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US lifts surprise El Paso airspace closure

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted its surprise closure of El Paso’s airspace after provoking alarm and threatening major disruptions in the US border city. The FAA announced that the airspace over the...

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Death toll from Texas flood hits triple-digits as tally of missing tops 180

Relatives and friends of Alicia Olvera, a woman still missing after her husband was found dead, conduct a search to locate her near the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas following severe flash flooding over the July 4 holiday weekend. — AFP

Flash floods in New Mexico resort town kills three, traps dozens in homes

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Hopes fade for missing Texas flood victims as death tops 100

A woman wipes away tears during a vigil for the victims of the floods at Travis Park. — AFP

Rescuers on horseback, with dogs search for Texas flood victims

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Desperate search for the missing as more than 80 people dead in Texas floods

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Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

Members of a search and rescue team look for people near Camp Mystic, in Hunt. — AFP

Musk announces 'America Party' in further break from Trump

Elon Musk, President Donald Trump appear during the Division I Men's Wrestling Championship. — Reuters file photo

Trump shows frustration as Republicans struggle to unite on tax-cut bill

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Idaho firefighter ambush shooter found dead

An armoured police vehicle leaves an area where multiple firefighters were attacked when responding to a fire in the Canfield Mountain area outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, US. — Reuters

US Senate opens debate on Trump's controversial spending bill

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media, on Capitol Hill in Washington. — Reuters

Mass shooting in Mexican state leaves 12 dead, more injured

A person points at bullet holes on a wall after a shooting at the Barrio Nuevo neighbourhood in Irapuato, Guanajuato state, Mexico. — AFP

Mamdani on verge of winning NY mayoral contest

Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election, in NY City. — Reuters

India, Poland, Hungary make spaceflight comeback with ISS mission

The Axiom-4 mission lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. — AFP

Trump says damage from Iran strikes severe despite "inconclusive" intelligence

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Oil falls nearly 4 per cent as Iran's retaliation focuses on regional US military bases

People visit the Hormuz Island in the Strait of Hormuz, off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. — AFP file photo
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