Sunday, August 17, 2025

Resignation and betrayal: What handing Donbas to Putin would mean for Ukraine

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to urge Ukraine to surrender the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as part of negotiations over an end to the war.

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Trump posted a photo of me sitting by my tent - then a bulldozer arrived

DC's largest homeless encampment was destroyed after the president called for a crackdown. What happened to its residents?

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Saturday, August 16, 2025

Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal as heatwave continues

Thousands of firefighters have been battling huge blazes in Spain and Portugal on Saturday.

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Erin rapidly intensifies to category five hurricane

The "extremely powerful" storm "explosively deepened and intensified" overnight, say forecasters

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Macron condemns 'act of hatred' after tree memorial for murdered Jew is cut down

The French president said the felling of the tree honouring Ilan Halimi was "an attempt to kill him a second time".

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Friday, August 15, 2025

One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails

Local media report crash at railway crossing in southern Jutland involved lorry transporting farm waste.

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Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot

The French national is accused of working "on behalf of the French intelligence service" in Mali.

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Watch: Moment Trump and Putin meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks

This is the moment Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin exchange handshakes as they meet for a summit in Alaska.

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'Our children are dying': Rare footage shows plight of civilians in besieged Sudan city

Parents are struggling to feed their children in war-hit Sudan's Darfur region.

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

'It's coming home' - the undignified row over the body of Zambia's ex-president

Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Three Colombian soldiers killed in drone attack

Drones are being increasingly used by illegal armed groups to attack Colombia's security forces.

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Aerial footage shows aftermath of massive train derailment in Texas

Video shows mangled train cars piled on top of each other on the tracks, as emergency crews attended the scene

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Inside Australia's billion-dollar bid to take on China's rare earth dominance

Recent moves by Beijing have got businesses worried - and Australia is looking to offer an alternative.

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US announces criminal charges against Haitian gang leader Barbecue

He heads the group Viv Ansanm, which controls much of Haiti's capital and is accused of multiple murders, kidnappings and attacks on infrastructure.

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Watch: Europe's wildfires seen from above

Aerial video shows the extent of devastation caused by wildfires in a number of European countries.

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Zelensky rules out ceding Donbas region as Russians make fresh advance

The Ukrainian leader was speaking ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.

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Monday, August 11, 2025

Zelensky could still attend Trump-Putin meeting, but rest of Europe is shut out

As things stand, there are no invites for the country being invaded, nor the continent it sits in, writes James Waterhouse.

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China rams own warship while chasing Philippine vessel

The crash in the disputed Scarborough Shoal rendered a Chinese warship "unseaworthy", Manila said.

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Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC and pledges crime crackdown

The president also takes control of the city's police force, as the mayor rejects his claims of a crime wave.

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Sunday, August 10, 2025

Jubilant scenes but bumpy road ahead in post-Hasina Bangladesh

Bangladesh marked a year since Sheikh Hasina fled with promises of renewal, but little mention of its problems.

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Saturday, August 9, 2025

Putin gives Trump envoy award for CIA official's son killed fighting in Ukraine

Michael Gloss, 21, who was killed in Ukraine last year, was the son of Juliane Gallina, a CIA deputy director,

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Putin gives Trump envoy award for CIA official's son killed fighting in Ukraine

Michael Gloss, 21, who was killed in Ukraine last year, was the son of Juliane Gallina, a CIA deputy director,

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Teenager arrested after three shot in New York City's Times Square

An 18-year-old woman grazed by a bullet in the neck was among the injured as gunfire rang out.

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Friday, August 8, 2025

Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki are safe to live in today

BBC science reporter Esme Stallard explains why the radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings is undetectable.

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Mushroom murderer tried to kill husband with pasta, cookies and curry, court was told

One alleged attempt left Simon Patterson in a coma, with his family twice told to say their goodbyes.

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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Six dead in Kenya medical small plane crash, official says

The plane lost signal just three minutes after take off according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.

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United Airlines passengers in US delayed after tech glitch halts flights

The company said late on Wednesday that its flights were no longer grounded, but that disruption was ongoing.

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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Russian attacks on Ukraine double since Trump inauguration

Missile and drone attacks on Ukraine are now at their highest, despite Trump's promise to end the war.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

How a Texas showdown could reshape Congress - and Trump's presidency

A dramatic redistricting fight could spread to other states before next year's crucial midterm elections.

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Monday, August 4, 2025

Irish missionary and child, 3, among nine kidnapped from Haiti orphanage

Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child were taken in the middle of the night in a "planned act", officials say.

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Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump

The redistricting would create five new Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives.

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Sunday, August 3, 2025

Hackers, secret cables and security fears: The explosive fight over the UK's new Chinese embassy

It will be the biggest embassy in Europe, if approved. But its opponents fear it brings with it certain risks and dangers

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Ukraine officials held in military drone corruption probe

The arrests come just two days after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies had their independence restored.

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Leaders condemn videos of emaciated hostages as Red Cross calls for access

Hamas said it would allow Red Cross access if humanitarian aid corridors were opened into Gaza.

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Saturday, August 2, 2025

The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved, until now

The mystery of a dead platypus, a Nazi submarine and a 45-day voyage has long remained unsolved - until now.

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Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop

The move comes as a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked fears about tariffs.

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Friday, August 1, 2025

Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price

The US president considers it a win - but if this all triggers a foundational realignment, the results may not break in his favour

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