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Uzbekistan’s passport improves its global ranking.
Kun.uz
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July 25, 2025
The Henley Passport Index has released its updated ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, listing Uzbekistan in 74th place. Uzbekistan and Central Asia According to the publication, holders of an Uzbek passport can now travel visa-free to...
WEATHER GURU | Event organisers to need to heed weather warnings
Herald (South Africa)
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July 26, 2025
Many of the iconic photographs of the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969 show a muddy mess as fans had fun in the mud after a large thunderstorm on the Sunday of the festival. That did not dampen the crowd’s spirits and nobody was killed or injured...
It's the Saturday Scramble! 3 million drivers hit Britain's roads on busiest day of summer getaway - with 10,000 cars passing through Port of Dover
Daily Mail
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July 26, 2025
Brits trying to embark on the big summer getaway on Saturday will be faced with huge queues and long delays as millions hit the road on the busiest day of the summer. Around 3 million car journeys are expected to take place in a 'Saturday...
Liverpool announce new tributes for Diogo Jota after tragic death of forward aged 28
GB News
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July 26, 2025
Liverpool have revealed a series of lasting memorials to commemorate striker Diogo Jota who was tragically killed alongside his brother Andre Silva in a Spanish road accident three weeks ago. The Merseyside club has been grieving since the...
CBSA officers at Calgary International Airport seize 160 kg of cannabis, worth over $1.2 million, in a year
Medicine Hat News
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July 26, 2025
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on July 26, 2025. Over the past year, the CBSA has seized more than 160 kg cannabis at the Calgary International Airport and Calgary Commercial operations. The majority of the cannabis was illicit and destined for...
#152: UNC3886, Kpods, two deaths, and the Gay Games
Jom
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July 25, 2025
Dear reader, Indie media fair tomorrow. Note the new venue, The Projector @ Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Rd. Jom will have a booth, where we’ll be selling prints of our art for the first time, and offering discounts on our totes and print issues....
Africanist Press editor to embark on Solidarity Tour in Europe and Africa
The Point
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Dr. Bah plans to travel to several countries, including Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands, where he will meet with human rights organizations and policy leaders. During these meetings, he will address ongoing violations...
All Blue Badge holders in UK can use permit in new place after update
Birmingham Live
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July 25, 2025
All Blue Badge holders could take their permits abroad under a shake-up, according to the Labour Party government. The Department for Transport updated its advice, at the height of summer holiday season this week. The update from Labour confirms...
Why Boubacar Kamara's five-year deal is such an important piece of business for Aston Villa
The Athletic
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July 25, 2025
The photoshoot was completed before the Aston Villa squad travelled to the airport. Villa were mid-air, en route to their pre-season tour of the United States, when The Athletic broke the news at lunchtime on Thursday that Boubacar Kamara had...
Trump tells Europe to ‘get your act together’ on immigration before US-EU trade talks
The Guardian
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July 26, 2025
Intensive negotiations are continuing on Saturday between the EU and the US before a crunch meeting in Scotland between Donald Trump and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to avert a costly trade war. Trump spent the night at...
Pakistani passport ranked among least powerful globally
The Sentinel - Assam News
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Pakistan’s travel document remains classified among the ‘least powerful’ globally, granting visa-free access to merely 32 locations, while the passports from other Asian nations have emerged as the strongest worldwide, as reported by Dawn....
Verstappen, Red Bull embark on new F1 era
Manila Standard
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July 24, 2025
SPA-FRANCORCHAMS, Belgium — Max Verstappen and Red Bull seek a successful re-set of their season as they launch a new era at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, their first without Christian Horner in charge. As Formula One resumes after a...
Ukraine’s drug-fueled army: Steroids, synthetic drugs, and the new narco-state
Strategic Culture
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July 26, 2025
Ukrainian drug cartels grow richer and more powerful. Expanding production, they are finding new markets in Western Europe. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su I recently wrote about the possible cocaine use...
Drunk Monk owner talks beers, Wrexham AFC takeover and proving doubters wrong!
The Leader
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The Drunk Monk is tucked away in Overton Arcade on Wrexham High Street. Run by Kieran Irwin, his fiancée Dannii Rathbone and Kieran's brother Sean, the idea of starting the business was first discussed during the Covid-19 pandemic. By now, it has...
Saturday sport: Keenan's late try secures Lions victory over Australia
Breaking News from Ireland
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Rugby The Lions have recorded a series win over Australia down under. Despite being second best for much of the game, Hugo Keenan's late try handed the visitors a 29-26 victory in Melbourne. Dan Sheehan, Huw Jones and Tom Curry also went over for...
Max Verstappen responds to rumors of possibly meeting Mercedes boss Toto Wolff at Sardinia
Sportskeeda
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July 24, 2025
Max Verstappen has denied meeting Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff during his holiday in Sardinia. Speaking to onsite media ahead of the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix on Thursday, July 24, the Dutchman dismissed any talks regarding a potential move to...
‘More of a threat’: Norris sends Piastri warning as double-header set to define title race: Burning Qs
Fox Sports
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Just as Formula 1 drivers were leaning into their holidays, they’ve been called back to the racetrack. Belgium’s Ardennes forest is as far removed from, say, the sun-soaked seas of Sardinia as you could imagine. Rain is forecast throughout the...
Max Verstappen addresses secret Toto Wolff meeting in Sardinia
Planet F1
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July 25, 2025
Max Verstappen dismissed rumours that he met Toto Wolff during a holiday in Sardinia to discuss a potential switch to Mercedes as nothing more than a coincidence that they were at the same island. Reports emerged in the wake of Christian Horner’s...
Czech law marks final blow as communism fades from Europe’s political and legal landscape
ETGovernment
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July 26, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Czech Republic counterpart Petr Fiala during a bilateral meeting in January 2024In a landmark move, Czech President Petr Pavel recently signed into law an amendment to the nation’s criminal code that prohibits...
Freddie Highmore: ‘My Amazon Prime thriller doesn’t make the assassin impossibly perfect’
Metro
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July 26, 2025
Former child star Freddie Highmore now stars in a gripping Amazon Prime thriller (Picture: Stefan Bertin) ‘People still recognise me on the tube for roles I played 20 years ago. It’s kind of mad.’ One can only imagine what it would be like to be...