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US tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms leave 40 dead and ‘staggering’ damage

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Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits northern Italy

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Philippines ex-leader Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings

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European leaders back ‘realistic’ Arab plan for Gaza

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China says it is ready for ‘any type of war’ with US

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Israel blocks entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza

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Influencer and brother Tristan leave Romania for US

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Pope Francis ‘critical’ in hospital, but ‘night went well’, Vatican says

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Woman remanded over Madeleine McCann family stalking charges

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Israeli troops stay inside southern Lebanon as forces withdraw

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