61 m. ago Horrifying 'fire tornado' captured on film as it rips through European tourist hotspot

A fire tornado has been captured on film as it ripped through a European tourist hotspot, with the wild weather phenomenon feared to have been sparked by an intense heatwave

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80 m. ago Israeli government official arrested in Nevada sex crimes operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied the employee was arrested and said he returned to the country ‘as scheduled’

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83 m. ago Zelensky 'trapped in Trump and Putin vice': Europe powerlessly looks on as Ukraine's President is summoned to White House amid fears he'll be forced to surrender land for fragile peace deal

Critics warned that other world leaders were powerless to stop Volodymyr Zelensky being caught 'with his head in a vice' by the American and Russian leaders when he visits Mr Trump.

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1 hour ago Wallabies break South Africa’s aura of invincibility in win that asks: is Australian rugby back?

Joe Schmidt’s side turned a 22-point deficit into a first win at Ellis Park since 1963. If this is a redrafting of the story, then the sport will be better offFor 18 minutes, everything was going according to script. The double world champions were running riot at Ellis Park, stomping over the gain line with every carry, shrugging off tacklers and hammering anyone unlucky enough to be wearing a gold jersey.Australia had touched the ball twice before Kurt-Lee Arendse scored the opening try; once when James O’Connor kicked off, then again when Tom Wright spilled a contestable kick. Twelve minutes later André Esterhuizen sliced through the right before Siya Kolisi bulldozed over under the posts. Manie Libbok kicked seven extra points to nudge the score to 22-0 in South Africa’s favour. We’d not yet reached the quarter mark of this one-sided contest. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer to meet with 'coalition of the willing' ahead of crunch Trump

Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet with Western allies, ahead of Zelensky and Trump's talks at the White House next week, as world leader push for a peace deal in Ukraine. 

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2 h. ago The Story Of CO2 Is The Story Of Everything by Peter Brannen: When scorpions were the size of dogs

The world and everything in it is here for one reason only: CO2

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2 h. ago Gone in 90 seconds: Jewelry store loses $2m of diamonds, watches and gold in smash

Masked suspects smashed six display cases, including one containing $700,000-$800,000 in Rolexes, police said

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2 h. ago Laura Loomer takes victory lap after State Department halts visitor visas for Gaza

‘There are doctors in other countries. The US is not the world’s hospital!’ the far-right activist said

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3 h. ago Appeal for 100th birthday cards for Second World War veteran

Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17, served as a seaman gunner and said earlier this year: ‘There’s not many of us left.’

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3 h. ago Moses Itauma does not believe he 'deserves' title fight against Oleksandr Usyk despite knockout victory

British heavyweights clashed in a captivating bout in the Middle East

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4 h. ago Putin ‘immediately’ read Melania Trump’s letter in front of delegates at Alaska summit, report claims

The first lady’s letter addressed the “plight of children in Ukraine and Russia”

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4 h. ago Lucy Letby's barrister says child killer was 'broken person' but now has 'new hope'

Mr McDonald said he is submitting "new evidence" to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which investigates potential miscarriages of justice.

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4 h. ago Jannik Sinner ends Terence Atmane’s dream run to reach Cincinnati Open final

World No 1 wins 7-6 (4), 6-2 on his 24th birthdayQualifier Atmane in his first ATP Masters 1000 semiJannik Sinner, the top seed and defending champion ended the French qualifier Terence Atmane’s dream run at the Cincinnati Open with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win to reach the final of the US Open warm-up event.Sinner, playing on his 24th birthday, won a remarkable 91% of his first-serve points, did not face a single break point during the 86-minute match and converted two of five break points in his first career meeting with Atmane, the world No 136. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago National Guard to carry weapons in D.C. as 400 additional troops brought in at Trump’s request

The West Virginia National Guard will send up to 400 ‘skilled personnel’ to Washington, D.C. – as reports emerge that troops will be now carrying weapons

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5 h. ago Mum hospitalised squeezing spot on 'triangle of death' area of face

Alisha Monaco, 32, had no idea it was dangerous to pop a spot in that area of her face.

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5 h. ago Mountain hikers die in 1,000ft fall onto glacier after 'fog and wind wipe out visibility'

Two climbers, Alexandra Gheroge and Marco Stagi, tragically fell to their deaths while hiking up Mount Castor between Switzerland and Italy earlier this week

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5 h. ago Southwest pilot arrested for DUI denies bodycam footage shows he was drunk

David Allsop’s attorney says ‘experts’ have weighed in on the police bodycam footage and concluded the field sobriety tests were not conducted properly

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5 h. ago Rare 'black alert' issued for Canary Islands as tourists warned to stay away

Two beaches on La Graciosa, in the Canary Islands, have been given a black flag by an environmental group which is blaming mass tourism for causing so much pollution

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5 h. ago Is Zelensky about to walk into another White House ambush after Trump’s Putin meeting?

Trump’s problem with Zelensky is personal but, as World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley explains, he may finally understand that Ukraine cannot be handed to Putin

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5 h. ago Zelensky 'trapped in Trump and Putin vice': Europe powerlessly looks on as Ukraine's President is summoned to White House amid fears he'll be forced to surrender land for fragile peace deal

Critics warned that other world leaders were powerless to stop Volodymyr Zelensky being caught 'with his head in a vice' by the American and Russian leaders when he visits Mr Trump.

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