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Bomb Squad Descends on RAF Fairford as Five Men Arrested Near Key US Iran-War Airbase

British police evacuated a Gloucestershire village and called in Army bomb disposal after arresting five men over reports of suspicious vehicles heading for the base that's become a hub for American operations against Iran.

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US · WASHINGTON

Trump Kills Biden's EV Mandate, Slashes Mileage Targets for America's Next Cars

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WORLD · SOUTH AFRICA

27 Dead in Two Overnight Massacres as South Africa Reels From Its Bloodiest Week in Years

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Storm-Force Nor'easter Kills NYCHA Worker, Leaves 136,000 Without Power Across Northeast

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US · SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

7 Shot Outside Shreveport House Party as Guests Head for the Door

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US · STUDENT DEBT

Education Department Sued for Billing Borrowers $4.6 Billion in Loans It Already Cancelled

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Fiji's HIV Cases Explode 12-Fold as Meth Epidemic Fuels World's Fastest-Growing Outbreak

One in 60 adults in the South Pacific tourist hub now carries the virus, officials say, as needle-sharing among crystal meth users drives infections toward a projected 25,000 cases by 2029.

WORLD · UNITED NATIONS

Cold Handshake: Russia and Germany's Top Diplomats Meet Face-to-Face for First Time Since the Invasion

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UK · FOOTBALL SCANDAL

Manchester City Found Guilty on 114 of 115 Financial Fair Play Charges

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AFRICA

Sudan's Army Claws Back Another Town From Paramilitary Rivals in Grinding Push Toward Darfur

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Bomb Squad Descends on RAF Fairford as Five Men Arrested Near Key US Iran-War Airbase

Trump Kills Biden's EV Mandate, Slashes Mileage Targets for America's Next Cars

27 Dead in Two Overnight Massacres as South Africa Reels From Its Bloodiest Week in Years

US News

Storm-Force Nor'easter Kills NYCHA Worker, Leaves 136,000 Without Power Across Northeast

7 Shot Outside Shreveport House Party as Guests Head for the Door

Education Department Sued for Billing Borrowers $4.6 Billion in Loans It Already Cancelled

World

Fiji's HIV Cases Explode 12-Fold as Meth Epidemic Fuels World's Fastest-Growing Outbreak

Cold Handshake: Russia and Germany's Top Diplomats Meet Face-to-Face for First Time Since the Invasion

Manchester City Found Guilty on 114 of 115 Financial Fair Play Charges

Sudan's Army Claws Back Another Town From Paramilitary Rivals in Grinding Push Toward Darfur

Celebrity & Entertainment

'Avengers: Endgame Encore' Tops Box Office as New Footage Unmasks Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom

Godzilla Roars Into NYFF With Franchise's First-Ever R Rating

Brody Jenner Welcomes Baby No. 2 — Names Daughter After Dolly Parton

Movie Nerds' Favorite App Just Sparked a $300 Million Bidding War — And A24 Isn't the Only One Circling

Senate Clears the Way for a National NIL Law — Final Vote on College Sports Overhaul Looms

GOP Candidates Break With Trump as Diesel Hits $6.52 a Gallon

Trump Guts $810M in Funds Congress Already Approved — And His Own Appropriations Chair Calls It Unlawful

Paramount Clears Its Last Big Hurdle in $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover

Smart Ring Maker Oura Books 4x-Oversubscribed IPO, Eyes $15.6 Billion Valuation

Trump and Xi Strike $30 Billion Tariff Truce — And Crack Open the Door on AI

BASF Makes Surprise Takeover Approach for German Rival Evonik

Sports

Keegan Bradley Delivers the Cup: USA Storms Back to Beat Internationals 16-14 at Medinah

One Knee Costs Him Everything: UFC Prospect DQ'd in Bizarre TUF Finale

Florida Buries No. 4 Ole Miss 52-28 as Jadan Baugh Turns The Swamp Into a Heisman Stage