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As Russia’s forces edge ever closer, Kharkiv’s mayor has a defiant message for Putin

The three Russian glide bombs pounded into the residential tower block, ripping apart several floors. At least 10 are inured in a strike that...

Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals

Tiny sticky droplets sprayed on crops to trap pests could be a green alternative to chemical pesticides, research has shown.The insect glue, produced from...

Fintan O’Toole: Dublin portal reminds us that our capital has an uneasy edge of wildness

We didn’t need the magic of portals to start making a show of ourselves in front of New Yorkers. The public art project by...

Care provider paid £63k to look after someone who had died

Management systems at Kent’s biggest authority have come under fierce scrutiny after losses to fraud and human error rocketed five-fold to £2.8m last...

The 450-year-old temple covered in 750kg of pure gold where children never cry

Every day thousands of Indians and foreign pilgrims travel to Punjab to visit its holy sites. Perhaps the most significant is the breathtaking Golden Temple...

Man sentenced to 30 years for bludgeoning Nancy Pelosi’s husband with hammer

The man convicted of attacking then-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with...

Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be the ‘first wave’, Zelenskiy warns

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has warned that Russia’s offensive in the north-eastern Kharkiv region this month may only be the “first wave” of...

‘We will fight until Kanaky is free’: how New Caledonia caught fire

In the middle of the main road in Rivière-Salée, north of Nouméa, sits a burnt-out car. After days of rioting, young men with masked...

Putin claims he isn’t seeking to gain control over city of Kharkiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he has no plans to recapture the city of Kharkiv,...

Six-year-old British girl left to drown after lifeguard ‘clocked off’

A six-year-old British girl was saved after she was reportedly left to drown at a hotel pool after the lifeguard had clocked off.Police in...

Supplies arrive in Gaza via new pier but land routes essential, says US aid chief

Humanitarian assistance has begun to arrive in Gaza along a US-made pier, but the US aid chief said the new sea corridor could not...

Three tourists killed as several gunmen open fire in Afghanistan

At least four people - including three tourists - have been killed...

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