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Gaza families hold mass funeral for 100 people recovered from rubble in Zeitoun neighbourhood.
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Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law
Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked to categorically rule o...
Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform breached electoral law
Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked to categorically rule o...
Banking on the dollar: How Iran keeps $9bn flowing through US banks despite sanctions
Germany's satellite rocket marks first successful launch from continental Europe
German company Isar Aerospace has placed its Spectrum rocket in low Earth orbit at the second attempt, becoming the first European firm to do so with its own launcher and hitting the first milestone of ESA's European Launcher Challenge.
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Germany launches rocket to carry satellites to orbit in first success in continental Europe
German firm Isar Aerospace has placed its Spectrum rocket into low Earth orbit on its second attempt, becoming the first European company to do so with its own launcher and hitting the first milestone in ESA's European Launcher Challenge.
Zelensky warns Ukraine war is likely to continue into winter after US talks
War with Russia “at the moment” looked likely to continue into winter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, after talks with US envoys visiting Kyiv. US envoy Steve Witkoff and Zelensky both gave upbeat assessments of the talks but neither announced any breakthroughs on ending the war with Russia. Witkoff, who is US President Donald Trump’s business ally, and Jared Kushner, Trump...
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin in Moscow
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Their trip follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, seeking to revive peace talks during escalating aerial attacks by both sides. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky s...
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks to Putin in Moscow
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Their trip follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, seeking to revive peace talks during escalating aerial attacks by both sides. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky s...
China will never allow any country in this world to achieve AI dominance: Victor Gao
China will thwart US ambitions for global artificial intelligence (AI) dominance, the vice-president of the Centre for China and Globalisation has said, while warning that Washington’s military-focused strategy was pushing towards “AI for evil”. Addressing the Penang Peace Dialogue in Malaysia on Sunday, Victor Gao said the US was “weaponising and militarising AI”, and integrating the technology i...
‘There are trade-offs’: how Hong Kong patients can use telemedicine wisely
In the fourth instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on Hong Kong’s growing wellness trends, Lo Hoi-ying examines how telehealth is reshaping access to care, as practitioners warn it cannot fully replace in-person diagnosis. Hong Kong housewife Chan Ket-yee, nearly 60, has battled severe eczema on her neck and underarms for decades. Splitting her time between the United Kingdom a...
60 years on, Ken Kesey’s psychedelic Furthur bus returns to San Francisco for restoration
Ken Kesey’s psychedelic “Furthur” bus has returned to San Francisco after decades and is now the centrepiece of a new Grateful Dead exhibition. The bus was used by Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters during their 1964 cross-country journey, which helped spread the emerging psychedelic counterculture. The exhibition also features Jerry Garcia’s BMW and will launch an effort to restore the now-di...
Berlin planning 'protective shield' to defend against sabotage, report says
The new plan would see the creation of a "Cyberdome," a network of digital sensors that would help seek out and intercept hacking attempts, Bild reported.
Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Ukraine after Putin talks in push for peace
After meeting Putin, Trump's envoys are expected to discuss a proposal to end the war in Ukraine.
US, Iran engaged in tanker war: Where is the months-long conflict headed?
The US and Iran attack tankers in Strait of Hormuz, as the two sides try to exert control over the strategic waterway.
Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister
Business secretary says masked anti-immigration protest was ‘not something we would want’ on British streetsA cabinet minister has condemned the blocking of Dover roads by dozens of masked and black-clad people on Saturday.Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said that although peaceful protest was an “essential part of British life”, this differed from “dressing up in costumes like this and...
US envoys arrive in Ukraine for talks after meeting Putin in Russia
It is the first trip by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's top negotiators, to Kyiv.
Palestinians in Gaza bury remains of 100 people recovered from rubble
The remains of thousands more people are believed to be buried under destroyed and damaged buildings in Gaza.
At least 25 dead in bus crash in Cape Verde's Fogo Island, officials and media say
At least 25 people were killed in a traffic accident in the African island nation of Cape Verde, local media and officials said Sunday
Seven killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Seven people, including two women, have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry has said.
Four killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Four people, including two women, have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry has said.
Hong Kong to propel belt and road market expansion, finance chief says
Hong Kong will step up support for belt and road enterprises seeking to expand into new markets and tap regional growth, reinforcing its role as a pivotal business hub and platform for deeper exchanges, the city’s financial chief has said. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Paul Chan Mo-po also pointed to strong growth in emerging markets and developing economies in recent years, citing International M...
Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister
Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugeeLabour has accused Reform’s Zia Yusuf of “straightforward racism” after he suggested the party’s frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection was not British.Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and the leader of Camden counc...
Chinese food vendor sparks ‘camera bullying’ debate after vloggers portray her as ‘evil granny’
A 92-year-old snack vendor from southwestern China has sparked a debate over online exploitation after vloggers deliberately provoked her to produce sensational videos presenting her as an “evil granny.” This case mirrors a similar “camera bullying” incident last November, where tourists filmed an elderly woman from the Yi ethnic group in traditional clothing on a train, despite her apparent disco...
93-year-old Cleveland bridge closes after analysis finds severe floor-beam deterioration
A Cleveland bridge that opened in 1933 has been closed until further notice after new analysis found more extensive deterioration in its floor beams. The closure comes as the Ohio Department of Transportation was preparing a major rehabilitation project, with construction tentatively planned for 2028. Officials said the decision was made for public safety.