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2 hours, 54 mins agoMassive turnout of about 1.7 million for march in latest Hong Kong protest
Hong Kong's streets turned into rivers of umbrellas as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road. Organisers said at least 1.7 million participated.
4 hours, 33 mins agolatestIceland bids farewell to glacier; PM blames climate change
Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir called the glacial loss a consequence of the climate crisis.
4 hours, 34 mins agolatestIran ‘preparing new satellite launch’ despite US criticism
Satellite images show increased activity at the Imam Khomeini Space Centre in Semnan.
6 hours, 56 mins agoThree dead as rival fans clash before Honduran football game
Police launched tear gas to quell the violence in Tegucigalpa.
9 hours, 31 mins agoFeminist figurehead Steinem blasts Israeli PM over US congresswomen travel ban
Israel denied entry to Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar last week over their support for the Palestinian-led boycott movement.
10 hours, 21 mins agoGibraltar rejects US pressure to hold Iranian oil tanker
The vessel has been detained for over a month for allegedly attempting to breach EU sanctions on Syria.
10 hours, 34 mins agolatestMigrants jump off rescue boat to try to reach Italian island
Open Arms, which on Sunday had 107 migrants aboard, has been anchored for days off Lampedusa.
11 hours, 1 mins agolatestBox of snakes left outside vet’s surgery in UK
The RSPCA is appealing for information about the nine corn snakes.
12 hours, 47 mins agolatestUK Minister dismisses Whitehall dossier on no-deal Brexit as ‘scaremongering’
Kwasi Kwarteng said a ‘lot of people’ were playing into ‘Project Fear’ following the leak of documents.
13 hours, 26 mins agoIS claims responsibility after 63 killed in Kabul wedding suicide bombing
The militant group said in a statement that a Pakistani IS fighter seeking martyrdom targeted the large Shiite gathering in the Afghan capital.
14 hours, 30 mins agoUK Government accepts it cannot prorogue Parliament for no-deal, says Gina Miller
Ms Miller previously went to court and won the right for Parliament to give its consent ahead of the British Government triggering Article 50.
14 hours, 43 mins agoSearch resumes for six-year-old boy missing in UK river
Specialist search and rescue teams were joined by large numbers of volunteers scouring the river banks.
15 hours, 56 mins agolatestTens of thousands flood Hong Kong park in latest protest
Organisers hope the demonstrations will remain peaceful.
16 hours, 12 mins agoMexico City assesses damage after protest over string of alleged rapes by police
Officials erected a wooden fence around the landmark Angel of Independence monument after it was defaced with graffiti.
17 hours, 13 mins agoKeyboard used on 10cc’s greatest hits to go up for auction
The original promotional video for I’m Not In Love featured Eric Stewart playing the Fender Rhodes electric piano.
17 hours, 48 mins agoChina condemns US politicians’ support for Hong Kong protests
A spokesman for China’s ceremonial legislature has condemned US politicians’ support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as “a gross violation of the spirit of the rule of law”.
18 hours, 11 mins agoPig hearts could be transplanted into humans within three years – report
The news comes on the 40th anniversary of the first successful heart transplant.
18 hours, 41 mins agoBoris Johnson to tell Merkel and Macron there must be new Brexit deal
It comes as Britain's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reiterated his call for MPs to work together to prevent a no-deal withdrawal from the EU.
18 hours, 45 mins agoDeath toll from Kabul wedding party suicide bomb rises to 63
Almost 200 people were wounded after an explosion ripped through a venue in the western part of the city.
1 day agoBoris Johnson to tell Merkel and Macron there must be new Brexit deal
It comes as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reiterated his call for MPs to work together to prevent a no-deal withdrawal from the EU.
1 day agolatestDozens feared dead or wounded after explosion at Kabul wedding hall
Kabul’s huge, brightly lit wedding halls are centres of community life in a city weary of decades of war.
1 day agolatestDetectives given extra 36 hours to quiz suspects in death of police officer
The newlywed officer, 28, died of multiple injuries while investigating a burglary in Berkshire on Thursday night.
1 day agoTeenager on murder charge after lawyer stabbed to death in UK
Peter Duncan, 52 died following the incident in Old Eldon Square, Newcastle, early on Wednesday evening.
1 day agolatestPlane makes emergency landing on road in Croatia
The pilot of the single-engine Cessna 150 said he had a choice either to land in a field or on the road after the engine malfunctioned.
1 day agolatestEU Commission chief to have emergency gallbladder operation
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has cut short his summer holiday and returned to his home country of Luxembourg for an emergency gallbladder operation.
1 day agoFamily of police officer killed in the UK ‘devastated’ following his death
The officer was killed during an incident in Berkshire on Thursday night.
1 day agoItalian minister allows child migrants to disembark rescue vessel
The move by Matteo Salvini comes amid a political stand-off in Italy over migrants.
1 day agolatestSudanese protesters sign transition deal with army
The military overthrew Omar al-Bashir following months of protests against his three-decade-long authoritarian rule.
1 day agoSenior Tory blames Boris Johnson’s rhetoric for death threats against him
Dominic Grieve lambasted the PM’s ‘tub-thumping populism’ which he said had led ‘straightforwardly’ to the death threats he has received.
1 day agoIranian tanker set to leave Gibraltar despite US pressure
The ship was detained for over a month in Gibraltar for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria.
1 day agoHong Kong riot police deployed to chase down protesters
Hong Kong police have previously held similar operations in which they fired tear gas.
1 day agoHundreds come to honour El Paso victim after public invited
Antonio Basco had welcomed anyone to attend.
1 day agoBaby dugong rescued in Thailand dies after ingesting plastic
She was brought in for treatment in the artificial sea on Libong Island in Krabi province.
1 day agoJeremy Corbyn’s plan to be UK's caretaker prime minister receives further blow
Sir Oliver Letwin said he would not be able to support a bid to put the Labour leader in Number 10.
1 day agolatestIndian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir
Police in Kashmir tweeted that restrictions on movement of people were relaxed in several parts of the region.
1 day agoHong Kong teachers’ rally kicks off another weekend of protests
Teachers say they want to show their support for the protesters, many of whom are students.
1 day agoTen in custody as newlywed police officer killed in England
Pc Andrew Harper, 28, died while attending reports of a burglary near Sulhamstead on Thursday night.
1 day agoUS issues warrant for seizure of Iranian tanker previously held in Gibraltar
The ship has already left the British territory following a Supreme Court decision.
1 day agoCustoms and Border Protection outage delays flights from major US airports
There were an estimated 5,000 people packed into the arrival hall at Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.
2 days agoEpstein’s death was suicide, medical examiner rules
A medical examiner has ruled Jeffrey Epstein's death a suicide, saying he hanged himself in his jail cell.
2 days agolatestHundreds protest in Kashmir as India vows to loosen restrictions
Some protesters hurled stones and clashed with security forces.
2 days agoClarke ‘wouldn’t object’ to leading national unity government to avoid no-deal
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had suggested he could lead an emergency government to thwart a no-deal Brexit.
2 days agoEnglish mother who drowned young twins in bath locked up for 10 years
Samantha Ford killed her children Jake and Chloe on Boxing Day last year.
2 days agolatestBomb attack causes death and injury in Pakistan mosque
The prayer leader was among those killed in the attack on the outskirts of the south-western city of Quetta.
2 days agoNewlywed police officer killed in the UK was dragged along by vehicle
Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested in connection with Pc Andrew Harper’s death
2 days agolatestUS congresswoman decides against West Bank visit citing ‘oppressive conditions’
Rashida Tlaib claimed restrictions imposed by Israel on her visit were ‘meant to humiliate me’.
2 days agolatestHero pilot says landing in Russian cornfield ‘was only hope’ after birds hit plane engines
Captain Damir Yusupov, 41, has been praised for his handling of the emergency.
2 days agolatestIranian supertanker captain wants to be replaced, says lawyer
The Grace 1 and its cargo of 2.1 million tonnes of Iranian light crude oil remains shrouded in heavy fog off Gibraltar.
2 days agolatestEbola outbreak spreads to new province in DR Congo
The outbreak in the east of the DRC has killed 1,808 people out of 2,765 confirmed cases.
2 days agolatestProtesters clash with riot police in Zimbabwe’s capital
Many stayed at home on Friday while shops were shut on the day of a planned anti-government demonstration.
2 days agolatestDemocratic congresswoman allowed to enter West Bank to see grandmother
Rashida Tlaib will be able to enter the Israeli-occupied West Bank on humanitarian grounds.
2 days agolatestDinosaur remains at Jurassic site ‘could help plan for climate change’
Bones, fossils and tracks have been excavated at a site in Wyoming.
2 days agoChina’s paramilitary police rehearse crowd control in city close to Hong Kong
The exercises in Shenzhen are being interpreted as a threat to protesters.
2 days ago‘Boy Next Door Killer’ found guilty of murdering Ashton Kutcher’s date
Kutcher gave evidence in the trial of Michael Gargiulo, who was also found guilty of fatally stabbing another woman.
2 days agolatestDonald Trump floats idea of buying Greenland for the US, report says
Allies have confirmed that the president has inquired about purchasing the autonomous Danish territory but say it is not a serious proposition.
2 days agolatestHuawei founder says ‘UK won’t say no to us’ over 5G rollout
Concerns have been expressed about the security of Huawei’s 5G equipment and its alleged links to the Chinese government.
2 days agoDeath row inmate executed in electric chair
Stephen West had made a late request to be put to death in the electric chair instead of dying by lethal injection.
2 days agolatestNorth Korea fires more projectiles into sea, claims South
It follows a series of short-range ballistic tests in recent weeks.
2 days agoYou have to vote for me: Trump says US success depends on second term
Avoiding an economic slump is critical to the president’s re-election hopes.
3 days agolatestNasa’s top official gets look at next moon rocket
Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke during a visit to a facility in New Orleans where the core stage is being built.
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Death toll from Kabul wedding party suicide bomb rises to 63
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Boris Johnson to tell Merkel and Macron there must be new Brexit deal
It comes as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reiterated his call for MPs to work together to prevent a no-deal withdrawal from the EU.
Boris Johnson to tell Merkel and Macron there must be new Brexit deal
It comes as Britain's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reiterated his call for MPs to work together to prevent a no-deal withdrawal from the EU.
Mexico City assesses damage after protest over string of alleged rapes by police
Officials erected a wooden fence around the landmark Angel of Independence monument after it was defaced with graffiti.
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