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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave role at end of month, Trump says

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Trump hails 'wall of steel' blocakade, says US will keep control of Strait of Hormuz

Countries in ‘armed conflict’ barred from hosting Eurovision

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Germany approves lifting curbs on spy agencies in security ‘revolution’

Latest news bulletin | August 12th, 2026 – Midday

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