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Michael Adams, 53, wins ninth British title and edges nearer all-time record
Puzzle: can you find White’s hidden win?
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Paramount seals $7.7bn exclusive US rights deal with UFC
Agreement with mixed martial arts promoter is the largest since David Ellison took charge of Hollywood studio
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Trump chill blows through Swiss Alps
Officials worry that Switzerland’s long-cherished economic independence has become a liability
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Uzbekistan makes the case for frontier markets
Central Asia’s most populous country is ticking several right boxes
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Israel approves plan to take control of Gaza City, signalling major escalation
The security cabinet approved the move, though critics say it could further endanger hostages and uproot many more Palestinians.
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Netanyahu defends Gaza plans as Israel heavily criticised at UN Security Council
Israel's Prime Minister also claimed Israeli hostages held in Gaza were "the only ones being deliberately starved".
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Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of…
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Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians
In the shadow of the Gaza war, violence is rising in the occupied territories as radical settlers seize land with…
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Watch: Palestinian and Israeli representatives address UN meeting
Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN, and Jonathan Miller, Deputy Permanent Representative for Israel to the UN,…
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UK employers cut back hiring over labour and tax cost fears
Recruitment activity in July remains near two-year low, according to KPMG and Rec data
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