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Trump urges data center firms to pay communities 'dividend'

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that companies that operate data centers should pay a "dividend" to communities to make the facilities popular, adding that more should be built....

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Canada faces one of its most intense fire seasons

Smoke rises from the southern flank of the Brunswick Creek wildfire near North Bend, Canada. — Reuters

Death toll from earthquakes rises to 5,119 in Venezuela

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Trump threatens to increase Canada tariffs over wildfire pollution

Pedestrians cross Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in smoky conditions due to the Canadian wildfires. — Reuters

Venezuela quake death toll rises past 4,800

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US mother who blamed vaccines accused of killing the twins

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US immigration agents involved in second shooting

People participate in a peaceful walking vigil honoring a 26-year-old Colombian man who was fatally shot during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026. A US immigration officer on July 13, fatally shot a man identified by rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian, an incident likely to fuel criticism of President Donald Trump's deportation drive. The shooting happened in Biddeford, a town of 22,000 people in the northern state of Maine, and comes a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot dead a Mexican man in Texas.

US-Iran ceasefire effectively collapses

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US Republican senator, Trump's ally Lindsey Graham dies at 71

US Senator Lindsey Graham gestures, while standing next to US President Donald Trump at the South Carolina State House in Columbia. — Reuters file photo

A Canada-US bridge is set to open

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Pacific typhoon causes damage but no causalities

A car lies overturned after being flipped by strong winds brought by Super Typhoon Bavi in Guam. — AFP

Venezuela quake death toll rises to nearly 3,000

Rescue workers walk past a collapsed building cordoned off with tape, La Guaira state. — AFP

Trump hails US, blasts 'communists' in 250th anniversary speech

US President Donald Trump speaks during the Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC. — AFP

US celebrates 250th anniversary

US Navy destroyer USS Farragut (DDG-99) sails by the Statue of Liberty ahead of the "Sail250" ships gathering event, in New York. — AFP

US turns 250 as Trump warns of 'attack' on American identity

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Global frenzy over Swift, Kelce's glittering 'royal wedding'

Workers make adjustments to a tent outside Madison Square Garden, the reported venue for the wedding celebrations of pop singer Taylor Swift and pro-athlete Travis Kelce, in New York City. - AFP
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