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2026-08-02 18:06:38.712770

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Tyson Fury beat Mariusz Wach last weekend. The fight was supposed to be a tune-up for Fury's fight with Anthony Joshua. Now Wach is getting right back to the freakshow fights. Wach will fight two men at a time, with the six men being able to tag in and out.

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Entertainment

2026-08-02 18:03:18.478333

Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse

Christopher Nolan is set to direct a film version of Homer's 'The Odyssey' The epic poem chronicles Odysseus' decade-long quest to reclaim his home and family after the fall of Troy. The film will be Nolan's second adaptation of a Greek epic, following 'The Descendants'

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Politics

2026-08-02 18:02:56.203197

How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

The platform tracked over 700 foreigners with detailed records like ski trips and hospital visits. It also drew on outside data, including a roster of everyone, foreign and Chinese alike, who had recently logged in. China already tracks its 1.4 billion citizens through an enormous web of cameras, phone signals and national identity records.

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2026-08-02 18:04:13.411672

Hamas agrees to Trump’s plan to disarm in Gaza – The Latest

“Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL,” Trump said. Trump added that the emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total Opening of the HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat”

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2026-08-02 18:05:20.507745

Far-right politicians seize on Ceuta

Sánchez sent a letter to European counterparts calling some of them out for "attacking Spain" The letter, signed by 22 of the EU's 27 states, has turned Spain's crisis into a continent-wide argument. Most of the migrants who entered Ceuta were young Moroccan men seeking work.

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Sports

2026-08-02 18:01:56.358779

Nirmal Purja, Renowned Mountaineer, Is Found Dead After Pakistan Avalanche

Body of renowned Nepalese-British mountaineer Nirmal Purja was discovered by rescuers. He was whisked away in an avalanche with nine other climbers on Broad Peak in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, three days ago. The body of the 43-year-old was discovered at a height of about 5,700 meters.

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2026-08-02 18:03:32.943211

Shooting at In-and-Out Burger in Idaho Leaves at Least 3 Dead and 2 Injured, Official Says

The shooting shattered what should have been a typical Saturday afternoon for people who just wanted to get a cheeseburger. In-N-Out had just opened the Twin Falls location on July 24. CEO: The woman's suspected killer was a "disgusting human who doesn't value" customers.

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Technology

2026-08-02 18:00:25.274059

Two helicopters collide outside Athens as Greece battles to control wildfires

Nearly 3,000 firefighters are deployed against the Gironde megafire and a second, still-uncontained blaze in Provence. Hot spots still burned within a 420-square-kilometer (162- square-mile) scar, and thousands remained unable to return home. Strong winds drove flames deeper into the region of the Greek capital and forced fresh evacuations.

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World

2026-08-02 18:00:40.579980

Trump Says He Canceled Strikes on Iran, Claiming Progress on Outlines of a Deal

Saudi leadership fears Tehran could target oil installations and other critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states. Saudi Arabia’s concerns centre on the possibility that Iran could retaliate against Gulf energy facilities if Washington launches another major military campaign. Iran has threatened to hit energy and infrastructure in Israel and the Gulf if attacked.

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2026-08-02 18:01:26.893696

Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13

A small plane carrying foreign tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archeological site crashed, killing all 13 people on board. In October 2010, four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members died when an AirNasca plane crashed after taking the tourists to the site. In 2022, seven people were killed in a plane crash, including two Chileans and three Dutch nationals.

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2026-08-02 18:03:47.793872

How 50,000 Migrants Surged Into Ceuta, a Spanish Exclave Near Morocco

Most of the 60,000 migrants who swam, scrambled and later charged into the tiny Spanish exclave in North Africa this week had walked back to Morocco by Sunday. Some migrants who returned to Morocco described a border that was effectively open and said authorities did little as they watched thousands of people cross.

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2026-08-02 18:04:44.819715

Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More

The Iran war "did not fundamentally alter the status of Iran's nuclear program," says Daryl G. Kimball, Arms Control Association executive director. Experts caution that Iran has maintained significant capabilities, because it planned for a war in which it faced the United States' superior conventional military.Continuing Iranian missile attacks against the U.S. Persian Gulf allies have contributed to tensions between those countries.

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