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Maj Gen Mikhail Gudkov personally promoted by Putin and had previously led one of Russia’s most notorious brigades
A deputy commander of the Russian navy who had previously led one of the military’s most notorious brigades has been killed near the frontline with Ukraine, Moscow has confirmed.
Maj Gen Mikhail Gudkov, who was responsible for Russia’s marine units, was said to have been killed on Tuesday in a Ukrainian missile attack on a field headquarters in Kursk region, amid reports the position had been revealed by poor security.
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Diplomats and officials say bloc willing to accept 10% tariffs, but talks may go down to wire before Wednesday deadline
The EU and US are closing in on a high-level “framework” trade deal that will avert 50% tariffs being imposed on all exports from the bloc next Wednesday, Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline.
Talks in Washington could go down to the wire, but multiple diplomats and officials said the EU was now willing to accept Trump’s 10% blanket tariffs. However, negotiators will accept this only in exchange for an extension in talks and possible concessions on a 25% car tariff, which is hurting the German car industry, sources said.
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Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural vote
“I’m still here to take my sweet time”
Hakeem Jeffries continues to hold the House floor, joking about the fact that he has unlimited time to speak because of his role as Democratic leader.
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Broadcaster admits making mistakes before and during punk duo’s show in which they chanted ‘death to the IDF’
The BBC has said it was wrong to believe the punk duo Bob Vylan were “suitable for live streaming with appropriate mitigations” for their performance at Glastonbury festival, despite ranking them as “high risk” before the event.
In a statement signalling there would be repercussions for those blamed for the failure, the corporation said any musical performances deemed to be high risk would now not be broadcast live or streamed live.
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Economists anticipated drop, but 8,000 new positions were added in June compared with May, with unemployment rate down to 4.1%
The US economy added 147,000 jobs in June, a sign of continuing strength in the labor market amid Donald Trump’s trade war.
The number of jobs added surpassed expectations, as economists largely anticipated a drop in openings. Instead, 8,000 more jobs were added in June compared with May, according to new job figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate actually decreased to 4.1%, down from 4.2% in May.
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Astronomer says object could be further evidence that ‘interstellar wanderers’ are common in galaxy
It isn’t a bird, it isn’t a plane and it certainly isn’t Superman – but it does appear to be a visitor from beyond our solar system, according to astronomers who have discovered a new object hurtling through our cosmic neighbourhood.
The object, originally called A11pl3Z and now known as 3I/Atlas, was first reported by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (Atlas) survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile on Tuesday.
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DJ and producer, real name Keith McIvor, says health has ‘declined very rapidly over just a few weeks’
JD Twitch, one half of the celebrated Scottish DJ and production duo Optimo, has been diagnosed with a brain tumour which he has been told is untreatable.
The musician, real name Keith McIvor, announced the news in a post on Instagram. He said: “My symptoms weren’t immediately diagnosed, and my health declined very rapidly over just a few weeks. Because of how rapidly everything progressed I haven’t been able to share this news personally with everyone I care about so this feels the clearest and kindest way to let you know what’s happening.”
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