Venezuela earthquakes: Why is Central America so vulnerable to tremors?
Venezuela and Japan are both hit by strong quakes, but Venezuela faces higher risks due to weaker building standards.
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As Ukraine seizes ‘first chance to win’, war horrors come home to Russia
President Putin has hinted at peace talks as the economy fails, people flee cities and toxic 'oil rains' fall.
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Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set
France under extreme heat alert as 63 million endure 30+C temperatures, with widespread power outages in Brittany.
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Rome airports threaten to suspend new EU passport system to avoid summer ‘disaster’
Airports CEO says letting non-EU passengers skip entry-exit system would be only way to avoid peak season travel…
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Powerful earthquakes rock Venezuela as death toll reaches 164 | First Thing
Buildings collapse after double quakes of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude. Plus, the apartment renters facing a tide of feesGood…
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Would-be physician assistants deterred by strict caps on US student loans
Advocates condemn change that caps loans at $20,500 per year – less than half median annual cost of PA programStrict…
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Datacentres facing increase in global climate-related legal cases, report finds
LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollutionThe proliferation of…
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IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for ultra tiny chips
IBM says it has created the world's first known chip tech below 1 nanometre - but it will be some time before it's…
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Oil prices back to pre-war levels on rising Middle East supply
The price of Brent crude has reached its lowest since February 27, before the war started.
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Trump describes Andy Burnham as 'extremely liberal'
The US president gives his first public reaction to the man widely expected to be next UK prime minister.
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Education secretary says she'll turn Tory leader's insult into a T-shirt
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's called Bridget Phillipson a 'spiteful class warrior' at PMQs.
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Philippines bans video game played by alleged high school shooter
The rare school shooting that left three students killed and 20 others injured has shocked the country.
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Thousands gather for the Great American State Fair
The rally on the National Mall is one of a range of events planned by Donald Trump to celebrate America's 250th year of…
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US says Iran will buy its goods: What could US-Iran trade look like?
Before the 1979 revolution in Iran, Washington and Tehran had close trade ties. Could a peace deal revive them?
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JD Vance is the face of the beleaguered Iran deal – is he its fall guy?
The vice-president, leading a foundering peace deal to end the kind war he’s opposed in the past, is left holding the…
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UK to halve tariff-free steel imports to counter glut of cheap Chinese metal
Duty on imports outside new quota will double in move echoed by similar changes in EU limitsBusiness live – latest…
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Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of ‘advanced deterioration’, inspectors say
Human Tissue Authority says bodies not transferred to freezer in time due to insufficient storage needsBodies in the…
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Louisiana sheriff retires after pleading guilty to beating podcaster who often criticized him
Randy Smith’s resignation was part of plea deal after attack on podcaster Bobby Couvillion at a Madisonville…
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US renters call for action to combat surge of ‘take it or leave it’ apartment fees
Tenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say…
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Preston Davey review 'should include second murdered baby'
Damion Russell was examined in the same hospital that failed to raise the alarm about Preston's injuries.
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Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban
The government says a new Bill will protect LGBT people from "abusive acts" to change who they are.
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Iran warns against Hormuz crossings without authorisation
An oil tanker navigates the strait, reportedly hugging the western coast, despite threats from Revolutionary Guards.
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Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view
So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The…
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Eager for a break, farmers don't expect much relief after the Iran peace deal
Fertilizer prices have gone down with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the prospect of a U.S.-Iran peace deal.…