67 m. ago Trump partially evacuating Iraq embassy amid rising tensions with Iran

US partially evacuating Iraq embassy and withdrawing military dependents from across region

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4 h. ago Weinstein jury still has 1 charge to go after partial verdict in sex crimes retrial

Jurors reached a partial verdict in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial

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4 h. ago Geert Wilders collapsed the Dutch government. He wanted power, but had no idea how to govern | Koen Vossen

The anti-Islam ideologue has exposed the limits of his insular, badly organised operation. For a ‘radical’, opposition is a much easier placeKoen Vossen is the author of The Power of Populism: Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom in the NetherlandsEarlier this month, Geert Wilders decided he had had enough. “No signature for our asylum plans. No changes to the coalition agreement. The PVV is leaving the coalition,” he posted on X. After 11 months, he was withdrawing support for the Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof’s rightwing cabinet, forcing the Netherlands back to the polls.The decision put an end to Wilders’ far-right Freedom party’s (PVV) first spell in power. Following an unexpected victory in the 2023 elections, the PVV joined a government for the first time in its 18-year history – alongside the conservative-liberal People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the centrist New Social Contract (NSC), and the agrarian-populist Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) – although Wild...

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13 h. ago Families of those killed in collapse of Georgia ferry dock sue companies that built it

Relatives of seven people who drowned last fall when a walkway collapsed at a state-operated ferry dock on a Georgia island are suing the companies that built it

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14 h. ago Newly discovered ‘Dragon Prince’ dinosaur rewrites family history of T rex

Khankhuuluu mongoliensis lived roughly 86 million years ago and was an immediate precursor to the dinosaur lineage called tyrannosaurs

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17 h. ago Fossils found in 1970s are most recent ancestor of tyrannosaurs, scientists say

Researchers identify new species named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis from skeletons unearthed in MongoliaTyrannosaurs might evoke images of serrated teeth, massive bodies and powerful tails, but their most recent ancestor yet discovered was a slender, fleet-footed beast of rather more modest size.Experts say the new species – identified from two partial skeletons – helps fill a gap in the fossil record between the small, early ancestors of tyrannosaurs and the huge predators that evolved later. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Scots man who collapsed in Florida may never walk again if family can't bring him home

Gordon Milloy suffered heart and kidney failure, which triggered multiple strokes. His brother Brian found him fighting for his life on his bathroom floor.

Society

20 h. ago Netanyahu's government faces possible collapse as the opposition seeks to dissolve it

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government faces a major test on Wednesday after the opposition submitted a bill to dissolve the government

Politics

20 h. ago Huge 6.4 earthquake rocks entire country as locals fear tsunami warning

The tremor hit at around 7pm local time (12 noon UK time) on Wednesday and was felt as far away as the country's capital, 124 miles away from the epicentre of the quake

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21 h. ago JoJo Siwa makes 'earthquake proof' admission about Chris Hughes as romance heats up

The pair's relationship first blossomed in front of viewers' eyes as they both took part in Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year

Events

21 h. ago Man hospitalised after suspected gas explosion 'shook entire street'

A man has been hospitalised and a dog has been rushed to the vet after a suspected gas explosion shook a street a in Derbyshire – residents have described the blast of feeling like an earthquake

Events

21 h. ago Secrets of underground reptile colonies revealed after 250 million years

The findings confirm that communal living among land-living reptiles happened further back in time than we thought

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22 h. ago 'Hidden city' from Book of the Dead found beneath Egypt's Giza pyramids

Team of Italian researchers claim to have unearthed evidence of a hidden structure dating back tens of thousands of years

Events

23 h. ago Austrian school shooter 'named' as suicide note reveals reason for murderous gun rampage

The 21-year-old suspected shooter's identity was partially released by police who 'named' him as 'Artur A' and confirmed that he was a student of BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in Graz

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23 h. ago Mums left without answers after Stirling pram shop collapses into liquidation

Stirling Pram closed its doors suddenly last week - leaving mums in the city out of answers and out of pocket.

Politics

27 h. ago Viking woman from over 1,100 years ago found buried with her dog and boat

Researchers suspect she was important figure with significant social status

Politics

32 h. ago Trump administration says he has the authority to cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites

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36 h. ago Chelsea target Jamie Gittens speeds away from Dortmund training ground as transfer collapses

Jamie Gittens was hoping to seal a move to Chelsea prior to the Club World Cup kicking off in the USA, but he has now been named in Borussia Dortmund's squad

Sport

37 h. ago Baby dies after getting ten times recommended dose of powerful drug

A leading doctor has told an inquest that a newborn baby was given ten times too much of a powerful drug usually used in surgery - just minutes before she collapsed.

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37 h. ago Transfer news live: Chelsea deal collapses on deadline day, Arsenal close in on Zubimendi, Man City sign Cherki

Follow all the latest transfer news and done deals ahead of the 7pm transfer deadline tonight

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