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An elderly man has died in hospital after being found hanging in his Hong Kong flat, where his wife was discovered with her head covered and declared dead shortly afterwards. The couple’s daughter visited their flat in Fung King House at Lai King Estate in Kwai Chung on Friday and found her 70-year-old stepfather hanging by several phone charging cables in the living room. She found her…
Newly-appointed health secretary James Murray says he will back Andy Burnham as candidate for Labour leader and PM.
Brad Lander unseats Dan Goldman in a race that laid bare the city's divisions over the Israel-Gaza war.
An injured 1.5-metre-long (five feet) juvenile crocodile has been found in a Hong Kong residential building, prompting a rescue operation by an animal concern group. At about 1pm on Wednesday, police alerted the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) that a member of the public had reported spotting the reptile at a residential block on Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po. It was later…
French health ministry says patient’s contacts are being traced and that risk to European public is very low The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in France, the country’s health ministry has said, in a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission to an area affected by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The patient was transferred to a specialist facility and was…
Hong Kong police have arrested 29 people in a crackdown on a loan-sharking and money-laundering ring that charged victims annual interest rates as high as 3,000 per cent. Police said on Wednesday that the syndicate had set up a secret call centre in Tsuen Wan and posed as licensed finance companies, randomly phoning people in an attempt to lure them into borrowing money. In the process, they…
Requiring that only incombustible materials be used for large-scale renovations at housing estates is unrealistic and fails to take into account risks that arise after prolonged use, a public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades has heard. The use of polyfoam boards to seal windows was among five key factors that led to the death toll of 168 people at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po…
Keir Starmer is set to face his first Prime Minister's Questions since he announced his resignation as Labour leader.
Burnham's top team starting to take shape as questions remain over his policies and priorities.
While the nation awaits the Supreme Court’s imminent decision on the future of birthright citizenship, which the president wants to eliminate, the U.S. team’s top scorer at the World Cup can only play for the country thanks to that right
Hong Kong education authorities have revealed that 91 students were suspected to have died by suicide between 2023 and 2025, with most cases involving secondary school students and boys. The Education Bureau told lawmakers on Wednesday that the number of suspected fatal cases among primary and secondary students was 32 in 2023, 28 in 2024, and 31 in 2025. An advocacy group said youth suicide was…
Ukraine said its forces destroyed a key railway bridge in Crimea, as it seeks to isolate the Russian-occupied peninsula.
Plus, World Cup fever, EU referendum 10th anniversary, feeling the heat in Westminster and cancer Hard to believe, but in my 12 and a half years as the Guardian’s political sketch writer, I am abou…
The Guardian PoliticsIn an interview with POLITICO, the Maryland governor said the country deserves more than Trump talking about himself for its 250th anniversary.
PoliticoInternational experts able to work in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech A marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has dis…
The Guardian WorldCol Dmytro Kozyura agreed to share state secrets and systematically disclosed classified information, prosecutors say.
BBC News (Front page)Heat-related deaths and disruptions to daily life are forcing politicians to reckon, in different ways, with a rapidly warming planet.
The New York Times WorldThe prime minister's resignation has fired the starting gun on the race to be in charge of the UK's finances.
BBC PoliticsThe Russian Defense Ministry says it intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight
The Independent WorldA Hong Kong court has granted the guardianship of home-born baby Danny to social welfare authorities for three years after his parents were earlier arrested for alleged child neglect. Danny’s fathe…
South China Morning PostThe support comes six months after US forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro
The Independent WorldZabaykalsky Krai imposed a heightened readiness regime on June 25 to manage fuel market conditions, the regional government announced.
Meduza (English)Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as city’s Pride march postponed; First time red warnings issued in UK for three consecutive days European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without clima…
The Guardian WorldThe United States and Mexico were among the latest to send support as the death toll from two powerful earthquakes climbed to 235. Thousands were injured, and hundreds remained missing or trapped u…
The New York Times World“We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the thousands Spain’s foreign ministry said two Spa…
The Guardian WorldIn a landmark ruling, a French court has ordered energy giant TotalEnergies to account for its clients' emissions in the company's climate plan. It is the first time France's Corporate Duty of Vigi…
France 24 EnglishNeso asks generators to provide extra electricity on Friday evening to meet demand from fans and air conditioning Business live – latest updates Great Britain’s energy system operator has raised th…
The Guardian WorldCardiac arrests have gone up during very hot weather, and it's not just among the elderly and frail, experts are warning.
BBC News (Front page)Often called the “grandfather” of modern African music, Highlife was born a century ago in the port cities of Ghana. Blending colonial brass with traditional rhythms, it became the soundtrack of We…
France 24 EnglishFrance claims interception of Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker off Sicily
The Independent WorldThe Nigerian Senate on June 24 approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces, concerns over the country's myriad conflicts were brought back into the spotlight recently after a …
France 24 EnglishEarlier this week, President Trump claimed that ‘chemicals have been illegally placed’ into the Reflecting Pool water in D.C.
The Independent WorldThe Paris police chief, Patrice Faure, said that alcohol restrictions were intended to ease pressure on the health services.
The New York Times WorldBolton will plead guilty to one count of retaining classified information based on diary entries detailing his work in Trump's first term at a court hearing on Friday
The Independent WorldThe airline said it had “reluctantly” changed course after a British regulator began investigating whether its fees were illegal.
The New York Times WorldStart-ups are taking fresh approaches to geothermal energy, but will the economics work?
BBC WorldRussian air defences intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia's Defenc…
CBC WorldHundreds of buildings have been destroyed across Venezuela as the most powerful earthquake in a century hit the country
The Independent WorldThe most powerful earthquake in a century strikes a country with an acting president and strained basic services
EL PAÍS - EnglishMike Tapp wrote a piece for the Times calling for overseas care workers to be exempt from hardline immigration changes Alexandra Topping , a political correspondent for the Guardian, has examined w…
The Guardian PoliticsPushy parents are well documented in tennis - BBC Sport looks at when things get out of hand and what is being done to change this.
BBC News (Front page)Sentencing of 27-year-old Sadia Moalim Ali condemned by former president and prime ministers as well as rights groups A rickshaw driver in Somalia has been sentenced to three years in prison for co…
The Guardian WorldSenate Republicans are scrambling for a strategy to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election reform bill, along with $67 billion to $350 billion in defense spending after holding a contentiou…
The HillRepublican lawmakers are divided over the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ouster of Gen. Chris Donahue, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander, Some GOP lawmakers hammered Hegseth, who served i…
The HillThe Iranian men’s national football team will attempt on Friday to advance into the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite long odds, logistical hurdles and festering geopolitical tensio…
The HillDemocratic socialists are gaining ground on the national political scene, championing left-of-establishment ideals and rattling mainstream Democrats with big wins ahead of the midterms. New York Ci…
The HillThe defeat of Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) in this week’s primary toppled a powerful and history-making incumbent, sparking complex feelings for members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC…
The HillRussian searches on Yandex for anti-drone devices hit a three-year high in late June, iStories, an independent Russian investigative outlet, reported.
Meduza (English)Friends and family of those in the earthquake zone were turning to social media and heading to affected neighborhoods as they awaited an official rescue response.
The New York Times WorldMassive search-and-rescue operations are underway in Venezuela Friday as civilians and emergency workers rushed to find those trapped beneath the rubble more than a day after devastating twin earth…
NBC NewsKyiv is seeking retribution and one of its targets is Crimea. The peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 now threatens to become Moscow's Achilles' heel, as Ukraine steps up its attacks targeting brid…
France 24 EnglishThree quarters of mainland France is under a “red alert” for the heat. And it may seem odd that the southeastern Mediterranean coast is not under that highest level of warning. So why doesn't the m…
France 24 EnglishParis police has asked several organisers to cancel several public events meant to be held on the weekend of June 27, including the pride march and the Solidays music festival. The police have said…
France 24 EnglishThe Radio 2 and 1Xtra presenter said he was now "concentrating on getting better".
BBC News (Front page)The decision was welcomed by many tenants - but landlords fear it will worsen housing conditions.
BBC WorldFrance's preparations for its final World Cup group game have been disrupted by the departure of manager Didier Deschamps from the team's camp following the death of his mother. Mbappé's Les Bleus …
France 24 EnglishFor a mega-refinery in Ulsan, South Korea, a top exporter of jet fuel to the West Coast of the United States and other places, weaning off Middle Eastern oil is no small feat.
The New York Times WorldPRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 26: Papers discuss the scientific and political aspects of the earthquakes in Venezuela. Next: a new study sheds light on who makes the most money after university in th…
France 24 EnglishVenezuela's health minister says 235 deaths have been recorded and tens of thousands are still missing after two powerful earthquakes hit on June 24. Emergency workers are still trying to search th…
France 24 EnglishAs Europe bakes under a relentless heatwave, human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for its intensity, scientists say. A similar heatwave would have been 3.5C cooler during the …
France 24 EnglishOrganisers of the Paris Pride March on Friday postponed the annual event scheduled for Saturday after police ordered them to change the date to avoid overwhelming response services already under pr…
France 24 EnglishFrench authorities said hospitals in and around Paris were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave, adding that consumption and sales of alcohol would be banned from June 26. Paris police also …
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