Polling stations open for mayoral election
Polling stations are open across Greater Manchester as voters elect the region's next mayor.
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Archibald prize 2026: portrait of Jewish leader after Bondi terror attack wins people’s choice award
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War and shortages push Gaza hospitals to breaking point
Gaza’s collapsing health system leaves dialysis patients, amputees and trauma survivors without vital care.
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Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A man was convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a…
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The phone call that made Briton an NFL trailblazer
Seydou Traore is the first graduate of the London-based NFL Academy to be drafted in the NFL. This is how he beat the…
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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche's nomination as key Republicans withhold support
The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But…
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‘Lenin was an enemy of humanity’: Why Kyiv wants to put Cossack chief statue in place of Soviet leader
Removal of Soviet-era statues sped up when Russia seized Crimea in 2014, and since Putin’s 2022 invasion has moved at…
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A quarter of young Africans believe USAID cuts could be positive, survey finds
Losing funds should force leaders to confront their own challenges, they said, while many voiced concerns over…
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UK government reviews why police ceding criminal cases to US military
Exclusive: ministers and police chiefs examining how cases involving US military personnel on UK soil are handled after…
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‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart
Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasn’t ‘that involved’ but the federal opposition leader ‘definitely wasn’t…
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NSW to send paramedics not police to some mental health emergencies after multiple deaths
Mental health experts to triage triple zero calls, but not all of the changes will be implemented 24/7 or…
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Judge orders Amy Winehouse’s father to pay nearly £1m to her friends
Mitch Winehouse ‘knowingly and deliberately’ made unfounded allegations against Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay, judge…
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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23
Time was running out to find survivors, as rescuers continued to work in the Kumamoto area on Japan 's southern main…
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Uefa to hold emergency meeting over Fifa World Cup plans
European football's governing body Uefa will hold a meeting of all 55 member associations on Thursday afternoon to…
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Japan earthquake death toll rises to 28 as evacuees battle sweltering heat
Thousands of people are staying in evacuation centres, struggling to keep cool as temperatures soar.
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Rescue operation in Argentina to free more than 100 snow-trapped tourists
Emergency services have rescued more than 100 tourists, trapped by a snowstorm in Argentina.
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Evo Morales defiant after new Bolivia arrest warrant
Bolivia's former president is being investigated 'for armed uprising' against the state, among other…
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US launches ‘powerful’ strikes on Iran after Jordan attack
The US has bombed multiple cities across southern Iran in what Central Command described as a ‘heavy wave of strikes’.
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Israel building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing families
Experts have told the BBC that the earthworks suggest Israel is planning for a long-term internal border.
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Israeli strikes leave buildings burning in Gaza City
Israeli strikes have displaced dozens of families in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp.
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Two children among seven dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials say
Two girls, aged 5 and 12, were among the six killed in a village near the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, while a…
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US launches another round of attacks on Iran
Targets across southern Iran hit, including on strategic Qeshm Island.
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‘Like volcanic ash falling’: Inside Aeon mall after Japan’s earthquake
Japanese PM Takaichi says 'race against time' to rescue those trapped in the mall and others affected by the…
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Carmakers ‘delaying investment in UK factories until EV sales rules relaxed’
Industry wants mandate forcing manufacturers to sell increasing share of electric cars each year to be easedCarmakers…