Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan

Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’

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Memories of a Northwestern Ontario cottage that may go up in smoke

Our little slice of heaven on Lac des Mille Lacs may become just that, memories, if the wildfires in the region are not brought under control

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How Trump could undermine the midterms

The president really has no power over elections – but that hasn’t stopped Trump from laying the groundwork to challenge results in November

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Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza

Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.

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Opinion: My family lost its slice of heaven to wildfire. Canada, let’s stand on guard together

These days, it feels like no one is really watching for fires or prepared to act – and as a result, so much has been destroyed, including the camp my father built

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Opinion: Guns and butter: The true cost of Canada’s military spending is yet to be tallied

Cranking up defence spending means money must be diverted from other programs. That’s a discussion that’s been conspicuously absent

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So it’s Trump 1, Belgium 4 – and the world rejoices. Nothing like failed chicanery to bring us together, is there? | Marina Hyde

Joy is unbounded and when it dies down perhaps the guilty will be held to account for cheating and facilitation: perhaps they won’t. Still, enjoy the moment, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Trump’s World Cup intervention has ruined the game | Robert Reich

We try to teach our children to follow the rules. Now an American president has chosen the opposite tack

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Opinion: Volkswagen’s mass layoffs are a sign that European car makers have lost the plot

Declining demand, soaring prices spell trouble for EU car makers and could hand an open invitation to Chinese brands

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Venice protests planned for billionaire U.S. ambassador’s megayacht visit in July

Tilman Fertitta is planning to visit 13 Italian coastal regions aboard his 117-metre yacht Boardwalk

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Opinion: European energy policy is yet another blunder in the making

The Hormuz energy crisis seems to be ending, but the European Union is adept at creating new crises to replace old ones

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European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say

Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress

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In the savage Roman heat, Italians are cooler than tourists

Staying out of the midday heat is the key to enduring Europe’s increasingly hot summers

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The Trump-Meloni alliance looks over, costing the U.S. its best ally in Europe

Italian Prime Minister tells the U.S. President that being his friend is simply not worth the trouble

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Opinion: AI data centres’ voracious thirst for water makes their environmental footprint even bigger

The world’s fastest-growing industry is also turning into one of the biggest threats to natural resources

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Opinion: The U.S.-Iran peace deal is crisis management, not resolution. Oil’s fall could be temporary

Renewed fighting in Lebanon, an Israeli attack on Iran or failure on Iran’s uranium enrichment terms could scupper Trump’s peace agreement

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Opinion: The market party is on. What could spoil it?

A larger war, chaotic midterms and investor overwhelm are all potential risks

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Italy’s shame: The Azzurri, four-time World Cup winners, are watching the 2026 edition on TV

This is the third consecutive time that Italy has failed to qualify for the tournament

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Italy’s shame: The Azzurri, four-time World Cup winners, are watching the 2026 edition on TV

This is the third consecutive time that Italy has failed to qualify for the tournament

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A cage-fighting arena is just what Trump’s White House lawn needed. I have a suggestion on how to use it | Marina Hyde

The president’s new Craposseum is the perfect venue for Vance, Hegseth and others to battle for favour. Fight, fight, fight indeed, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Israel puts Palestinian doctor in solitary confinement after 17 months held without charge

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya now in cell barely big enough to sit in, says son, after UN experts demanded his release in March

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What Visual Evidence Tells Us About Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon

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Rome’s Isola Sacra fights a cruise ship port that locals say will destroy their lost-in-time way of life

Developers face rising resistance to a port project that would transform the waterfront and threaten protected archaeological and ecological sites

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Opinion: Carmakers are suddenly treating Chinese electric vehicle companies as friends, not enemies

The attitude in Europe seems to be if you can’t beat them, join forces with them

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‘Like a Klingon prison’: inside Barack Obama’s audacious, near-windowless, $850m presidential library

Towering over a low-income area of Chicago, and wrapped in a speech that’s hard to decipher, this controversial monolith feels like a menacing sci-fi HQ. Is it a monument – or a mausoleum?

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