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Messi, Mbappé and Kane headline Ballon d'Or shortlist, Vozinha named for Yashin award
Eight-time laureate Lionel Messi is in the 30-man shortlist for the 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or, with Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé among the favourites to succeed France's Ousmane Dembélé. Cape Verde's Vozinha has been shortlisted for the goalkeepers' Yashin Trophy after his heroics at the recent World Cup.
US Democrat urges House Speaker to sue Trump admin over triumphal arch, says Congress never approved funds
Meet Rachel Chen, 18, who won $100K for her breakthrough quantum math research using simple diagrams
Rachel Chen, an 18-year-old Los Angeles student, won $100,000 at the Regeneron Science Talent Search for expanding a 1997 mathematical idea involving Temperley-Lieb diagrams. Her research offers a visual way to describe complex quantum particle systems and spin representations, potentially helping researchers better understand connections between different quantum-mechanical states.
Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch III to retire amid Trump administration pressure on institution - US politics live
Bunch told the New York Times it was not Trump pressure on the organization that had led to his departure but acknowledged ‘stress’ of the roleSmithsonian chief to retire amid Trump attacks on museum independenceSign up for US Breaking News emailsFurther down the ballot in New Hampshire, the Democratic primary for Chris Pappas’s House seat has drawn eight candidates, with Stefany Shaheen – daughte...
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UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response
Britain's foreign secretary accuses settlers of carrying out the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, as Israel responds by shutting the UK consulate in East Jerusalem.
Leaders ‘lied’ about New York’s 9/11 toxic air, Mayor Mamdani says
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air toxicity after 9/11. The release comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks that killed 2,977 people in the United States, mostly in the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York. In the years since, more than 9,400 have ...
New York leaders ‘lied’ about toxic air after 9/11, Mayor Zohran Mamdani says
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air toxicity after September 11. The release comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks in 2001 that killed 2,977 people, in the US, mostly in the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York. More than 9,400 have died from illnesses linked to thei...
UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998
High yields threaten to wipe out at least half of the £24bn headroom John Healey was expecting to have for his budgetThe UK government was forced to pay the highest interest rate for a 30-year bond since 1998 on Tuesday, underlining the fiscal challenges facing the chancellor, John Healey.Echoing the global bond market sell-off that has driven up yields, or interest rates, on government borrowing ...
Renoir paintings worth $10.5 million missing after museum heist
A pre-dawn break-in at the Renoir Museum in southern France saw thieves seize four paintings
More than 600 UK flights cancelled after air traffic control ‘technical issue’ – business live
National Air Traffic Services apologise for technical issue disrupting departures today, which Flightradar24 say has caused hundreds of cancellationsAir traffic control issue causes flight delays and disruption across UKGas prices are rising this morning, putting pressure on European countries who need to stock up their storage levels before the winter.The month-ahead UK gas price is up around 1% ...
Smithsonian Institution secretary to retire amid Trump attacks on museum independence
‘I have to be honest, it has been stressful,’ Lonnie Bunch III saysThe Smithsonian Institution’s secretary, Lonnie Bunch III, will retire at the end of the year amid Donald Trump’s attacks on the museum’s content and independence.Bunch, who was appointed in 2019 as the first African American to lead the museums, cited personal reasons for departing, while acknowledging the pressure that the presid...
Yemen’s war is back: A new battle for Sanaa and the Red Sea
This phase of the war could be the start of another protracted conflict rather than a decisive campaign, say analysts.
In 1973, Montana released a gall fly to control spotted knapweed; decades later...
Controlling invasive spotted knapweed biologically has initiated an unexpected ecological chain reaction. Gall flies, introduced as a control measure, have turned into a vital winter food source for deer mice, causing a surge in their populations and an uptick in hantavirus spread. Areas dense with knapweed report more infected mice than those with native grasslands.
US federal court says no constitutional right to clean water in Mississippi case
Appeals court dismisses lawsuit from Jackson residents claiming that tainted drinking water violated their rights A US appellate court has decided that the federal constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water.That legal opinion came in the form of a decision on Friday from the fifth circuit court of appeals to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit from several Jackson, Missi...
Glastonbury tickets break £400 for first time as on-sale date is announced
Tickets set to cost £408 at return for Somerset festival after a fallow year, a jump from £378.50 in 2025After a fallow year in 2026, Glastonbury festival fans can start to get excited – and nervous – about tickets for 2027’s event going on sale.The price breaks £400 for the first time, at £408 including a £5 booking fee, a rise from the 2025 cost of £378.50. The usual scramble to acquire them – w...
Photos: Palestinians rebuild Gaza’s ruins with mud bricks, scrap
Over 90 percent of Gaza lies in ruins, forcing thousands to rebuild homes with limited resources like mud and rubble.
Nicaragua urges ICJ to reject Germany’s bid to throw out Gaza genocide case
Nicaragua maintains that German arms exports to Israel facilitated Gaza genocide as Germany's tries to halt the case.
She bought a Maine island to stop clear-cutting; 90 years after Audubon opened its first camp there
Hog Island Audubon Camp marks an impressive ninety years of promoting environmental education and research. Located in Maine, this island was rescued from deforestation by environmentalists Millicent Todd Bingham and Mabel Loomis Todd. The camp is also the birthplace of Project Puffin, which successfully revitalized seabird numbers. Today, it remains a vital training ground for future scientists, ...
US won’t join UK ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will ‘obviously not’ follow the UK in sanctioning illegal Israeli settlements
Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster
At least 30 men, women and children drowned when their dinghy capsized on 24 November 2021.
Iceland summons U.S. ambassador over Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ map post
On Monday, Trump posted an image with a map of North America, showing countries like Canada, Greenland and Iceland coloured in with the American flag.
Victims of deadly Amazon cargo plane crash identified, as two more remain critical
The victims, employees of an aircraft cleaning company, were in a van when the plane crashed into itAt least five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airportOfficials in Florida on Tuesday identified the five people killed in Saturday’s Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami international airport – and said two more remained hospitalized in critical condition.At a morning news conference, th...
UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?
Air traffic control issue affecting airports across UK on Tuesday has been resolved but disruption could continue into WednesdayFlight disruption across UK continues after air traffic control technical issueBusiness live – latest updatesAirports across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham and all those in London were hit by problems at air traffic control on Tuesday.The technical issue at arose...
Trump renames places and poses as superhero in bizarre social media blitz
Trump passed the long weekend posting a torrent of memes and musings on his Truth Social platformThe long weekend may have proved too long for Donald Trump, who passed the time by musing about annexing other countries, unilaterally renaming places he’s not allowed to rename and turning himself into a superhero.Amid the torrent of memes and posts by the president on his Truth Social platform over t...
‘A bit too late, but important’: UK bans goods from Israeli settlements
The UK has announced a ban on the import of all goods produced by illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
A wind-fueled wildfire forces hundreds from homes in Turkey as firefighters battle flames
Firefighters in Turkey are battling a large wildfire in Antalya's coastal province
US targets Iran’s airlines with sweeping new sanctions
The US on Tuesday issued 36 fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector and other companies as part of a broad push to escalate economic pressure on Tehran as the war in the Middle East entered a seventh month. The US Treasury Department said the action was aimed at grounding Iran’s Mahan Air, already sanctioned by the US and the European Union, and all other Iranian airlines. T...
Putin assures Trump that Moscow doesn’t have aggressive plans toward Europe, Kremlin says
A Kremlin official says Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump by phone that Moscow doesn’t harbor aggressive intentions toward Europe
Israeli strikes devastate homes, displace families across Gaza
Israeli strikes hit several areas across Gaza, destroying homes in Khan Younis and sending thick smoke over Bureij camp.