45 h. ago Revenge in the air as Kylian Mbappé and PSG clash in Club World Cup semi

Real Madrid forward faces former club amid legal war and bitterness, after watching PSG grab the glory he left to pursueThis is a tale of blackmail and revenge, or so it goes. Of power and money, lots of money. It is also a story of sport. The buildup to the semi-final of the Club World Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, those two empires and enemies, didn’t begin with a fitness update from Atlanta or Palm Beach; it began on Monday morning New York time with news from Paris that Kylian Mbappé had withdrawn a legal claim accusing his former club of extortion and harassment. Two days before kick-off, it was time for the football.Well, sort of. “The Real Madrid striker and his entourage want to calm the situation and concentrate exclusively on sporting issues,” L’Équipe reported. Definitely nothing to do with their prospects of winning the case, then. Besides, there is still the demand for €55m in allegedly unpaid wages and bonuses, which led to PSG’s accounts being momen...

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5 d. ago Entire British ghost town left abandoned for over a decade as nature takes over

The huge town was built by the British government at the height of the Cold War but has been left abandoned since 2013.

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5 d. ago Huge explosion in Rome injures dozens of people as locals flee for safety

An enormous orange fireball was seen over the suburb of Prenestino

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5 d. ago 'It looked like hell': Dozens injured in huge explosion in Rome 'after truck hit pipeline at petrol station'

Shocking footage showed fires raging and a huge cloud of smoke emanating from the site of the blast - a petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station in Rome's eastern Prenestino district

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6 d. ago Iranian and Israeli media run footage 'showing enormous blast from IDF missile strike in Tehran, sending cars flying into the air'

The shocking clip purports to show the moment a pair of missiles struck Quds Square in the Tajrish neighbourhood of the Iranian capital on June 15

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1 week ago Flames engulf Halifax home following huge explosion with three injured and dozens evacuated

An explosion at a house in Halifax has left three people injured and multiple homes damaged as a result, with 14 properties being forced to evacuate.

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2 w. ago Explosive unanswered question after US bombs Iran nuclear bunkers in Israel war

Donald Trump claimed the US had carried out a "successful" bombing attack on three nuclear sites in Iran during "Operation Midnight" on Sunday - but one mystery still remains

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2 w. ago The war ruined my holiday! Influencers and holidaymakers complain missile barrage has left them stranded at airports

Doha's Hamad International Airport shut for eight hours from yesterday evening, prompting airlines to rush to cancel their flights.

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2 w. ago Explosions ring out across the Middle East as clock ticks down to 'complete ceasefire' announced by Trump: Blasts hit from Israel to Iraq

As explosions rock cities across the Middle East, the region is waiting with bated breath for the 'complete ceasefire' that Donald Trump has promised Israel and Iran will announce today

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2 w. ago Explosions ring out across the Middle East as clock ticks down to 'complete ceasefire' announced by Trump

As explosions rock cities across the Middle East, the region is waiting with bated breath for the 'complete ceasefire' that Donald Trump has promised Israel and Iran will announce today

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2 w. ago WW3 nuclear devastation could see '6billion dead' according to chilling AI map

With international conflicts at their highest in decades, artificial intelligence made a chilling prediction that should World War 3 kick off, billions could be left dead

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2 w. ago ‘Helpless and trapped’: political prisoners stuck in Tehran jail with no way to flee bombings

Families of detained activists talk of their fear and confusion as Israeli missiles strike Evin prison in IranWhen Mehraveh Khandan heard about Israel’s evacuation order in Tehran last week, the first thing she thought of was her father. Reza Khandan, imprisoned for his human rights activism in 2024, was sitting in a cell in Tehran’s Evin prison on the edge of the evacuation zone.She fielded calls from her friends, who were breathless from the shock of the Israeli bombs as tens of thousands fled the Iranian capital. Her father, by contrast, had no way to flee. He was stuck. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Let them kill us’: millions of Iranians refuse to leave Tehran

Many are staying put in the Iranian capital, despite Israel’s deadly strikes and warnings to evacuate

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3 w. ago Internet sleuths' bizarre theory linking Israel conflict to PIZZA is debunked

Israeli bombs began falling on Tehran on Thursday night and into Friday morning, sparking fears of an all-out war - and Donald Trump left the G7 summit early as a result

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3 w. ago ‘What if the strikes hit us on the highway?’: Thousands flee Tehran amid bombardment

Fearful residents endure fraught journeys out of Iranian capital as Israel issues evacuation order Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Israel-Iran war in maps, videos and satellite imagesAs Farhad* and his friends left Tehran, they had plenty of time to survey the destruction. Smoke billowed from rooftops and flames flickered behind them as they inched their way through miles-long traffic to escape Israel’s bombardment of Iran’s capital city.Despite leaving early on Tuesday morning, it took Farhad six hours to reach his ancestral village, a journey that usually would take no more than two-and-a-half hours. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump leaves G7 early for something ‘bigger than a ceasefire’ amid Iran

US president denies claims from France’s Macron that he is working on a truce after earlier urging Tehran residents to flee from Iranian capitalCeasefire offer has been made, says Macron, as Trump leaves G7 earlyJust to recap on events, Donald Trump and UK prime minister Keir Starmer signed off a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit n Kananaskis, Alberta, on Monday.The US president said Britain would have protection against future tariffs “because I like them”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Blitz on Iran: Israel has 'full aerial superiority' over Tehran and has destroyed a third of its missile force as US aircraft carrier steams towards Middle East

Iranian missiles rained down on Israel in the early hours of Monday, damaging the US Embassy as Tehran called for its allies to support its fight against Israel.

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3 w. ago Israel warns of fresh wave of missiles from Iran as explosions heard over Tel Aviv – live updates

Death toll mounts in Israel and Iran as both countries threaten further response after trading strikes overnightIsraeli forces have opened fire on people at several aid distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least five civilians, according to Palestinian media.The news agency Wafa reports three people were killed and others injured at the former Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Iranian missiles rain down on Israel after 'CAR BOMBS' obliterate nuclear scientists in Tehran during IDF blitz on city... amid claims Trump 'stopped assassination of Supreme Leader'

Israel has killed 14 Iranian nuclear scientists in a series of attacks that reportedly included car bombs, Iran has claimed. 

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3 w. ago Now 'CAR BOMBS' obliterate Iranian nuclear scientists in Tehran during Israeli blitz on city as residents flee... and Trump claims Israel tried to assassinate Supreme Leader

Israel has killed 14 Iranian nuclear scientists in a series of attacks that reportedly included car bombs, Iran has claimed. 

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