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Cambridge review into Jason Arday post will be independent, university says
Vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice in a letter to staff says she shares concerns raised about Jason Arday's appointment as professor.…
Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village
Israeli security forces have reportedly withdrawn and about a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site where two families have been besieged sinc…
Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake
Following a 10-hour rescue operation, emergency workers pulled the 32-year-old from beneath slabs of concrete.…
Danube river's low water levels reveal remains of WWII soldiers and motorcycle
A remarkably well-preserved motorcycle and identification tags were found alongside the bodies.…
Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026?
Three-quarters of the world has abolished the death penalty in law or in practice, according to Amnesty International.…
Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels
If European states seize vessels with Russian cargo, Moscow will respond in kind 'wherever necessary', says Putin.…
Takeaways from Tuesday primaries. And, Iran threat prompted Trump's secret plane swap
Yesterday's primaries provided more insight into what voters in both parties want from their new leaders. And, Trump secretly switched planes in Turke…
Iran refutes Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks?
Iran says Hormuz stays closed until US meets its demands and changes its 'behaviour' as global energy prices rise.…
Trump’s secret flight switch indicates severity of assassination threat by Iran
Iran lost top leaders in the war and US ‘humiliation ... a form of revenge’, say experts, after administration’s flight ruseSince the joint US-Israeli…
Drone footage shows rare bird’s-eye view of stingrays off New York coast
With wing spans up to 3ft, the shy cownose ray species typically arrive in Long Island waters in the warmer monthsDrone footage of dozens of stingrays…
‘The hardest mission of my life’: A rescuer’s loss in the Lebanon War
A Lebanon rescuer’s work is shaped by the daughter he lost in an Israeli attack on his station.…
X-Men star Nicholas Hoult joins cast of Harry Potter TV show
Hoult, known for his roles in X-Men, Superman and Mad Max: Fury Road, will play Gilderoy Lockhart.…
Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface
One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’Get our breaking news email…
Trump plays down Air Force One plane switch as criticism grows over ‘decoy’ passengers – US politics live
President says Secret Service wanted him on ‘different plane’ due to threat as Democrats call for congressional briefingHello and welcome to the US po…
Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant?
The company akin to Amazon has come under heavy attacks in Russia as Kyiv tries to bring the sense of war home.…
Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war?
A recent series of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has exposed vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure during the Iran war.…
Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns
Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium raise concerns about drinking water for tribal communiti…
Three killed in overnight attacks on Russian, Ukrainian port cities
Russia's Novorossiysk 'endured a horrific night', with a child killed and dozens of buildings damaged, says local mayor.…
Trump says his decoy plane faced ‘greater risk’ in secret flight change
Air Force One was still carrying journalists and top aides, who remained at apparent risk of an Iranian strike.…
Cristiano Ronaldo announces marriage to Georgina Rodriguez in Portugal
Football's most famous current player wed his long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez after a decade together.…
Autism and war: Gaza families grapple with destruction and loss
Continuous bombing disrupts routines, causing sensory shocks and behavioural relapses in Gaza's autistic children.…
Israeli government accused of complicity as settlers demolish Jericho homes
Israeli settlers demolish homes in village, leaving rubble and fear among displaced Palestinian families in Jericho.…
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent proposals to US to end war with Russia
Ukraine's president also says Russia will use its election next month as a pretext to declare a new mobilisation.…
Former U.S. Marine held in Russia on disputed charges has been released
Russia released an American military veteran, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongf…
Israeli raids, demolitions continue as UN warns West Bank at breaking point
Israeli forces arrest 23 Palestinians and demolish home of man killed in confrontation with Israeli settlers in July.…
Can Trump keep his ‘irritation’ with Netanyahu in check?
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan which has exposed tensions between the two.…
Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers
The earthquake killed at least 181 people and left 2,595 injured, according to Colombian authorities. At least 195 remained missing, but civilian-run …
Drone strikes power station near Libya’s largest oil refinery
A drone has struck a power station in Libya’s western city of Zawiya…
Trump says secret plane switch ‘up to the Secret Service’
US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit.…
Did Trump flee an Iranian assassination plot on a catering truck?
New reports reveal the US President hid in a catering truck to switch planes over an alleged bomb plot in July.…