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4 min agoTwo people have been pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods buried the project and trapped them underground. The workers were rescued from a depth of 170 metres, according to Nepal's Army.4 min agoNine members of the BSW parliamentary faction in Thuringia announced they would leave, including all three of the party's state ministers. The departures follow three earlier exits from the faction on Wednesday.20 min agoTim Andrews lived with a pig kidney transplant for 271 days, a record duration for an animal-to-human organ transplant. The 66-year-old received the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in January 2025 and did not require dialysis during that time, after needing it for two years before the procedure.35 min agoTony Gatlif, the French-Algerian filmmaker known for Gadjo Dilo and Exils, died in Arles from a health problem. He was 77. Gatlif won the directing prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 for Exils and built his body of work around Romani culture and music.49 min agoCopenhagen announced Friday that it aims to begin transferring migrants lacking legal status to a hub situated beyond EU borders within three years. The plan is part of a broader effort by five member states to establish such offshore processing centers.49 min agoPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated in recent interviews that there were many warning signs before the October 7 attack, but security officials say he likely did not read the military's inquiries into the intelligence failure. The IDF's chief of staff offered Netanyahu the chance to review the findings during their preparation, but he showed no interest, according to accounts from the security establishment.49 min agoA landing turboprop and a Boeing 737 narrowly avoided each other on July 27 at Sydney airport. Among the 10 air traffic controllers working that shift, five had been flagged for elevated fatigue risk by Australia's management system. The near-miss marked the first of six such incidents in roughly a month at the airport.1 h agoClashes between Houthi fighters and Yemeni government forces since Thursday have killed more than 80 people, with fighting concentrated near the western coast and in Taiz province. A Yemeni military official said 24 of his forces were killed, while medical sources in Houthi-controlled areas reported 42 bodies received at hospitals.1 h agoVice President JD Vance declined to describe the military confrontation with Iran as a war, even as hostilities have recently intensified. He noted that shooting has not been active at this moment, though clashes have occurred in certain areas, with the standoff now in its seventh month and attacks mounting.1 h agoThe US Open has doubled its accreditation for influencers and content creators to roughly 100 this year, raising questions about growing the sport's audience while upholding its traditions. Disruptions during matches have become a focal point of discussion at the tournament.4 min agoTwo people have been pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods buried the project and trapped them underground. The workers were rescued from a depth of 170 metres, according to Nepal's Army.4 min agoNine members of the BSW parliamentary faction in Thuringia announced they would leave, including all three of the party's state ministers. The departures follow three earlier exits from the faction on Wednesday.20 min agoTim Andrews lived with a pig kidney transplant for 271 days, a record duration for an animal-to-human organ transplant. The 66-year-old received the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in January 2025 and did not require dialysis during that time, after needing it for two years before the procedure.35 min agoTony Gatlif, the French-Algerian filmmaker known for Gadjo Dilo and Exils, died in Arles from a health problem. He was 77. Gatlif won the directing prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 for Exils and built his body of work around Romani culture and music.49 min agoCopenhagen announced Friday that it aims to begin transferring migrants lacking legal status to a hub situated beyond EU borders within three years. The plan is part of a broader effort by five member states to establish such offshore processing centers.49 min agoPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated in recent interviews that there were many warning signs before the October 7 attack, but security officials say he likely did not read the military's inquiries into the intelligence failure. The IDF's chief of staff offered Netanyahu the chance to review the findings during their preparation, but he showed no interest, according to accounts from the security establishment.49 min agoA landing turboprop and a Boeing 737 narrowly avoided each other on July 27 at Sydney airport. Among the 10 air traffic controllers working that shift, five had been flagged for elevated fatigue risk by Australia's management system. The near-miss marked the first of six such incidents in roughly a month at the airport.1 h agoClashes between Houthi fighters and Yemeni government forces since Thursday have killed more than 80 people, with fighting concentrated near the western coast and in Taiz province. A Yemeni military official said 24 of his forces were killed, while medical sources in Houthi-controlled areas reported 42 bodies received at hospitals.1 h agoVice President JD Vance declined to describe the military confrontation with Iran as a war, even as hostilities have recently intensified. He noted that shooting has not been active at this moment, though clashes have occurred in certain areas, with the standoff now in its seventh month and attacks mounting.1 h agoThe US Open has doubled its accreditation for influencers and content creators to roughly 100 this year, raising questions about growing the sport's audience while upholding its traditions. Disruptions during matches have become a focal point of discussion at the tournament.

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EU backs U.S. Iran sanctions as Seoul considers Strait of Hormuz role

The European Union has formally joined Operation Economic Outcast, Washington's economic pressure campaign against Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. South Korea is weighing options, including potential military involvement, to ensure shipping can move freely through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a presidential official.

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