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Train crashes into truck at railway crossing in Gdansk, Poland

CCTV footage shows the moment a train collided with a truck at a railway crossing in northern Poland.

Funeral held for child killed in US strike on Iranian wedding

Mourners carried the coffin of a child killed in a US strike on a wedding in Kuhestak, along the Strait of Hormuz.

Leaders of Thailand and Singapore perform Beatles song, “Let It Be”

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong performed the Beatles song.

Hope for survivors in Nepal as tunnel rescue efforts continue

South Asian correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is at the site of a tunnel where rescuers still hope to find survivors following the Nepal-Tibet floods.

British army told to stop non-essential training exercises to save money

Units in the UK not preparing to be deployed have been told to cut back on training exercises due to cost pressures.

An old stock-market adage applies this month — how you should play it in 2026

How to profit from the adage “sell Rosh Hashanah, buy Yom Kippur.”

Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film

Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform Nigel Farage is facing fresh criticism on the eve of the Reform UK party conference after some of his team were filmed appearing to plot to avoid electoral laws on foreign donations in an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4. A group of investigative journalists called Verbatim, funded by the Centre for Climate Reporting, posed as a potential Reform supporter and his w

We’re prepared to change the law to reform water industry, says Angela Eagle

Exclusive: New environment secretary insists ‘nothing is off the table’ in dealing with ailing Thames Water Britain’s insolvency laws cannot deal with the aggressive behaviour shown by the companies that control Thames Water, the environment secretary has said, as she confirmed ministers were prepared to take it into public ownership. Angela Eagle told the Guardian she was determined to reform the water industry after being told by Andy Burnham to make it her top priority. Continue reading...

Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges people to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as she tells UK citizens to plan for national emergencies British people have been urged to have enough food and water on hand to survive a few days without power or water, as the UN said the El Niño climate phenomenon was “supersizing before our eyes”, exacerbating extreme weather events worldwide. Forecasters say they are braced for the biggest El Niño in 1,000 years, bringing wildfires and floods to parts of the world, and the

FIFA blasts UEFA ‘smear campaign,’ fights World Cup plan disclosures

UEFA seeks US testimony, documents for possible lawsuit; FIFA asks US court to defer or let it oppose UEFA's request.

The Cybercab is Tesla’s ‘fork in the road’ moment

The company is about to formally launch the gold two-seater, with no steering wheel or pedals -- a move that could change Tesla forever.

ICE officer who shot Venezuelan man in Minneapolis charged with lying to investigators

Julio Sosa-Celis, who was shot in the leg by Christian Castro and survived, was one of three people shot by federal immigration agents during Trump’s ‘Operation Metro Surge’ A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has been indicted on charges of lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year, according to multiple reports. A source told the Associated Press that Christian Castro,

Mantle adds Paxos’ USDG stablecoin, joins Global Dollar Network

Mantle has added Paxos-issued USDG as a natively minted stablecoin while joining the network’s reward-sharing structure.

Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B valuation

The high-profile startup's annual revenue run rate stands at at over $100 million.

Three farmers detained by Israel in Lebanon, village leader says

The detentions were reported to the US-led International Monitoring and Implementation Mechanism but Israeli military has not commented.

Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village

Troops escort settlers into al-Mughayyir and raze village outside Hebron as ethnic cleansing of West Bank continues Israelis have shot dead two teenagers in a Palestinian village encircled by settlers and Israeli troops have razed an entire village outside Hebron, the latest attacks in a surge of Israeli terror and ethnic cleansing across the occupied West Bank. The shootings targeted Khalil Abu Alia, 16, who was about to start 11th grade at the al-Mughayyir boys school, and 19-year-old Omar al-

Utilities are racing to link up with fusion startups, with Realta Fusion the latest to benefit

The grid has been straining under the weight of new AI data centers, and that has utilities courting fusion startups.

Serbia welcomes return of war criminal Mladic’s body with military honours

Ratko Mladic received a life sentence from a UN court for committing atrocities during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.

Canada unveils new $20 bill featuring portrait of King Charles

The vertical banknote features King Charles III, the first new monarch to appear on a Canadian banknote in more than 70 years.

Advocates decry US House vote to defund universities that boycott Israel

Rights groups say the measure infringes on the freedom of speech of Americans for the benefit of a foreign nation.