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Harry Potter: Versailles turns into wizarding school for a day
Accio nostalgia! ⚡️ Can you believe it’s been 25 years since Harry Potter first hit the big screen? To celebrate, French fans turned the Palace of Versailles in…
Nepal: Glacial collapse leaves 3,000 missing
Rescue and relief efforts in Nepal and Tibet have been hampered this Sunday by heavy rain and rising river levels. The latest figures following Wednesday’s flas…
Gunman kills one at Swiss rave party
A large-scale police operation is underway in Switzerland after a shooting at a rave in the town of Aarau, 46 kilometres west of Zurich, left one person dead an…
Vuelta: Pogacar’s terrifying crash, serious injuries and abandonment
Tadej Pogacar, who was comfortably leading the overall standings at the Vuelta a España, was forced to abandon on Saturday after a heavy crash during Stage 8. T…
French Presidential campaign heats up
There are just eight months to go before France’s presidential election, with the first round scheduled for April 18. The campaign is slowly heating up, with se…
Fridges for humans during heatwaves in Japan
A Japanese company has created a human-sized fridge, and workplaces across the country have been testing it out amid Japan’s current heatwave. Caitlin Brown has…
Netanyahu condemns violence in West Bank
It was a rare condemnation from what is widely seen as the most religious and ultranationalist government in Israel’s history. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Niger: Junta says back in control after mutiny
Gunfire and explosions have been reported in Niger, as mutinying soldiers attempted to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey, in a challenge to t…
Death toll rises as 3,000 remain missing in Nepal, China
Rescue and relief efforts in Nepal and Tibet have been hampered this Sunday by heavy rain and rising river levels. The latest figures following Wednesday’s flas…
At least one dead, five injured in shooting at rave in Switzerland
One person was killed and five others injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss city of Aarau, police and local media reported Sund…
Putin, Xi set for Central Asia summit as Russia, China seek to counter Western influence
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for a two-day summit, joined by the leaders of Iran and India.…
NASA set to launch Roman telescope to map the universe
NASA is preparing to launch its Roman Space Telescope on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning a multi-year mission to create a vast new map of …
Nepal-Tibet floods live: At least 750 dead as rising water levels hamper rescue efforts
At least 750 people have died and more than 3,000 remain missing after devastating floods struck Nepal and Tibet near the Chinese border, local authorities said…
Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 as race for survivors continues
Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday continued to search for the nearly 3,000 people missing after devastating flooding along the border with China engulfed …
Netanyahu condemns 'criminal acts of violence' by settlers in West Bank villages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday condemned what he called "criminal acts of violence" perpetrated by Israeli settlers in two Palestinian vi…
'I am sure of myself': A look back at Dolly Parton's unspoken feminist legacy
Beloved country star Dolly Parton was many things to her fans, including an actor, singer, philanthropist and entrepreneur. But after her death on Tuesday at th…
Iran war reaches 6-month mark: Conflict cost $1,100 per US taxpayer
After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are r…
‘Extremely risky operations’: Rescuers work amid threat of river banks bursting
Nearly 3,000 people remained missing on Saturday, while 682 deaths had been confirmed after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescue opera…
Situation in Niger 'not stabilised yet' as security forces deploy around airport
A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny mar…