42 h. ago Ibiza tourists spot 6ft beasts in sea as snake plague leaves them 'too scared to swim'

Some holidaymakers have even said they are cancelling their trips because of their fear of snakes as the 'reptile invasion is now at crisis point' on the island

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3 d. ago Israel snubbed Trump plea not to strike Iran after President said just hours before that an attack could 'blow' nuclear deal talks

Israel snubbed US president Donald Trump's plea not to strike Iran just hours after he said that an attack would 'blow' nuclear deal talks. 

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4 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump and deportation protests: the king of confected emergencies | Editorial

Strongmen love inventing or exploiting crises to justify extreme measures and extended power. The US is taking another step towards authoritarianismDonald Trump will celebrate his birthday with a North Korean-style military parade costing tens of millions of dollars this weekend. He has gratefully accepted the early gift of the demonstrations, which have spread across the country, with more scheduled for Saturday. The president’s immigration crackdown spurred overwhelmingly peaceful protests in Los Angeles. Ordering in troops, over the governor’s head, then inflamed the situation and allowed the agent of chaos to portray himself as its nemesis once more.Mr Trump has diverted attention from his rift with Elon Musk, the stalling of his “big, beautiful” tax and spending bill, the court-ordered return of the wrongly deported Kilmar Ábrego García and the impending impact of tariffs. But underlying the manufactured crisis is a deeper agenda: reigniting fear of undocumented migrants, deleg...

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6 d. ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist 'refused to watch October 7 footage' before being kicked out of Israel

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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6 d. ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist 'refused to watch October 7 footage'

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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6 d. ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist leaves Israel after Gaza

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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6 d. ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Activists to be deported 'in next few hours' after Gaza

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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1 week ago What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

Shootings have erupted nearly daily this week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food

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1 week ago Doctor describes desperate situation in Gaza after 27 people killed waiting for aid in Rafah

A doctor has described the desperate situation in Gaza after 27 people were killed waiting for aid in Rafah.

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1 week ago Russia on brink of 'banking crisis' with withdrawals fear after £5bn nuke bombers attack

Vladimir Putin's Russia is on the brink of a "systemic banking crisis" as the economy faces meltdown, according to a new report from a Kremlin-linked research unit.

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2 w. ago Hungry Palestinians in Gaza block and offload dozens of UN food trucks

The U.N. food agency says Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have blocked and offloaded dozens of food trucks as desperation mounts following Israel’s monthslong blockade and airstrikes

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2 w. ago Major 'vapocalypse' warning as new products threaten disposable vape ban

Single-use vapes will be banned from the shelves in all corner shops and supermarkets from tomorrow - but there are fears it might not be enough to tackle a vapes waste crisis

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2 w. ago Doctor Who favourite returns to BBC show amid Ncuti Gatwa 'axe' fears

Two Doctor Who favourites are returning to their roles on the hit BBC show amid fears the programme is in crisis following rumours Ncuti Gatwa was being 'axed' from the role

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2 w. ago Four killed in Gaza as Palestinians storm UN warehouse in desperate search for food

As fears of starvation spiral, Gazans raided the building in a desperate attempt to find something to eat

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2 w. ago Israeli troops open fire as aid group loses control of distribution centre

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, chosen by Israel, unprepared for thousands of hungry Palestinians, leading staff to abandon postsIsraeli troops have opened fire near thousands of hungry Palestinians as a logistics group chosen by Israel to ship food into Gaza lost control of its distribution centre on its second day of operations.An 11-week total siege and an ongoing tight Israel blockade means most people in Gaza are desperately hungry. Hundreds of thousands walked through Israeli military lines to reach the new distribution centre in Rafah on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A family digs through trash for bits of food, showing Gaza's growing desperation

Before the war, it was rare in Gaza to see anyone searching through garbage for anything, despite widespread poverty

Society

3 w. ago Former LA Deputy Mayor of Public Safety reaches plea deal over threats to blow up city hall for Israel support

Brian Williams, 31, was in a meeting when he used the Google Voice application on his personal cell phone to make the threat, officials say

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3 w. ago NSW floods: second person dead and ‘grave fears’ for two still missing as crisis worsens

With 48,000 already isolated, forecasters say intense rainfall has spread north bringing life-threatening riskNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA second person has died in flood waters on the New South Wales mid-north coast and authorities hold grave fears for two people still missing.NSW police said the body of a man, likely in his 30s and who was missing since Wednesday night, was found near Rosewood on Thursday morningSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NSW floods: one dead and ‘grave fears’ held for three missing people as crisis worsens

With 48,000 already isolated, forecasters say ‘heavy, intense rainfall’ has spread north bringing life-threatening riskNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne man has died and authorities hold grave fears for another three people reported missing in unprecedented flooding on the New South Wales mid-north coast.The premier, Chris Minns, said the region had experienced “a very difficult 48 hours” with more to come as communities braced for 100mm of additional rainfall over the next 24 hours and up to 300mm in some isolated areas. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago In Gaza, 45 killed in strikes as desperately needed aid fails to reach Palestinians

Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday have killed at least 45 people, including several women and a week-old infant

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