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APTOPIX Trump Saudi Arabia
US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could pave the way for domestic nuclear enrichment
Trump administration hails agreement, which comes as the US fights a war with Iran in part to prevent Tehran enriching uranium domestically

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Congo-Ebola-U.S. Citizen
Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC
UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the disease

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening new chokepoint in Iran war
Iran said it attacked US missile systems, weapons and fuel storages in Jordan, as well as US military posts in Kuwait including Al-Adiri Camp, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Doha Camp and Arifjan Camp

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Venezuela US Maduro
Trial date set in US for Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro in drug trafficking case
A trial date of June 1 has been set for Nicolas Maduro to face drug trafficking charges along with his wife, as his lawyers continue to object to the US military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power and took him to New York.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Salman Rushdie Assault
Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
The man who was convicted of trying to kill Sir Salman Rushdie has gone on trial again in the US, this time in a federal case that casts the stabbing on a lecture stage as an act of terrorism.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Austria opens police station at Hitler birthplace to deter neo-Nazi tourists
Austria opens police station at Hitler birthplace to deter neo-Nazi tourists
It is hoped opening of unit tackling narcotics trafficking will deter people from visiting it as pilgrimage site

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris
Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris
Daniel Siad faced allegations of rape and trafficking in France and appeared in more than 1,000 documents in Epstein files

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

FRANCE-WEATHER-CLIMATE-ENVIRONMENT-HEATWAVE
France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave
Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Rugby player, free kick
Hundreds of rugby brain injury claims should be thrown out, court told
A mix of professional and amateur players claim that World Rugby, Welsh Rugby, the Rugby Football Union, the Rugby Football League, and the British Amateur Rugby League Association breached a duty of care to protect them from injury

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Aquatics Swimming - 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games: Day Four
Madeleine McCann’s younger brother to swim for Scotland at Commonwealth Games
McCann is eligible to represent Scotland through his father, Gerry, who was born in Glasgow.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Trump US Lebanon
US will destroy bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in strait – Trump
President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the US will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Spain Europe Wildfires
Firefighters in central Spain battle huge wildfire during heatwave
The fire in rural Guadalajara comes less than two weeks after a deadly blaze devastated a small expat community in southern Spain

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

France Louvre
Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after heist, but no jewels on display
Security at the Paris museum has been boosted with the addition of new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine overhauls military top brass for fight against Russia
Ukraine has made significant progress in the war this year, and a rift between the country’s outgoing army chief and its defence minister threatened to derail its efforts

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

OpenAI logo displayed on a smartphone screen, With code background depicting artificial intelligence. Indonesia - May 27, 2025
OpenAI says its AI system acted on its own in ‘unprecedented’ hack of other firm
“We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social media

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Salman Rushdie Assault
Terrorism trial set to open in stabbing of author  Salman Rushdie
Opening statements are set for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s trial in the federal courthouse in Buffalo, New York

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

‘The explosion is what I remember’: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane recounts ordeal
‘The explosion is what I remember’: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane recounts ordeal
Barely 100 hours have elapsed since Karović was discharged from hospital. The shock, he says, was overwhelming but the fact that he can tell the tale at all is nothing short of a miracle

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Tate Brothers
Lawyer for the Tate brothers insists Donald Trump’s help ‘not necessary’
With legal proceedings under way in Florida, Joe McBride told the Press Association “the process has got to play out”, and the current involvement of the president was “not necessary"

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Trump US Lebanon
US military completes 11th night of strikes on Iran
The US military said it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran early on Wednesday as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Cabinet meeting
Andy Burnham under pressure to explain how to pay for policy pledges
New prime minister implores cabinet to examine 'all possible ways' to tackle cost-of-living crisis

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Yellowstone Bison Attack
Grandfather rammed by bison says hitting the ground was the worst part
A grandfather who was injured when he was rammed and thrown into the air by a bison has said hitting the ground was the worst part.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Social media app icons displayed on Apple iPhone
France becomes first EU country to approve blanket ban on social media for under-15s
Bill also bans the use of mobile phones in high schools as children's advocates and parents applaud vote

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz
US and Iran trade attacks, overshadowing efforts to keep diplomacy alive
A 10th straight day of attacks between the US and Iran across the Middle East have overshadowed diplomatic efforts to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that collapsed.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Royal Navy deployed to shadow Russian warship
Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise off UK coast
Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns and conducted 30-minute drill south of Plymouth

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Anne Widdecombe death
Ann Widdecombe hit 21 times on the head with hammer, court hears
Joshua Kerry, 28, remanded in custody after being charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe, 78

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Nutcracker Town
Minnesota town now boasts world’s tallest nutcracker
A town in the US now boasts the world’s tallest nutcracker, Verne the Patriot, standing at more than 65ft. The quirky landmark, located off Interstate 90, was unveiled at an event in Luverne, Minnesota.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Afghanistan Extreme Weather Floods
Rescue crews in Afghanistan search for missing and dead after flash flooding
Rescue crews in Afghanistan searched on Tuesday for survivors and bodies among the rubble of houses destroyed by devastating flash floods that authorities say have killed nearly two dozen people and left more than 100 people missing.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Germany Far Right
Relative of Hitler opponent tries to remove far-right party’s wreath at memorial
A relative of an executed opponent of the Nazis tried to remove a wreath from the far-right Alternative for Germany party at an event in Berlin marking the 82nd anniversary of a failed attempt to kill Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

A broken window and the interior of the Ryanair aircraft, following a reported emergency landing, in location given as Thessalon
Michael O'Leary says broken window on Ryanair flight suggests 'foreign object damage'
Passenger partially sucked out window in incident

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

General Election campaign 2024
Man to appear in court charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe
Kerry, who has been remanded into custody, was first arrested on suspicion of murder on July 11, two days after the 78-year-old was found dead at her home in Devon

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Mideast Gaza Barrier
Israel builds miles-long earth barrier inside Gaza
More than 14 miles have been constructed in recent months, running through Palestinian communities demolished by the military

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Iran War
Another tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US strikes Iran for 10th night
The 10 consecutive nights of US airstrikes have not compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on the strait, through which about a fifth of all crude oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Who has Andy Burnham picked to be in his Cabinet?
Ed Miliband is foreign secretary, Shabana Mahmood remains as home secretary, and Angela Rayner, once dubbed Labour’s Red Queen, returns to the frontline of government

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Iran War
Expansion of US strikes on Iran leads to more retaliation across the Gulf
The US bombarded Iran again on Monday after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran retaliated by launching attacks on American allies Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, home of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Ali Harbi Ali court case
Police continue to investigate motive as man charged with Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with murder

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Tate Brothers
Lawyer for Andrew and Tristan Tate vows to fight their extradition to UK
Joe McBride raised possibility of US president Donald Trump intervening in the extradition proceedings, arguing 'he was elected to fight against this kind of nonsense'

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Spain WCup Soccer
Spain’s World Cup champions return home for royal welcome and Madrid parade
Spain’s World Cup-winning team has returned home, where the 26-man squad is due to meet with Spain’s royals and prime minister Pedro Sanchez before boarding an open-top bus for a parade through central Madrid.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Andy Burnham uses first speech as UK prime minister to call for ‘national sense of unity’
The new PM said he wants to put ‘the right values and the right standards at the heart of government’

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Andy Burnham pledges to ‘build a new economy’ in first speech as prime minister
New prime minister delivers address at Downing Street after meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
‘My work is done’ – Starmer leaves Downing Street with Burnham poised for power
has said “my work is done” and “I go with a smile” in his final speech as UK prime minister. Speaking in Downing Street before heading to Buckingham Palace to offer his resignation to King Charles, Mr Starmer said he would to .

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

India Cockroach Party
Police fire tear gas at India’s Cockroach movement supporters
Supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement have clashed with police as thousands of them tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine fires 400 drones towards Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, said he would hold “key talks” on Monday as he tries to defuse a domestic political crisis

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Spain v Argentina - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Final - New York New Jersey Stadium
Trump and Infantino booed before US president attempts to crash Spain celebrations
and Gianni Infantino were booed as they took to the field for the presentation ceremony before the US president attempted to gatecrash .

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

India Cockroach Party
Cockroach movement supporters march to Indian parliament
Thousands of supporters of the youth-led Cockroach movement have gathered to march to India’s parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Congo-Ebola-U.S. Citizen
At least 930 people dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
At least 930 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the country’s health ministry said. The deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday night.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Labour leadership
Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM
Labour leader will visit king to accept role on Monday and will start making cabinet appointments that afternoon

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

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