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Just weeks before Donald Trump’s second trip to China this year and his third meeting with President Xi Jinping, whom he has called a “truly great” friend, his administration is intensifying its crackdown on Confucius Institutes – Beijing-backed centres that promote Chinese language and culture a...
Netanyahu says 'we will destroy this place' as Israeli forces begin days-long operation with raids and demolitions.
France will deploy 70,000 officers around the country. Protests are also expected in Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Albania and Ireland The mood in Paris was heightened by fear and horror after what the government said was “racist, terrorist attack” in two towns west of the city on Friday. A...
The Milwaukee Brewers held off the Tampa Bay Rays to clinch a 3-2 victory in game one of the World Series. Christian Yelich's RBI triple helped the Brewers score twice in the first inning, giving his side an advantage they held for most of the contest.
Around 200 emergency personnel are deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.
The beauty entrepreneur on why she wears three wedding rings, her fear of running out of HRT, and what put her off being a midwife Born in Liverpool, Caroline Hirons, 57, moved to London at 17. In 1997, she joined the Aveda counter in Harvey Nichols and went on to train as an aesthetician. She ...
Government campaign recommends three days’ worth of stores for emergencies, but some are ahead of the game Dried foods, bottled water, medicine stocks and backup power banks: it could be the props cupboard on a disaster movie, but instead it is precisely what some UK residents are stockpiling ami...
Vertical dramas are a global phenomenon made in bite-sized addictive chunks to watch on phones. But Channel 4 has made a slow-release syrupy tale in five parts – without tension or actual drama Vertical dramas – that is, short-form content made specifically for phones – are big business in 2026....
Typhoon Champi continued to batter China’s eastern coast on Saturday, grounding over a hundred flights and prompting the authorities to relocate tens of thousands of people, while weakening as it moved towards Japan. Flights from airports in Shanghai as well as Fujian and Zhejiang provinces were...
A wounded soldier is evacuated by a drone, a much-loved TV show is getting the reboot treatment, and a Canadian province votes to remain.
Every other decade over the past hundred years has produced at least one midterm that made a big difference in Congress and in national politics more broadly.
Bolivian teachers strike over wages and education reform
England beat France 82-0 to maintain their hopes of reaching the Men's Rugby League World Cup semi-finals.
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Founding member of Planxty, Lunny went on to play for bands such as Moving Hearts, the Bothy Band and Coolfin The Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny has died at the age of 79 from cancer. Lunny rose to prominence in the band Rakes of Kildare alongside Christy Moore and his brother Frank. He...
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Centuries after the end of Islamic rule, some Muslims are choosing Andalusia, drawn by traces of its past.
Washington has raised pressure on Havana after the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Jayson Tatum puts up 36 as Boston Celtics send NY Knicks to second straight loss and Lakers surge past Clippers.
An explosive fire erupted on Friday at a chemical plant in Leon, Mexico.
US government seeks to delay Alaska Senate result over concerns about two candidates with the same name.
Sonia Gandhi officially joined the social media platform X to share personal memories and insights. In her first post, she introduced her upcoming memoir titled Belonging: A Journey of Love. The memoir recounts her life experiences, including her first meeting with Rajiv Gandhi in Cambridge.
Season will be less vibrant with trees such as birches, which usually offer a striking burst of yellow leaves, already bare Among a canvas of copper, red and purple autumn leaves on display at Wisley garden in Surrey, south-east England, one tree stands conspicuously naked. “The birch has lost a...