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A furious row erupted at the weekend after French authorities were accused of standing by as people smugglers acted like a ‘taxi’ service

Our community is sharply divided over how Rachel Reeves should fix the country’s finances. While some urged spending cuts over tax rises, others insisted ‘we really can’t afford to support the lifestyles of the mega wealthy’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3½ years

The FBI has discovered a cache of military weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington state

The Independent Water Commission has called for a ‘strengthening’ of Ofwat’s regulatory role.

As weight-loss injections become more mainstream, do you see them as a breakthrough treatment, or are we moving too fast without fully understanding the long-term consequences?

Australian woman accused of fatally poisoning relatives describes learning to identify wild mushrooms during the pandemic and says she found them ‘more interesting’ than store-bought kind

The Met Office warned of summer heatwaves with the average temperature reaching 17C through these months

The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a “victory lap” over the skies of an Ohio city this week

Mount Etna, on the east coast of Sicily, between the cities of Messina and Catania, is one of the world’s most active volcanoes

Scientists say flavonoid diversity in diet linked to longer life

The Israeli military says three of its soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip, in what appeared to be the deadliest attack on its forces since Israel ended a ceasefire with Hamas in March

Authorities say a man who wounded 12 people in an attack on a group holding their weekly demonstration for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza had planned to kill them all but appeared to have second thoughts

Findings challenge belief that curiosity naturally declines with age

TUI issues advice for tourists in affected region after earthquake about 29km north of Rhodes

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died

Offerman, who played Ron Swanson in the long-running TV sitcom, lauded his former co-star as ‘such a sweet guy’

Searches will take place between Praia da Luz and one of houses where suspect Christian Brueckner lived

Demetric Scott heard on jail phone call describing plot to frame immigrant, police say

FBI said suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman shouted ‘Free Palestine!’ while carrying out ‘targeted terror attack’ on group calling for Israeli hostages to be freed

A suspect has been arrested over the murder of the 59-year-old actor but the motive for his killing remains unclear

Visitors to historic sites in North Dakota will soon have flush toilets available

Demonstrators with the group Run for Their Lives have staged events around the world calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas since 2023

Aid groups and opposition politicians in South Sudan say that dozens of civilians have been killed or badly injured in airstrikes in recent weeks as the country’s army clashes with militia groups across the country

A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man deported