First Thing: Trump urged to end Iran escalation as US deaths and injuries rise
The Guardian •

First Thing: Trump urged to end Iran escalation as US deaths and injuries rise

Democrats have called for an end to the war’s resumption amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties. Plus: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham on finding stardom in her 50sGood morning. Democrats have seized on the killing of three US troops in Iranian strikes to urge Donald Trump to reverse his resumption of the war with Iran. Amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties, Chris Murphy, a Demo...

羽田空港 強盗未遂事件 1時間近く前から被害車両を尾行か

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ことし1月、羽田空港に隣接する駐車場で現金1億9000万円余りを運んでいた男性たちから現金を奪おうとしたとして、高校生を含む4人が逮捕された事件で、このうちの1人が事件の1時間近く前から、男性たちが乗った車を尾行していたとみられることが警視庁への取材で分かりました。

Hong Kong woman killed, 5 others injured in car crash in Japan’s Hokkaido

Hong Kong woman killed, 5 others injured in car crash in Japan’s Hokkaido

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A 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash in Japan on Monday, becoming the second such accident in Hokkaido prefecture to involve city residents in less than a week. Japanese news outlets reported that the incident took place at around 3.30pm (Japan Standard Time) on National Route 38 in Furano. A rental car carrying a family of four from Hong Kong cros...

米10日連続攻撃 イランはバーレーンの米関連施設を攻撃

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アメリカ軍が、10日連続となるイランへの攻撃を行ったのに対しイラン側は中東のバーレーンにあるアメリカ軍の拠点やアメリカのIT大手「アマゾン」のデータセンターを攻撃したと国営放送などが伝え、事態が収束する見通しは立っていません。

UK cuts VAT on energy bills ahead of prime minister's first cabinet meeting

UK cuts VAT on energy bills ahead of prime minister's first cabinet meeting

France 24 •

Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham kickstarted his programme to ease the cost of living for millions of Britons by planning to remove tax on household electricity bills. The VAT cut is meant to reassure the markets ahead of his first cabinet meeting, with the new prime minister saying it will be funded by the scrapping of his predecessor's digital ID scheme. FRANCE 24's Rochelle Ferguson-Bo...

Rescuers in Afghanistan search for missing and dead after flash floods destroy homes

Rescuers in Afghanistan search for missing and dead after flash floods destroy homes

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National disaster agency confirms ‘severe financial and human losses’ in eastern province of NuristanRescue crews in Afghanistan are searching for survivors and bodies among the rubble of houses destroyed by devastating flash floods that authorities said had killed nearly two dozen people and left more than 100 people missing.The Afghanistan national disaster management authority said on Tuesday ...

Protests in Italy after death of Moroccan man under police restraint

Protests in Italy after death of Moroccan man under police restraint

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Teargas and water cannon used on protesters after Abderrahim ⁠Fakir died pleading for help from policePolice have clashed with demonstrators during a protest in the Italian city of Bologna after a Moroccan-born man died pleading for help under police restraint.Human rights campaigners and Italy’s opposition parties have demanded urgent answers over the death on Sunday of Abderrahim ⁠Fakir, 42, who...

Protests in Italy after Moroccan man dies pleading for help from police

Protests in Italy after Moroccan man dies pleading for help from police

The Guardian •

Officers use teargas and water cannon on crowds in Bologna after death of Abderrahim ⁠Fakir under police restraintPolice have clashed with demonstrators during a protest in the Italian city of Bologna after a Moroccan-born man died pleading for help under police restraint.Human rights campaigners and Italy’s opposition parties have demanded urgent answers over the death on Sunday of Abderrahim ⁠Fa...

Morocco's Tangier hosts first edition of its photography festival

Morocco's Tangier hosts first edition of its photography festival

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Tangier, Morocco's iconic port city and gateway between Europe and North Africa, is hosting the first edition of the International photography festival "Photo Tangier". This year's theme is "The Call of the Open Sea". The event will span two and a half months, from the 17th June to the 31st August, transforming Tangier into an open air creative space in which private galleries, museums, and public...

気象庁3か月予報 8月は「高温傾向」猛暑日多くなる可能性も

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気象庁の長期予報によりますと、8月からの3か月は全国的に暖かい空気に覆われやすく、特に来月は東日本から沖縄・奄美にかけて平年よりも気温が高い見込みで「高温傾向」が予測されています。気象庁は平年と比べて猛暑日が多くなる可能性があるとして熱中症への対策を続けるよう呼びかけています。

IDF accused of working with settlers after latest deadly West Bank raid

IDF accused of working with settlers after latest deadly West Bank raid

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Residents of Deir Jarir say raids that killed two Palestinians late on Sunday are part of pattern of violenceEven by the brutal standards of militant settler violence in the West Bank, the raid on Deir Jarir late on Sunday night that killed two Palestinians and left another in hospital with a gunshot wound was extreme.Palestinians in the town said settlers from a nearby outpost arrived after 9pm o...

Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds

Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds

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Global hunger declined for the third year in a row in 2025 but experts call for action to bring down costs of fruit, vegetables and dairy as report shows 2.69bn people can’t afford to eat wellOne in three people cannot afford to eat a healthy diet, a new report has found, prompting calls for urgent action on food affordability.There are 2.69 billion people unable to afford a diverse diet that meet...

Latest news bulletin | July 21st, 2026 – Midday

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Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this July 21st, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Hong Kong retains 17th spot among top cities for students but high costs hurt

Hong Kong retains 17th spot among top cities for students but high costs hurt

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Hong Kong has retained its 17th place among the world’s top destinations for students, but British rankings firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has said that high living costs along with the steepest tuition fees in East Asia continue to deter international applicants. QS also identified limited international diversity and a persistent shortage of accommodation for students as key challenges for the ci...