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Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as Nepal/China flood deaths pass 950
More than 4,400 people remain missing.
More storms possible at Grand Canyon where flash flood killed two
Weather forecasters warned rain and thunderstorms could bring more flooding to the popular US tourist attracti…
Down the hatch: Why are people sneaking into New York City’s sewers at night?
A spate of subterranean exploring has piqued the curiosity of locals – and concerned officials who warn of dan…
‘Very unfortunate’: the phrase that captures Japan’s Trump dilemma
Tokyo’s muted response to US sanctions on its most senior international judge highlights its dependence on Was…
Fashion firm Shein readies for long-awaited stock market float
Investors will find how much the company is initially valued at when it makes its debut on the Hong Kong stock…
School principal saved at least 900 pupils during deadly Nepal flooding
Rajendra Dawadi decided to evacuate the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School amid warnings over approaching flo…
Trump says US will hit Iran with more attacks as conflict reignites
First exchange of fire between two countries in more than a month sends oil prices rising 3%
Nepal-Tibet floods: Rescuers race to reach 900 people believed trapped in hydropower tunnels
Deaths toll rises to nearly 920 with more than 4,500 people missing, including two Irish citizens
Why the United States can’t quit its wars
The country’s longest war came to an end exactly five years ago. Today it offers lessons for policymakers seek…
Priti Patel returns to back benches to take on ‘international role’
She is expected to be replaced as shadow foreign secretary by Tom Tugendhat.
Meera Syal says sexual assault in her 20s ‘completely changed my life’
The 65-year-old rose to fame after co-creating and starring in the hit sketch comedy series Goodness Gracious …
Police arrest 169 at Notting Hill Carnival but mood ‘overwhelmingly positive’
The annual west London carnival is Europe’s biggest street party and is billed by organisers as ‘the greatest …
Several missing after deadly flash flood in Grand Canyon
One person has died and around 15 others are missing after the flooding in Arizona.
Twenty people missing after north Cyprus ferry capsizes, killing at least eight
Survivors describe chaos aboard the vessel before it sank
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
Google Maps now shows ‘Lake America’ in US, not Lake Ontario
Starting gun fires on Europe’s make-or-break election in France
Emmanuel Macron’s potential successors have no apparent grand vision for Europe’s future
How the finance sector redeemed itself and what tech can learn from it
From court settlements to increased calls for regulation, the sector has become the new black sheep
A jungle war emerges in southern Ukraine’s vanished reservoir
Russian troops are trying to infiltrate the vast, overgrown reservoir basin of a dam they blew up three years …
US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Larak island, US official says
Strikes are first on Iran by US since late July
Funeral of King Harald V to take place on Wednesday, September 9
The royal family and the country has been in an official state of mourning.
At least eight dead after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
The catamaran-style ferry was travelling from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne.
Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
Nepal’s disaster agency said on Sunday that the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2,502 missing.
British woman fatally stabbed at train station in Germany
Federal police officers, called to the scene, detained the suspect right after the stabbing.
British woman stabbed to death in German train station
Thirty-one-year-old had just arrived from London and was waiting for train to Austria at time of attack
Harry accuses security body chair of not informing his staff of al Qaida threat
Prince Harry wrote to the home secretary asking her to take a personal role in determining if his family recei…
Researchers reconstruct face of man who lived through Norman Conquest
Known as Conquest Man, his remains were analysed by researchers from English Heritage and Heritage England.
Anniversary of Diana’s death comes just days after Harry and Meghan’s return
The princess was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31st, 1997 when her sons Princes Harry and William w…
Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing
NEPAL-FLOODS/MASSBURIAL (PIX, TV):Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek mis…
At least seven dead after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
Boat with nearly 270 people on board started taking in water just offshore
No early release for English police killers after release scheme change
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release…
David and Victoria Beckham proudly watch son Cruz make Reading Festival debut
The pair appeared at Reading Festival on Saturday afternoon to support Cruz as he performed with his band The …
Social media star GK Barry says she was raped when she was 17
The 27-year-old media personality, whose real name is Grace Keeling, said in a post on Saturday that she had f…
Nasa’s newest space telescope launches on quest to explore the hidden universe
SpaceX launched the 4.3 billion dollars Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak.
Is that a solar farm, or a train track? In one Swiss town, it’s both
Placing solar panels between the rails has proven so successful that the idea is spreading to Italy, France an…
Canadian official answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant Lake Ontario sign
Wearing a Team Canada football shirt, Doug Ford unveiled the sign near Grimsby, Ontario.
Norwegians line up at churches for emotional memorials remembering King Harald V
The royal family attended the service at Asker Church, south west of Oslo.
Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor
The former UK foreign secretary has told Kemi Badenoch he will leave her front bench.
Veteran who lied about his age before fighting in Normandy dies aged 101
Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from h…
Man died after ‘Everything’s Unmissable’ sign fell at festival, say witnesses
Sussex Police were called to the Big Church Festival on Friday.
Icelandic voters reject proposal to restart negotiations to join the EU
Opponents rallied around fishing and the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s singl…