangani in the Tshopo province,…

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    Lawmakers probe growing use of Chinese AI models in U.S. companies

    U.S. lawmakers are considering how to curb the growing adoption of Chinese AI models by homegrown companies, as geopolitical tensions surrounding the rollout of artificial intelligence ramp up. AI has emerged as a key point of rivalry between the U.S. and China, with both nations vying for supremacy in the field. Chinese models are gaining…

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