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Nuclear War Could End the World, but What if It’s All in Our Heads?

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Nuclear war has returned to the realm of dinner table conversation, weighing on the minds of the public more than it has in a generation.

It’s not just “Oppenheimer’s” big haul at the box office: Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s officials have made nuclear threats. Russia has also suspended its participation in a nuclear arms control treaty with the United States. North Korea has launched demonstrative missiles. The United States, which is modernizing its nuclear weapons, shot down

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Rishi Sunak could get mobbed (and bag a trade deal) when he heads to India – POLITICO

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LONDON — Rishi Sunak might struggle to set pulses racing at home. But Downing Street hopes for a different story when the U.K. prime minister visits India next month.

His ascent has already been hailed by the country’s press. “Indian son rises over the empire” read a headline by major broadcaster NDTV as Sunak entered Downing Street last year. The Times of India ran a piece on the shift

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Zelenskyy urges cool heads as Poland lashes out at Ukraine in gratitude spat – POLITICO

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stepped in to call for restraint late Tuesday in an effort to end an escalating diplomatic spat with Ukrainian ally Poland.

Earlier on Tuesday, Kyiv had summoned Warsaw’s envoy after a senior Polish official suggested Ukraine should be more grateful for the support it has been receiving from Poland since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion last year.

“We greatly appreciate the historical support of

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Tesla’s NDA breach claim against Rivian employees heads to trial

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Almost a dozen former Tesla Inc. employees who left to work Rivian Automotive Inc. can’t avoid a trial over claims in a trade secrets suit that they breached Tesla confidentiality agreements before they joined its upstart rival.

A state court judge on Wednesday tentatively denied the employees’ request for a summary adjudication ruling — which would have dismissed Tesla’s claim that they had signed agreements and other contracts that forbade them from stealing proprietary information and disclosing it to competitors.

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Pope Francis Heads to Portugal for Catholic Church’s Youth Day

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Pope Francis, deep into his 80s, slowed by illness and aware that his window for bringing lasting change to the Roman Catholic Church is closing, is scheduled to arrive in Portugal on Wednesday for a weeklong meeting of the world’s young Catholics, in whose hands will rest the ultimate success of his vision for a more pastoral and inclusive faith.

“In Lisbon, I would like to see a seed for the world’s future,” Francis, 86, said in video remarks to

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Pope heads to Portugal as country grapples with clergy sexual abuse – EURACTIV.com

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Pope Francis arrives in Lisbon on Wednesday (2 August) for a global gathering of young Catholics taking place in the shadow of Portugal’s huge clergy sexual abuse scandal and criticism of soaring costs for the event.

Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world have descended on Lisbon to welcome Francis, who is due to land at Lisbon’s military air base at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT).

World Youth Day was devised by the late Pope John Paul for

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Make-up free Salma Hayek turns heads in bright bikini as she sips beer with ‘dive master’ | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

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Salma Hayak has turned heads for all the right reasons thanks to her bright swimwear, while enjoying a boat trip alongside friend and scuba instructor Marina Engel.

The 56-year-old actress sported a tiny yellow bikini, which she almost spilt out of whilst taking the shot.

Captioning the image that she shared with her 25.9 Instagram million followers, she wrote: “Hanging out with my favourite dive master @martina_scubadiving_instructor.”

She ended the message with an image of a snorkel and mask, and

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Lady Louise Windsor, 19, is pictured behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Polo as she heads to carriage trials

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Independent lady! Louise Windsor, 19, gets behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Polo for a solo drive as she heads to carriage trials

By Bridie Pearson-jones For Mailonline

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Lady Louise Windsor was spotted behind the wheel of a car today as she headed for carriage ride in Windsor.

The 19-year-old daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh is a keen equestrian like her late grandfather Prince Philip has competed

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As King Charles heads to Balmoral next weekend, REBECCA ENGLISH reveals the bittersweet secrets of the first summer at the Scottish castle without the late Queen

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At first glance it could be any group of well-to-do friends enjoying a jolly dinner on holiday. A long, solid, varnished pine table, plain glasses, plastic pepper and salt pots, with plenty of candles to add atmosphere.

If the coffee flasks are anything to go by, proceedings are coming to an end in the wood-walled cabin. The host in a blue sweatshirt cradles two bottles of whisky, offering a wee dram to others round the table.

These never-before-seen pictures show

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