Day: June 26, 2025
Voices: ‘We haven’t learned anything’: Readers despair over UK’s Covid response in 2025
Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers
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Who is Zohran Mamdani? State lawmaker seeks to become NYC’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor
Zohran Mamdani had been a state lawmaker unknown even to most New Yorkers before announcing his run for mayor
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Trump will look at giving Ukraine more Patriot missiles as he calls on Putin to end war
President doesn’t rule out more defense aid for Kyiv and voices frustration with Russian leader at end of NATO summit
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Asian shares are mixed as markets take a breather after recent volatility
Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks hung near their all-time high as financial markets caught their breath following recent bouts of volatility
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Trump brands Zohran Mamdani a ‘100% communist lunatic’ backed by ‘dummies’ who has a ‘grating’ voice
Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and state lawmaker, won New York City’s Democratic primary on Tuesday and now faces reelection bid from current mayor Eric Adams, who will run as an independent
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Wealthy Wall Street recluse claims he was duped by Harvard fellow into funding weapons for alleged coup in South Sudan
Financier Robert Granieri was allegedly duped into handing over millions to fund the purported attempt to topple the South Sudanese government
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Trump admin officials release ‘new intelligence’ claiming Iran’s nuclear program set back ‘years’
CIA Director John Ratcliffe says the bombed Iranian nuclear facilities ‘would have to be rebuilt over the course of years’
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Zohran Mamdani pledges to combat bigotry if elected NYC Mayor after MAGA spirals into ugly Islamophobia
“We will root out bigotry across the five boroughs,” Mamdani said
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RFK’s vaccine panel to spend days discussing and voting on an ingredient we barely use anymore
The vaccine advisory panel will vote on whether to ban a preservative called thimerosal
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Are you owed Fortnite settlement money? Here’s how to check
Distributions from settlements are nearing $200 million, regulators announced
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