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News imageA black F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet turns through a clear blue sky.

US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats

US Central Command says the strikes were taken in "self-defense". It comes as senior Iranian negotiators arrive in Qatar for talks to end the war.

36 mins ago
World

News imageSmoke rising in a semi-built-up area in southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike

Netanyahu says Israel will intensify strikes against Hezbollah

The Israeli military hits targets in eastern Lebanon after the prime minister announces further strikes.

4 hrs ago
Middle East
News imageA cyclist rides past a damaged building, with a crew cleaning up in front of it

Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes and tells foreign nationals to leave

It comes after the Ukrainian capital suffered one of the biggest aerial assaults of the war overnight on Saturday.

2 hrs ago
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Wave of child abuse cases shakes schools in Paris

A school assistant goes on trial accused of sexual mistreatment of children in his care, in the latest case to rock the Paris school system.

6 hrs ago
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Ferrari unveils first fully electric car

The new Luce model has divided opinion on social media, and comes despite intense pressure from Chinese EV makers.

2 hrs ago
Business

Carney says Alberta referendum 'dangerous bluff' and likens to Brexit

The western province will hold a vote in October on whether Alberta should remain in Canada or move ahead with holding a binding separation referendum.

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Rescuers race to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave

A team of experts who helped free a teen football team from a Thai cave in 2018 are among the rescuers.

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The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard

Custard apple plants are prized for their hardiness but exporting their delicate fruit is difficult.

News imageBlack and white close up of Martha Mitchell (Credit: Getty Images)

The Watergate whistleblower who was ridiculed

Martha Mitchell was a flamboyant Washington socialite whose husband was embroiled in the Watergate scandal. Her shocking claims of a "dirty business" were dismissed as delusional.


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