Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
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Israeli settlers seizing natural springs in the West Bank
Earlier this month, 12 countries announced new trade sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank amid what they called a "rapidly deteriorating" situation marked by increasing settler attacks on Palestinians.
Rare sale of David Hockney painting of beloved dog Stanley could fetch £2.5m
Exclusive: Dog Painting 17 is believed to be one of only six of works from Dog Series in private hands and first to be auctionedDavid Hockney adored his dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie and let them run riot – so much so that after one had an accident in the LA home of the actor Dennis Hopper, the painter is said to have quipped: “It’ll be dry in the morning, luv, and you can just pick it up.”But Ho...
‘I felt shame’: former BA worker locked in legal battle after losing job of 30 years
Cabin crew worker was among thousands of staff laid off during pandemic in what MPs called a ‘national disgrace’During a 30-year career as a member of British Airways’ cabin crew, Tess De Mello took pride in a job well done, saying she regularly went above and beyond to make passengers more comfortable. To her, the role was more than just employment – it was part of her identity.“I took pride,” sh...
Live: Vatican estimates 700,000 people have gathered for Pope Leo's Mass in central Paris
Pope Leo XIV held an outdoor Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of believers on Saturday. The Vatican estimated that some 700,000 people had gathered for the giant open-air event. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
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Live: Vatican estimates 700,000 people gathered for Pope Leo's Mass in central Paris
Pope Leo XIV held an outdoor Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of believers on Saturday. The Vatican estimated that some 700,000 people had gathered for the giant open-air event. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Pope Leo XIV holds Mass for hundreds of thousands in central Paris
Pope Leo XIV held an outdoor Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of believers on Saturday. Almost 600,000 people had registered to attend the giant open-air event. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Crowds cheer Pope Leo as he heads to Concorde to deliver Mass for hundreds of thousands
Crowds cheered Pope Leo XIV as the ‘popemobile’ made its way along the Champs-Élysées in Paris ahead of a giant Catholic Mass on Saturday. An estimated 600,000 people gathered at Place de la Concorde in central Paris where the Mass will be held. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Crowds cheer Pope Leo as 'popemobile' heads to Paris Mass
Crowds cheered Pope Leo XIV as the ‘popemobile’ made its way along the Champs-Élysées in Paris ahead of a giant Catholic Mass on Saturday. An estimated 600,000 people gathered at Place de la Concorde in central Paris where the Mass will be held. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Pope urges newly baptised young people to persevere in their faith in secular France
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday met with young French Catholic converts, encouraging them to persevere in their faith “even amid the thorns” of a secular world. Meanwhile, an estimated 600,000 people gathered at Place de la Concorde in central Paris, where the pontiff will celebrate Mass this afternoon. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Pope urges newly baptised young people to persevere in their faith in secular world
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday met with young French Catholic converts, encouraging them to persevere in their faith “even amid the thorns” of a secular world. Meanwhile, an estimated 600,000 people gathered at Place de la Concorde in central Paris, where the pontiff will celebrate Mass this afternoon. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Pope urges French converts to persevere in their faith in secular world
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday met with young French Catholic converts, encouraging them to persevere in their faith “even amid the thorns” of a secular world. Meanwhile, an estimated 600,000 people gathered at Place de la Concorde in central Paris, where the pontiff will celebrate Mass this afternoon. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Pope meets Catholic leaders as more than half a million gather for Paris Mass
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday spent the mid-morning meeting with Catholic leaders as well as catechumens and neophytes at Institut Catholique de Paris, the largest French-speaking Catholic faculty in the world. Meanwhile, an estimated 600,000 people were making their way to the Place de la Concorde in central Paris, where the pontiff will celebrate Mass this afternoon. Follow our liveblog for all the l...
Live: Live: Pope meets Catholic leaders as more than half a million gather for Paris Mass
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday spent the mid-morning meeting with Catholic leaders as well as catechumens and neophytes at Institut Catholique de Paris, the largest French-speaking Catholic faculty in the world. Meanwhile, an estimated 600,000 people were making their way to the Place de la Concorde in central Paris, where the pontiff will celebrate Mass this afternoon. Follow our liveblog for all the l...
Live: Pope Leo visits migrant aid centre on second day in Paris
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday kicked off his second and last day in Paris with a visit to the migrant support centre Maison Bakhita. In his address to the young migrants, he said the centre is a testimony to the fact that it is possible to “live together in dignity and peace”. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Pope Leo visits migrant help centre on second day in Paris
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday kicked off his second and last day in Paris with a visit to the migrant support centre Maison Bakhita. In his address to the young migrants, he said the centre is a testimony to the fact that it is possible to “live together in dignity and peace”. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: Pope Leo visits migrant help centre Maison Bakhita on second day in Paris
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday kicked off his second and last day in Paris with a visit to the migrant support centre Maison Bakhita. In his address to the young migrants, he said the centre is a testimony to the fact that it is possible to “live together in dignity and peace”. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's four-day visit to France.
Live: More than half a million expected at pope’s open-air Mass in Paris
On his last day in Paris, Pope Leo XIV is set to celebrate an open-air Mass at the centrally located Place de la Concorde. Some 600,000 faithful are expected to attend Saturday’s enormous event, with crowds stretching all along the famed Champs-Élysées avenue. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the pope's visit to France.
Gang jailed over plot to import cocaine and ketamine in frozen fish deliveries
A gang that plotted to import cocaine and ketamine worth more than £20m into the UK hidden in frozen fish deliveries has been jailed for a total of more than 71 years.
Behind the scenes: How the C8 summit and an oil deal exposed fragile Hungary-Ukraine ties
A dispute over Hungary’s role in Ukraine’s Carpathian Eight summit and the disclosure of an oil-storage deal between MOL and Naftogaz have further strained ties between Budapest and Kyiv, as a separate row over minority rights continues to hold up Ukraine’s EU accession talks.
Bangkok declares disaster as heavy rains spark flooding
Days of near continuous downpours have caused widespread flooding in the Thai capital.
Disaster declared as heavy rains spark Bangkok flooding
Days of near continuous downpours have caused widespread flooding in the Thai capital.
Hong Kong minister vows to give public account of Queen Mary Hospital lift saga
Hong Kong’s development minister has promised a public account of her bureau’s oversight of the Queen Mary Hospital lift saga, while stopping short of saying whether a new accountability system for department heads would be invoked. Nearly two weeks after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu tasked the Development Bureau with submitting a report within a month, Secretary for Development Bernadette Lin...
Hong Kong minister vows to give public account on Queen Mary Hospital lifts saga
Hong Kong’s development minister has pledged to give a public account of whether her bureau failed to properly oversee faulty lift installations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, but has stopped short of confirming whether a new accountability system for heads of departments will be invoked to probe the saga. Nearly two weeks after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu tasked the Development Bureau w...
Hong Kong minister pledges public account on faulty lifts at Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong’s development minister has pledged to give a public account of whether her bureau failed to properly oversee faulty lift installations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, but stopped short of confirming if a new accountability system for heads of departments would be invoked to probe the saga. Almost two weeks after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu tasked the Development Bureau with subm...
Saudi coalition says it intercepted Houthi drones and missiles bound for Saudi Arabia
The Houthis declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia in July and have since been launching increasing attacks on Saudi cities and shipping, further heightening tensions in the Middle East.
‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans stray from the scriptDonald Trump stood before the United Nations on Tuesday and threatened to “annihilate” Iran. Yet even as the most powerful man on the planet flexed his military muscles, he was powerless to keep the gravitational pull of domestic politics at bay.Heading into the UN building in New York,...