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Ukraine accused of killing four in occupied Crimea
Russian-backed authorities in the occupied region of Crimea in Ukraine say at least four people have been killed in the latest wave of Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula.
At least five members of same family killed in Russian missile attack, Zelensky says
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has branded a Russian missile attack that killed five members of the same family a "horrific crime".
Father of teen school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison
The father of a teenage boy who shot and killed four people at a high school in the US state of Georgia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder, manslaughter and other charges.
Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site.
Inside the ‘kill-zone’ on Ukraine’s front line, where new weapons have transformed war
After 225 days stuck in a front-line foxhole, the Ukrainian infantryman's muscles were so weak he could barely walk.
Oil prices slide after Pakistan announces deal between US and Iran
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade after Pakistan, which has been mediating an end to the US-Iran war, announced a deal that President Donald Trump said would reopen the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
Trump reverses threat of 20% fee on Strait of Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume Iran ports blockade
Donald Trump reverses his threat of a toll on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as the US prepares to resume its blockade of Iran's ports.
AI facial recognition to check age of asylum seekers from next year
An AI facial recognition tool that aims to detect adult migrants posing as children will be deployed at the UK's borders next year.
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
Major wildfire stabilises in central Spain but rising temperatures bring new alerts
A major blaze in central Spain has stabilised, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Wednesday, in a rare reprieve as soaring temperatures in France and Spain increased the threat from wildfires in both countries.
Thousands in Spain return home but new heatwave raises wildfire fears
The Supreme Court has ruled, by a 5–2 majority decision, that all registered members in good standing of political parties must be allowed to vote in the election of their party leaders and candidates.
One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France
A train driver has died after his high-speed passenger train collided with a lorry at a level crossing in France while travelling at an estimated 160km/h (99mph).