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US House panel subpoenas Clintons in Epstein probe

US House panel subpoenas Clintons in Epstein probe

The US House Oversight Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton for testimony on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to letters posted on its website.

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Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread bleaching on record

Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread bleaching on record

Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, according to a government report released Wednesday that warns the natural wonder is in dire health.

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Kyiv buries soldier's wife and daughters killed in Russian attack

Kyiv buries soldier's wife and daughters killed in Russian attack

Men in military uniform shouldered the three white coffins out of a schoolyard in Kyiv on Tuesday, carrying a Ukrainian mother and her two children killed by the Russians to be buried.

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'Human presence': French volunteers protect sheep from wolves

'Human presence': French volunteers protect sheep from wolves

Carrying staffs like shepherds, Sophie Morice-Couteau and Geoffroy Galliot inspect the nets of a sheepfold on a steep slope in the Baronnies massif, part of their daily mission to keep wolves away.

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Titanic sub disaster caused by operator failures: probe

Titanic sub disaster caused by operator failures: probe

Multiple failures to follow basic safety protocol led to the deadly implosion of a private submersible visiting the Titanic wreckage in 2023, according to a final report published Tuesday.

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UN experts call for GHF to be dismantled

UN experts call for GHF to be dismantled

United Nations special rapporteurs called Tuesday for the Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be immediately dismantled, saying aid was being "exploited for covert military and geopolitical agendas".

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Man Utd, Newcastle make bids for Leipzig striker Sesko: reports

Man Utd, Newcastle make bids for Leipzig striker Sesko: reports

Premier League sides Manchester United and Newcastle have both placed competing bids for in-demand RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, German tabloid Bild reported Tuesday.

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German club backs out of signing Israel striker after fan backlash

German club backs out of signing Israel striker after fan backlash

Bundesliga 2 side Fortuna Duesseldorf has pulled out of signing Israel striker Shon Weissman in response to fan anger about his social media posts on the Gaza war, German tabloid Bild reported Tuesday.

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Flash flood washes out India Himalayan town, killing four

Flash flood washes out India Himalayan town, killing four

A flash flood driving a torrent of mud smashed into a town in India's Himalayan region on Tuesday, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings and killing at least four people.

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Wirtz unfazed by huge Liverpool price tag

Wirtz unfazed by huge Liverpool price tag

Florian Wirtz says his huge price tag "doesn't matter" as he prepares for his first season in the Premier League after a switch to champions Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen.

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