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There have been intense exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and armed Palestinian militants in Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military began what appears to be one of its most extensive operations in the territory in years with drone strikes early on Monday. Nine Palestinians have been killed and 100 […]
American veteran Venus Williams says a dramatic fall that ruined her hopes of a notable Wimbledon win was “painful” and has left her “in shock”. Williams, 43, slipped early in the first-round match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, leading to fears she might have to retire injured. The five-time champion did continue and pushed Svitolina before […]
Vietnam has banned the upcoming Barbie film over a scene featuring a map depicting contested Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. Vietnam is among a number of countries that contest China’s claim to almost all of the South China Sea. The film about the famous doll, which has already taken over social media, […]
Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court has voted 5-2 to bar ex-president Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years. Bolsonaro was found guilty of abusing his power ahead of last year’s presidential poll. He had been accused of undermining Brazilian democracy by falsely claiming that the electronic ballots used were vulnerable to hacking and fraud. […]
Australia has become the first country in the world to legalise the use of psychedelics to treat some mental health conditions. Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA to those suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and magic mushrooms for some types of depression. The controversial move has been hailed as a game-changer by many scientists and mental […]
Crisis-hit Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over $3bn (£2.4bn) of funding. The deal, which still needs to be approved by the global lender’s board, comes after an eight-month delay. The South Asian nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1947. To help secure […]
Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 should consider further restrictions on car development to stop teams building long periods of domination. He said teams with superior cars can start work on their next design earlier than rivals as they need to spend less resources on the current season. “If everyone had a time [to start on […]
The muted, panicked voice came through the phone of a friend who croaked she was very confidentially warning Cassandra and advising her. Yours truly was immediately panic infected. With deep emphasis and concern the friend took her time to advise that Cass withdraws all money from banks. Cass was for once glad she was poor […]
Human remains are believed to have been found within the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, were unloaded in St John’s, Canada, on Wednesday. Officials say the sub’s landing frame and a rear cover were found among the […]
At least 77 people have been arrested in France during a second night of unrest triggered by the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old driver by police. The teenager, named as Nahel M, was shot at point-blank range as he refused a traffic stop and drove away. Videos shared on social media showed cars being set […]
Human remains are believed to have been found within the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, were unloaded in St John’s, Canada, on Wednesday. Officials say the sub’s landing frame and a rear cover were found among the […]
South Koreans have become a year or two younger as a new law aligns the nation’s two traditional age-counting methods with international standards. The law scraps one traditional system that deemed South Koreans one year old at birth, counting time in the womb. Another counted everyone as ageing by a year every first day of […]
BBC reported that the leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander Lukashenko announced, claiming credit for arranging his exile. Prigozhin’s whereabouts had been a myste...
Leaders of India’s governing party have criticised former US President Barack Obama for his recent remarks on Muslims in the country. Mr Obama said in an interview last week that India may “start pulling apart” if the rights of minorities weren’t protected. He was responding to a question on how President Joe Biden should engage […]
More people are injecting illegal drugs than previously thought, says a United Nations report on worldwide drug use. In all, 13.2 million people injected drugs in 2021, 18% more than previously estimated, said the Vienna-based UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Synthetic substances such as fentanyl and methamphetamine now dominate the illegal drug markets, […]
The boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, says he has seized “all military facilities” in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. The announcement comes hours after he threatened to topple Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. President Vladimir Putin said this was “a stab in the back” and pledged to punish those who had “betrayed” Russia. [...
Police in France and Belgium say they have arrested 19 members of gangs who sent people fake court summonses that accused them of viewing images of children being sexually abused. People who received the messages were threatened with prosecution and tricked into paying thousands of dollars in supposed fines. Police say the scam had been […]
A Russian diplomat has been squatting near Australia’s parliament in a row over the site where Russia wants to build its new embassy. The lone protest follows Australia’s decision last week to tear up the lease – granted in 2008 – citing national security grounds. Russia says it will challenge the move in the High […]
More than 30 migrants may have drowned after their boat sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, two charities have said. Walking Borders and Alarm Phone said the boat was carrying around 60 people. Spanish authorities said rescue workers found the bodies of a minor and a man, and rescued 24 other people […]
BBC reported that a German woman who joined the Islamic State (IS) group has been jailed for nine years for crimes including keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave. The defendant was also found guilty of crimes against humanity and membership of a foreign terrorist organisation. A court in the western city of Koblenz said […]
Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan will join Barcelona on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of this month. Gundogan, 32, was offered a new contact by City but is thought to have negotiated a more lucrative three-year deal with the Spanish champions. City boss Pep Guardiola was keen to keep Gundogan, […]
Thirty-seven people have been injured, four of them seriously, after a large explosion in central Paris. The blast took place in a building that housed a design school and the Catholic education system headquarters in Rue Saint-Jacques, in the fifth arrondissement of the French capital. Emergency workers are searching through the wreckage of the building, […]
BBC reported that at least 41 people have been killed in a riot at a women’s prison in Honduras on Tuesday. It is understood that a fight broke out between rival gangs, after which one gang set a cell alight. Officials say the fire caused the majority of the deaths but some of the victims […]
At least 41 people have been killed in a riot at a women’s prison in Honduras on Tuesday. It is understood that a fight broke out between rival gangs, after which one gang set a cell alight. Officials say the fire caused the majority of the deaths but some of the victims were shot. The […]
Australia somehow prevailed in one of the all-time great Ashes Tests to beat England by two wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the series. On an unbearably tense final day of another Edgbaston classic, ninth-wicket pair Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon added an unbroken 55 to defy the raucous crowd and get Australia to […]
The US and China have pledged to stabilise their tense relationship following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s two-day visit to Beijing. Mr Blinken met China’s President Xi Jinping for talks on Monday, restarting high-level communications between the rival superpowers. Mr Xi said they had made progress, while Mr Blinken indicated that both sides were […]
The US and China have pledged to stabilise their tense relationship following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s two-day visit to Beijing. Blinken met China’s President Xi Jinping for talks on Monday, restarting high-level communications between the rival superpowers. Xi said they had made progress, while Blinken indicated that both sides were open to further […]
A massive search and rescue operation is under way in the mid Atlantic after a tourist submarine went missing during a dive to Titanic’s wreck on Sunday. Contact with the small sub was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive, the US Coast Guard said. Tour firm OceanGate said all options were […]
Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating dozens of deaths that some have attributed to a heatwave. Between Thursday and Saturday, 54 deaths were reported in Ballia district, around 274km (170 miles) from state capital Lucknow. A district health official who said heat could be a cause was transferred, sparking a […]
Rory McIlroy’s nine-year wait for a fifth major win goes on after he was beaten by one shot by American Wyndham Clark at the US Open in Los Angeles. Clark, 29, carded a level-par 70 to claim his first major on 10 under and the $3.6m (£2.8m) winner’s cheque. (BBC Sports)