An enormous tornado touched down near Dickens, Nebraska on 16 June.
Stormchasers captured dramatic footage of the twister from close range, along with the moment it intersected with a rainbow.
The Lincoln County Sheriff reported there were no…
Category: 2. World
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Trump’s Iran dilemma exposes bitter split among Maga faithful
Bernd Debusmann & Max MatzaBBC News
Getty ImagesThe dilemma of whether the US should join Israel in attacking Iran, or stay out of the offensive altogether, has exposed divisions among US President Donald Trump’s supporters.
The Republican…
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Trade, a sudden exit, Middle East conflict
Jessica MurphyBBC News, Banff, Alberta
ReutersCanada’s G7 summit, under first-time host Mark Carney, had a carefully planned agenda.
That programme was upended by the unfolding war between Israel and Iran and US President Donald Trump’s early…
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Australia lifts plasma donation ban for gay, bisexual men in world first
Rules that effectively banned all sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood and plasma are being lifted in Australia.
The rules, originally introduced to decrease the risk of blood donations from groups with a higher chance of HIV…
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Iran takes control of Israel airspace: IRGC
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement after launching a fresh wave of attacks on Israel early on Wednesday in response to the Tel Aviv regime’s aggression on Iran’s soil.
In the statement, the IRGC revealed that it had…
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Minnesota’s ‘nice’ culture shattered by political violence
Jessie Ebertz held back tears as she stood in front of a makeshift memorial honouring Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband who were killed last week.
“Minnesota has felt a little bit like a safe haven,” said Ms Ebertz, a…
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Donald Trump to extend US TikTok ban deadline, White House says
TikTok will live on for at least another three months in the United States, as President Donald Trump is poised to extend a sale or ban deadline for the third time since taking office this year.
“President Trump will sign an additional Executive…
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How the Boeing Dreamliner crash investigation is unfolding
ReutersThe Air India Boeing 787, that crashed in Ahmedabad last week, seen here over Melbourne in December Less than 40 seconds.
That’s how long Air India Flight 171 was airborne before it plunged into a densely populated neighbourhood in…
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‘I wouldn’t have left home for Trump’s America’
BBCMartina Navratilova, left, tells Amol Rajan, right, that she feels the US has become “totalitarian” Fifty years ago, Martina Navratilova left everything she knew in communist Czechoslovakia to start a new life in the US.
Then an 18-year-old high…
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Russia fears another loss in Middle East from Iran’s conflict with Israel
Steve RosenbergRussia Editor
Reporting fromSaint Petersburg
ReutersWhile Moscow has talked up its partnership with Iran, the deal does not require Russia to come to Iran’s military aid When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, officials in Russia…
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