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Pompeii is going to limit the number of people who can visit the world-famous Italian site to 20,000 a day amid concerns about overtourism.The archaeological park plans to introduce the cap next week along with personalised tickets containing visitors' full names, officials have said. The change comes after the site had a record of more than 36,000 people in one day on a free-admission Sunday last month, according to the […]

Thousands of people have marched in Valencia and demanded the resignation of the region's president over the response to devastating flooding that left more than 220 dead.Protesters filled the centre of the eastern Spanish city and chanted "killers!" as they called for Carlos Mazon to go. Some dumped muddy boots outside a regional government building, while one banner read: "Our hands are stained with mud, yours with blood."There were also […]

Reputational risk no longer worth it for Qatar Qatar had taken a lot of heat for its association with Hamas but stuck it out in the hope it could help broker a ceasefire deal with Israel. Doha was regularly the venue for talks and Qatar’s leaders invested considerable time trying to bring Israel and Hamas to an agreement. Although some accused Qatar of harbouring terrorists, it suited the US, and […]

At least 24 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a bomb blast at a train station in Pakistan. The bomb exploded in the southwestern city of Quetta when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to Rawalpindi. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group, have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that a suicide bomber targeted troops at the […]

A police officer who shot an innocent man he suspected was a terrorist in the wake of the 7/7 London bombings has spoken about the killing for the first time.Jean Charles de Menezes, a 27-year-old electrician, was killed a fortnight after suicide bombers targeted three Tube lines and a London bus on 7 July 2005, killing 52 people. Now one of the firearms officers who shot Mr de Menezes defended […]

Nearly 70% of deaths in the Gaza war, which have been verified by the United Nations, were women and children, its Human Rights Office has said.The UN has analysed killings in the first 11 months of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Palestinian territory and managed to verify 8,119 victims, including 2,036 women and 3,588 children. The 8,119 figure is considerably lower than the 43,000 deaths reported over the course of […]

Ireland's president has formally dissolved the Dail parliament to mark the start of a general election campaign.President Michael D Higgins began the start of a three-week long campaign on Friday after Taoiseach Simon Harris previously revealed the date he hoped the country would head to the polls. Mr Harris confirmed the polling date as 29 November, saying the "time is now right" to ask the Irish people for a new […]

A white supremacist has become the first person in Australia sentenced to jail for doing a Nazi salute - but ended up spending just an hour in custody.Jacob Hersant, 25, performed the gesture outside a Melbourne court in October 2023 after avoiding being locked up for violent disorder. At the same time, he praised Adolf Hitler and stated: "Australia for the white man."The salute had been made illegal by state […]

US allies and enemies are having to adjust rapidly after Donald Trump's stunning victory in the presidential election. In the corridors of power the world over, they are working overtime to accommodate a new reality.Allies are putting a brave face on it but would mostly have preferred a Harris victory and continuity. There will be despondence at the election of a man who has promised to undo the progress they have […]