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Two injured after train derails in southeast England, emergency services say
The ambulance service said there were around 150 passengers on board the train which departed from London Victoria station and veered off the tracks shortly before 4:00 pm local time.
US sends new aircraft carrier to Mideast amid concerns over USS Abraham Lincoln
The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading towards the Middle East, according to Navy statements and open source information on the ship’s movements. This comes as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose long deployment to the Middle East in support of the Iran war includes a record-setting uninterrupted time at ...
Vietnam discovers more than a tonne of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa
Most trade in ivory from elephants and other endangered animals is banned by international agreement under CITES, a treaty to which almost all UN member countries are parties.
U.K. records hottest day of 2026 as western Europe heats up again
The Met Office said the temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius (100.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in west London was a tenth of a degree higher than the previous record set June 28.
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Four taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires
Grassfire covering about 16 hectares near golf course in Stourbridge was one of several large blazes in regionFour people have been taken to hospital and several homes damaged as fires tore through residential neighbourhoods in the West Midlands.A 16-hectare (40-acre) grassfire near a golf course in Stourbridge was one of several significant fires in the region on Thursday – the UK’s hottest day o...
Who will replace Karoline Leavitt as the next White House press secretary?
Karoline Leavitt’s abrupt departure has sparked a tough race inside Trump’s circle for the prominent positionKaroline Leavitt’s surprise resignation as the White House press secretary is set to trigger a sharp-elbowed race inside Donald Trump’s world for one of the most prominent positions in the Trump administration.Several names have circulated since the US president announced that Leavitt would...
Who will be the next White House press secretary after Karoline Leavitt’s exit?
Karoline Leavitt’s abrupt departure has sparked a tough race inside Trump’s circle for the prominent positionKaroline Leavitt’s surprise resignation as the White House press secretary is set to trigger a sharp-elbowed race inside Donald Trump’s world for one of the most prominent positions in the Trump administration.Several names have circulated since the US president announced that Leavitt would...
Who will be the next White House press secretary?
Karoline Leavitt’s abrupt departure has sparked a tough race inside Trump’s circle for the prominent positionKaroline Leavitt’s surprise resignation as the White House press secretary is set to trigger a sharp-elbowed race inside Donald Trump’s world for one of the most prominent positions in the Trump administration.Several names have circulated since the US president announced that Leavitt would...
Sudan army says RSF advance on key town bordering Ethiopia
Military and government sources say the paramilitary RSF and allies advance into town of Kurmuk in Blue Nile state.
U.S. says Canada among China’s ‘biggest enablers’ in avoiding Trump tariffs
A new White House report released Thursday accuses China of routing their exports through third countries with more favourable U.S. tariff rates or avoid them altogether.
Passenger train derails, injuring several in southern England
A passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex, England, injuring at least 11 people, and two of them seriously.
Israeli forces order families to evacuate homes in Qusra
Israeli forces have ordered Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank to evacuate their homes in Qusra
Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa
Vietnamese authorities have seized a large shipment of ivory illegally shipped from Africa
Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM
Donald Tusk says it is first time ‘someone on the order of Russia’ has sought to attack US citizen in Nato countryA Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister has said.Donald Tusk said it was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” had sought to attack a US citizen on the territory of ano...
Kennedy Centre board votes to put Trump’s name on the building – again
The Kennedy Centre board voted on Thursday to add US President Donald Trump’s name to the facade of the performing arts venue and move forward with a two-year closure, according to congresswoman Joyce Beatty, a trustee through her position in Congress, and her lawyers. A representative for the Kennedy Centre did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The moves set up a test of US Distri...
Colombia earthquake: Hospitals adapt to save lives amid widespread damage
Earthquake damages Cali's hospitals, forcing medical staff to prioritize critical patients as rescue teams work nonstop.
Donald Trump empowers US private companies to conduct cyber-attacks
President signed memorandum giving private sector a role in fighting ‘transnational criminal organizations’Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that aims to give private companies the power to carry out offensive cyber-attacks against foreign criminal entities.The president signed a national security presidential memorandum directing his administration to “leverage the capability and innovati...
Donald Trump deputizes US private companies to conduct cyber-attacks
President signed memorandum giving private sector a role in combating ‘transnational criminal organizations’Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that aims to give private companies the power to carry out offensive cyber-attacks against foreign criminal entities.The president signed a national security presidential memorandum directing his administration to “leverage the capability and innovat...
Quote of the day by Zeno: 'We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say'
Zeno of Citium, originally a Phoenician trader, established Stoicism in the heart of ancient Athens. He advocated that true listening is an intentional skill rather than simply a precursor to responding. This timeless philosophy champions the value of understanding prior to action. Contemporary studies validate that active listening boosts trust and mitigates conflict, emphasizing the age-old desi...
Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report
The center has until next week to present plan to judge who had blocked earlier rehab and name changeUS politics live – latest updatesThe board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is said to have voted once again to move forward with Donald Trump’s controversial plan to temporarily shutter the building for substantial renovations, as well as to inscribe the US presid...
Ebola spreads to sixth DR Congo province raising fears it could spread to South Sudan
The DRC's deadliest Ebola outbreak from 2018-2020 killed nearly 2,300 people out of 3,500 recorded cases.
Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages
A jury in Chicago in the US awarded the sum to Michael Ryan's family after his widow Naoise Connolly Ryan brought a civil suit against Boeing.
UK sees temperatures of 38.1C, the hottest day of 2026; Greece battles wildfires after gale force winds – as it happened
A former UK government scientific adviser warned amid the ‘shattering’ heat that worse is still to comeMet Office has just offered an update on temperatures across the UK, with several stations already reporting temperatures above 30C – and it’s not even 11am.It’s 30.4C in Wych Cross, 30.3C in Charlwood, 30.2C at Kenly Airfield. Continue reading...
Swedish lawmakers cut age of criminal responsibility to 14 ahead of general election
The Scandinavian country has been rocked by gang battles for more than a decade, particularly for control of the drug market.
11 injured, as UK train derails and carriages flip
A passenger train derailed on Thursday in southern England, seriously injuring two people and causing minor injuries for nine others after three carriages overturned, the British Transport Police said. The Southern Rail train from Victoria station in London to Eastbourne was carrying about 150 people when it went off the tracks outside the tourist town of Lewes. Passenger Rob Bradley said the trai...
UK passenger train derails and flips near the town of Lewes
A passenger train derailed on Thursday in southern England, leaving at least three cars flipped on their sides. Aerial footage showed firefighters and paramedics attending to passengers in a field next to the derailed train, with several ambulances and three helicopters standing by. There were no immediate official reports of injuries, though one passenger said he saw people who were bleeding. The...
UK passenger train derails and flips
A passenger train derailed on Thursday in southern England, leaving at least three cars flipped on their sides. Aerial footage showed firefighters and paramedics attending to passengers in a field next to the derailed train, with several ambulances and three helicopters standing by. There were no immediate official reports of injuries, though one passenger said he saw people who were bleeding. The...
Israeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank
Former PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing’ against PalestiniansIsraeli troops forced two Palestinian families to leave their besieged West Bank homes on Thursday, the day after a top Israeli commander personally promised he would end a violent settler campaign to drive them out.Israeli soldiers also took over eight other homes in Qusra early on Thursday...
Europe swelters in latest wave of extreme heat
UK records its hottest day of the year as the temperature in west London reaches 38.1 degrees Celsius.