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Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement
Tehran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait amid efforts to open strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversightMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesA new round of escalating strikes between Iran and the US has continued, further undermining the fragile interim peace agreement between the two countries, a...
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Eleven killed after plane carrying skydivers crashes in eastern France
The pilot and 10 passengers died in the incident, local officials said.
Two boys rescued from Venezuela earthquake rubble after days of being trapped
Rescuers spent six hours carefully digging to reach one of the boys, as many residents continue searching through the rubble by hand, still waiting for heavy machinery to arrive.
French skydiving plane crashes near Nancy, reportedly killing all 11 onboard
Five students and five instructors dead along with pilot after plane fell suddenly near aerodrome, says prefectA skydiving plane has crashed in north-eastern France, killing all 11 people onboard, according to the region’s prefect.The parachuting-school plane crashed near Nancy at 11am, said Yves Sé...
As America turns 250, a rare 1790 exchange between Washington and Bishop Carroll takes on new relevance
A 1790 letter from Bishop John Carroll to George Washington sought reassurance that Catholics would be equal citizens in the new American republic.
Good-faith lawsuit? LDS church in fight with podcaster over Mormon name
Church sues excommunicated member over Mormon Stories podcast but John Dehlin says name free for all to useTrademark changes and copyright infringement disputes take many forms. Dunkin’ Donuts changed its name to Dunkin’ because Donuts did not suggest the vigorous, on-the-go attitude the coffee comp...
Heat Starts to Break in Western Europe, as Central Europe Begins to Broil
After days of record temperatures in Western Europe, the extreme heat is easing there. Now, Central Europe is facing days of dangerous swelter.
More European nations brace for 40C-plus conditions as heatwave moves east
More than 191m people in Europe face temperatures over 35C, with extreme heat warnings from Germany to Hungary‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are braced for record temperatures of over 40C as a heatwav...
Temperature records tumble across Europe as heatwave moves east
More than 191m people in Europe face temperatures over 35C, with extreme heat warnings from Germany to Hungary‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are braced for record temperatures of over 40C as a heatwav...
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The curious case of the cremation ashes left at Newbury racecourse burger van
Urn with loving messages to ‘Gary Bonsor’ to be buried in local churchyard as efforts to find family draw a blankIt is a puzzling story with a still unsolved mystery at its heart: just who is the individual whose cremated remains were left on the counter of a burger van at Newbury racecourse?And why...
Anti-ICE organizers shift focus to defend democracy from Trump assault
Citizens in Minnesota using lessons learned from migrant crackdown to protect elections from president’s threatsWhen thousands of immigration agents flooded Minnesota earlier this year, a loose network of neighbors sprang into action. They fed each other. They got kids to and from school safely. The...
Foreign rescuers in Venezuela battle debris, scarcity of supplies and time.
Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’
The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump’s Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China.
Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID
Marco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in JanuaryThis week’s dual earthquakes in Venezuela are a test for the new era of American power in the western hemisphere, as the Trump administration scrambles to provide an effective disaster re...
Australian man charged with murder in Thailand after teenage girl’s body found in suitcase
Simon Peter Carman, 46, has denied the charges against himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian man has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl whose naked body was found in a suitcase in Thailand.Pattaya City police told the Guardian the man, identified as ...
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What Life Is Like in Dahiya Amid a Hezbollah-Israel Truce in Lebanon
Dahiya, a sprawling area and Hezbollah stronghold, is stirring back to life amid a tense truce with Israel. “This war has brought so much loss,” one resident said.
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In Idaho, the next generation of US nuclear reactors nears reality
At Idaho National Laboratory, Antares ran the first new-design US nuclear reactor in nearly 50 years
11 killed as civilian plane crashes near Nancy in eastern France
Plane crashed in Tomblaine after takeoff from Nancy-Essey Airport, French broadcaster BFM TV reported
Paul Hogan has reportedly called Pauline Hanson a ‘pelican’. Please explain?
Crocodile Dundee was held up by the One Nation leader as an exemplar of ‘Australian monoculture’. Hoges had other ideasGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn one swift rhetorical blow, Crocodile Dundee has disarmed Pauline Hanson’s latest attack on multiculturalism.But his wea...
China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower
The statement came a day after online images showed falling debris and plane parts. Another 13 were injured in the incident five miles from Communist Party headquarters.