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Men filmed climbing out of Brooklyn manholes. Police open investigation

Surveillance cameras caught several men emerging from sewer openings in Brooklyn over recent weeks, prompting online speculation and an official NYPD inquiry.

  • Several men were filmed emerging from Brooklyn manholes over recent weeks.
  • NYPD opened an investigation; no charges have been filed.
  • Urban exploration is considered the most plausible explanation by investigators.

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The US ambassador who pledged to defend NATO was born in Romania

The American diplomat who told the UN Security Council that the US would defend "every square inch of NATO territory" fled communist Romania and was granted political asylum in the United States.

  • He was born in Romania and fled the country during the communist regime.
  • He obtained political asylum in the US and rose to become ambassador to the UN Security Council.
  • He declared that the US would defend every square inch of NATO territory.

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Rail-equipped tunnel used to smuggle $45M in cocaine found on US-Mexico border

The 600-metre underground passage had electricity, ventilation and a rail system — and had already been used to move tens of millions of dollars worth of drugs.

  • A 600-metre tunnel with electricity, ventilation and a rail system was found on the US-Mexico border.
  • Cocaine worth over $45 million had been moved through the passage.
  • The tunnel's infrastructure points to an industrial-scale, long-running trafficking operation.

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Piketty calls for global income convergence by 2100

The French economist co-authors a Social Justice Report due Thursday, arguing all countries' incomes could reach the level of wealthy nations within this century.

  • Piketty co-authors a Social Justice Report to be published Thursday.
  • The proposal targets convergence of global incomes toward wealthy-country levels by 2100.
  • Concrete mechanisms for reaching that goal have not been publicly detailed.

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Rubio draws the line: no sanctions relief without Iran abandoning nuclear programme

The US secretary of state told a combative Congress that lifting sanctions was never offered in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Rubio rules out sanctions relief unless Iran fully abandons its nuclear programme.
  • Washington never offered to lift sanctions in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's supreme leader, was mentioned during the congressional hearing.

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Trump drops its anti-"weaponization" of justice fund

The fund, set up just months ago, had been fiercely condemned by critics as an opaque political slush fund.

  • Acting AG Todd Blanche announced the fund's dissolution on Tuesday.
  • Critics had denounced it as an opaque slush fund used for political ends.
  • No public justification was provided for the decision to shut it down.

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Poland to ban phones in schools. Tusk calls it a „civilizational problem"

Warsaw plans to remove mobile phones from classrooms for pupils aged 7 to 15, starting September 1. PM Tusk warns of near-universal addiction.

  • Poland will ban phones in schools for pupils aged 7–15, starting September 2026.
  • PM Tusk describes phone addiction as a "civilizational problem" affecting nearly everyone.
  • The package also includes stricter age-verification measures for online pornography access.

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Trump says Iran talks are ongoing despite Israeli offensive in Lebanon

The US president dismisses reports that Tehran broke off dialogue, but concedes the outcome remains unknown.

  • Trump claims US–Iran talks have not been interrupted, contradicting recent reports.
  • The US president admits no one knows where the negotiations are heading.
  • Tehran has not publicly confirmed the continuation of dialogue with Washington.

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