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Wildfire now nine miles from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns
The mayor of Bordeaux has said he is bracing for "all eventualities", as one of multiple wildfires burning in France is now 15km (nine miles) from the south-western city.
Two boys pulled from Venezuela earthquake rubble among 33 people rescued over weekend
More stories of miraculous rescue have emerged from Venezuela on Sunday, days after two powerful earthquakes struck the country.
Landmark US housing bill becomes law despite Trump protest
President Donald Trump allowed landmark housing legislation to become law overnight on Friday without his signature.
Why Beckham was face of World Cup in the US
In America, nobody sells football quite like David Beckham.
Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study
Touching, embracing and kissing before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, according to scientists studying the behaviour of our closest ape relatives.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to limit U.S. birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s contentious attempt to limit citizenship at birth for those born on U.S. soil, delivering a major blow to his agenda. The court, divided 6-3, ruled that the executive order Trump issued Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term, was unlawful. Five just...
Former TOR MD and Goldman Sachs investment banker convicted of foreign bribery, money laundering
Asante Kwaku Berko, a dual citizen of the United States and Ghana, was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn on all counts of an indictment charging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), violating the FCPA, and money laundering conspiracy for paying bribes to Ghanaian government offici...
German doctor jailed for killing 15 of his patients
A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients. A court in Berlin on Wednesday found the 41-year-old man, named only as Johannes M. in line with German privacy rules, guilty of murdering 12 women and three men between September 2021 and July 2024. The authorities...
Carney looking at ‘all options’ as Trump announces 50% tariffs on Canada
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on a wide range of goods imported from Canada, in retaliation for what he called "unequal treatment" of US cars, dairy and alcohol.
‘I fear for wee families’ – home heating oil jumps £100 in three weeks
The price of home heating oil has risen again after a period of respite.
Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing
Slovenia has become the first EU member state to implement fuel rationing to tackle disruptions caused by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and its retaliation on their allies in the Gulf - most major players in world energy markets.
US says it has agreed with Iran to ‘stand down’ after trading strikes, reports say
The US and Iran have agreed to “stand down” following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports say, citing a US official. It comes after several attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, culminating in both nations accusing each other of violating the ceasefire. The official confirmed to the BBC’s...