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More heavy rain is set to lash parts of the UK in the coming days after thunderstorms hit many areas on Saturday.Further yellow weather warnings for rain have been issued by the

Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture.The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering

Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn into office, promising “clean” politics as the country recovers from its worst economic crisis.The left-leaning Dissanayake has cast himself as a disruptor

An employee of California’s state fire protection agency has been arrested on suspicion of starting five forest fires in recent weeks, local officials have said.Robert Hernandez, a 38-year-old apparatus engineer at Cal

At least four people have been killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, police say.“Multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people” late on Saturday in

The Theatre Royal in Dumfries has had its trials and tribulations since it opened in 1792.Proudly described as Scotland’s oldest working theatre, it is not immune to the double-whammy of rising running

A traditional sea shanty festival is returning next month with acts travelling to an Essex coastal town from all over Europe.Set up in 2006, the not-for-profit festival in Harwich is set for

“Punjabi Aa Gaye Oye (Punjab has arrived)”.There’s only one way to start a show if you’re Diljit Dosanjh.The trailblazing Punjabi artist has had a dizzying rise over the past few years.He’s been

The tone of the 2024 presidential race is in the spotlight after Republican nominee Donald Trump was targeted in what the FBI called another apparent assassination attempt.He and his running mate, JD

Antonio Guterres has called on the RSF commander to ‘act responsibly and immediately order a halt’ to its attacks. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “gravely alarmed” by reports of a

The announcement signals end to more than two months of political uncertainty in the EU member state. French President Emmanuel Macron has named a new government, hoping to put an end 11

President of US anti-abortion rights group claims protections for babies born alive after abortions have been repealed. But is that really true? During the September 10 presidential debate in Philadelphia, former President

Brazil has fined Elon Musk’s companies after some users in the country were able to briefly access the social media platform X, despite a ban imposed last month.Brazilian users swarmed the site

More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed And for the first time, volunteers – civilians who joined the armed forces after the

Attack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago. More than 70 people are thought to have been killed in an

Unite for America’ event features celebrities including Jennifer Lopez, Chris Rock and Julia Roberts. United States Vice President Kamala Harris has appeared in a talk show-style event hosted by television legend Oprah

A 10-year-old Japanese student has died one day after he was stabbed near his school in southern China.The boy, who was enrolled at the Shenzhen Japanese School, succumbed to his injuries early

A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it.The jail term is the first