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Romania's former president Ion Iliescu, who died aged 95 on Tuesday, was long hailed as Romania's "little father" but faced charges over his role in the eastern European nation's chaotic transition from communism to democracy.
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- US House panel subpoenas Clintons in Epstein probe
- Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread bleaching on record
- Trump signals tariffs on pharma, chips as trade war widens
- Kyiv buries soldier's wife and daughters killed in Russian attack

Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine killed six people, including a mechanic at a railway station, and wounded at least a dozen people, authorities said Tuesday.
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United Nations special rapporteurs called Tuesday for the Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be immediately dismantled, saying aid was being "exploited for covert military and geopolitical agendas".
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Premier League sides Manchester United and Newcastle have both placed competing bids for in-demand RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, German tabloid Bild reported Tuesday.
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Bundesliga 2 side Fortuna Duesseldorf has pulled out of signing Israel striker Shon Weissman in response to fan anger about his social media posts on the Gaza war, German tabloid Bild reported Tuesday.
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Politics

Global stock markets rose Tuesday as investors grew increasingly confident that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.
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Switzerland's president and economy minister were due to fly to Washington on Tuesday in a last-minute push to stop steep new tariffs that have blindsided the Alpine country.
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Economy

New car sales in Germany posted a big rise in July, official data showed Tuesday, but analysts warned against sounding the all-clear for Europe's top auto market.
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Rescue teams deployed Tuesday to India's Himalayan region after flash floods tore down a mountain valley, appearing to wipe away much of a town, where at least four people were killed.
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- UN starts new bid to forge plastics treaty amid 'global crisis'
- Far-right German MP's ex-aide on trial for spying for China
- China to offer free pre-school education from autumn
- Former Arsenal player Partey granted bail on rape charges
- Oil giant BP surprises with better than expected earnings
- India's top court to hear Kashmir statehood plea
- UK-France migrant returns deal takes effect
- Japan sets record temperature of 41.8C