7 h. ago Bodies of two hillwalkers found on the same day as death toll on Scotland's peaks rises to four in a week

The bodies of another two hillwalkers have been found in the Highlands as the number of people who have died in Scotland's mountains this week rose to four.

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64 h. ago Two children among 11 killed in stampede during IPL title celebrations in India: How the tragedy unfolded

Cricket authorities blame organisers for disaster at Royal Challengers Bengaluru home stadium

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3 d. ago World won’t forget Tiananmen Square, US and Taiwan say on 36th anniversary of massacre

Date of 4 June remains one of China’s strictest taboos, with government using increasingly sophisticated tools to censor its discussion The world will never forget the Tiananmen Square massacre, the US secretary of state and Taiwan president have said on the 36th anniversary of the crackdown, which China’s government still tries to erase from domestic memory.There is no official death toll but activists believe hundreds, possibly thousands, were killed by China’s People’s Liberation Army in the streets around Tiananmen Square, Beijing’s central plaza, on 4 June 1989. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Yvette Cooper blames the French after 1,200 people cross the Channel in a single day

The Home Secretary came under fire in the Commons after almost 1,200 people reached the UK in small boats on Saturday - the first four-figure daily tally this year.

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5 d. ago More than 30 killed as floods and landslides devastate northeast India

Hundreds of tourists stuck in Sikkim as rising rivers forced suspension of rescue work

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5 d. ago New 2025 record as nearly 1,200 migrants reach UK in small boats in one day

Defence Secretary says scenes of hundreds boarding boats are ‘pretty shocking’

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6 d. ago Death toll reaches at least 200 in Nigerian town submerged in floods as rescue efforts halted

The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on Sunday, a local official said

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7 d. ago More than 150 are dead and 3,000 made homeless as rainfall unleashes massive flooding in Nigeria

Heavy pre-dawn showers lashed a Nigerian market town on Friday, leaving roofs barely visible and residents waist-deep in water.

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7 d. ago At least 151 killed after flash floods submerge Nigerian town

Heavy rainfall has sparked flooding and forced thousands to flee their homes

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8 d. ago Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall

Officials say torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that drowned at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers meet with traders from the south

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8 d. ago Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries

Exclusive: Climate cost of war is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study findsThe carbon footprint of the first 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza will be greater than the annual planet-warming emissions of a hundred individual countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency on top of the huge civilian death toll, new research reveals.A study shared exclusively with the Guardian found the long-term climate cost of destroying, clearing and rebuilding Gaza could top 31m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). This is more than the combined 2023 annual greenhouse gases emitted by Costa Rica and Estonia, yet there is no obligation for states to report military emissions to the UN climate body.Over 99% of the almost 1.89m tCO2e estimated to have been generated between the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack and the temporary ceasefire in January 2025 is attributed to Israel’s aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza.Almost 30% of greenhouse gas...

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1 week ago Israeli strikes over past 24 hours killed at least 38 people in Gaza, Palestinian officials say

Civil defence agency says some people are still under rubble after attacks on Deir al-Balah and JabaliyaIsraeli strikes over the past 24 hours have killed at least 38 people in Gaza, health officials in the Palestinian territory have said, bringing the death toll to more than 100 in less than three days.An attack on a tent housing displaced people in the central city of Deir al-Balah killed a mother and her two children, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Another strike in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza killed at least five, including two women and a child, it added. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Death toll from Pakistan school bus bombing rises to 8 as Islamabad blames India

The death toll from a school bus bombing in southwestern Pakistan rose to eight as Pakistan's military blames rival India for allegedly supporting rebels behind the attack

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2 w. ago Horrifying final moments of trapped caver who suffocated while stuck upside down in cave

Warning - distressing content: John Edward Jones was just 26 when he got stuck upside down in a crevice in the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah, US, and, despite the best efforts of a large rescue team, he tragically died

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2 w. ago Horrifying final moments of trapped caver who who had worst death ever stuck upside down

Warning - distressing content: John Edward Jones was just 26 when he got stuck upside down in a crevice in the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah, US, and, despite the best efforts of a large rescue team, he tragically died

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2 w. ago Three dead and two missing as violent storms spark flooding in southern France

The floods were compared to ‘scenes of war’ by one regional mayor

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2 w. ago Musk’s AI bot Grok blames its Holocaust scepticism on ‘programming error’

Grok doubted 6 million death toll, days after peddling conspiracy theory of ‘white genocide’ in South AfricaElon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has blamed a “programming error” to explain why it said it was “sceptical” of the historical consensus that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, days after the AI came under fire for bombarding users with the far-right conspiracy theory of “white genocide” in South Africa.Late last week, Grok was asked to weigh in on the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust. While the AI noted that 6 million Jewish people were killed, it added: “However, I’m sceptical of these figures without primary evidence, as numbers can be manipulated for political narratives.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Musk’s AI bot Grok blames ‘programming error’ for its Holocaust denial

Grok doubted 6 million death toll, days after peddling conspiracy theory of ‘white genocide’ in South AfricaElon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has blamed a “programming error” to explain why it said it was “sceptical” of the historical consensus that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, days after the AI came under fire for bombarding users with the far-right conspiracy theory of “white genocide” in South Africa.Late last week, Grok was asked to weigh in on the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust. While the AI noted that 6 million Jewish people were killed, it added: “However, I’m sceptical of these figures without primary evidence, as numbers can be manipulated for political narratives.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Recovery efforts underway in Kentucky, Missouri as tornado outbreak death toll continues to rise

Recovery efforts underway in Kentucky, Missouri as tornado outbreak death toll continues to rise  FOX Weather

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2 w. ago Scores of Palestinian people dead in attacks on Gaza as Israel intensifies bombing campaign – Israel

Reports in put death toll higher than 100 people with many children among those killed by Israeli attacksIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under pressure on both the domestic and international front, has been accused of manipulating Israel’s war on Gaza to ensure his own political survival.The Israeli leader is on trial for corruption charges and his opponents say he is deliberately finding reasons to prolong the assault so he can cling on to power as prime minister. Continue reading...

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