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Norris is the first F1 world champion to directly back a junior team in the modern single-seater era and has also established the LN4 Legacy programme to support young drivers with financial assistance, coaching and career guidance.A federal judge ordered Google to reform its advertising technology practices but stopped short of dismantling the division. The ruling represents the third consecutive defeat for American antitrust authorities seeking to break up a major technology company.Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron visited the Bayeux tapestry exhibition at the British Museum on Wednesday with King Charles III and Queen Camilla. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham also attended the exhibition, with Macron and Charles III holding a bilateral meeting at Downing Street the following day.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Wednesday that the two nations are moving toward a drone agreement. The disclosure followed discussions with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.A man has turned himself in to authorities following a shooting at a weekend rave in Aarau, in northern Switzerland, that left one dead and six wounded. He confessed to carrying out the attack, police said Wednesday.US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the renewed American campaign against Iran would not continue for an extended period and that the US is prepared to strike again at any time. Trump claimed Washington maintains strong control of the Strait of Hormuz, where the US operates vessels daily moving millions of barrels of oil, and threatened escalation if Iran responds to recent American strikes.Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial signaled deadlock to the judge on Tuesday and returned for a fifth day of deliberations on Wednesday. A person was arrested at court and charged with intimidation after attempting to photograph the defendant.The U.S. Mint released $1 coins bearing President Trump's image Wednesday for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence; rolls of 25 cost $61. Federal law prohibits living people's likenesses on anniversary currency, but Treasury says the coins fall under powers Congress granted the Treasury secretary in a 2020 law, citing a 1926 Calvin Coolidge coin as precedent.Guy Pearce portrays the Australian media tycoon in Ink, a Danny Boyle film that chronicles how the Sun tabloid came to be, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth told the actor that her father was pleased with the casting, though he had not yet seen the film.Saudi Arabia accused Iran of attacking the Sidr in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, killing two Filipino crew members. The United Arab Emirates condemned the incident as a threat to international maritime security and a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817.
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Death toll from Nepal-China border flooding reaches 691 as rescue efforts continue

A major flood in the Bhote Koshi basin on Wednesday killed 734 people, with nearly 2,500 missing. Water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose again on Sunday as rescue operations continued.

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    The death toll from the flooding reached 734, with nearly 2,500 people missing. Water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose again on Sunday, prompting authorities to urge rescue teams to remain alert.

    A major flood in the Bhote Koshi basin on Wednesday killed 691 people across Nepal and China's Tibet region, with more than 3,000 missing.

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