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July 12, 2026

12 July 2026

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second best opening ever with $355 million

Hundreds of thousands line Amsterdam canals for annual Pride boat parade

British PM says Infantino is not the right man to lead FIFA

Palestinians say Israeli attacks have increased in the last few days

Body of famed international climber Nirmal Purja found after Pakistan avalanche

Moscow mayor calls deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a 'terrorist act'

In-N-Out Burger employee among 3 dead in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant

A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead

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Suicide bomber strikes in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14

Wall Street week ahead: monthly jobs report, McDonald's and SpaceX earnings

Eastern Washington fires burn 600 structures and evacuation of 5,000 homes

Sen. Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House

Annual bridge-diving competition takes place in Kosovo

2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens

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Mobile lung screening for Australia's remote Aboriginal communities

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Families mourn those killed as Israeli strikes pound the Gaza Strip