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At least 30 people have been killed in the Syrian city of Sweida between local military groups and tribes, according to Syria's interior ministry.Officials say initial figures suggest around 100 people have also been injured in the city, where the Druze faith is one of the major religious groups. The interior ministry said that its forces will directly intervene to resolve the conflict and stop the clashes.The fighting represents the […]

The man convicted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher has been charged with sexual assault against an ex-girlfriend.Rudy Guede, 38, was the only person who was definitively convicted of the murder of 21-year-old Ms Kercher in Perugia, Italy, back in 2007.He will be standing trial again in November after an ex-girlfriend filed a police report in the summer of 2023 accusing Guede of mistreatment, personal injury and sexual […]

The Israeli military says it missed its intended target after Gaza officials said 10 Palestinians - including six children - were killed in a strike at a water collection point.Another 17 people were wounded in the strike on a water distribution point in Nuseirat refugee camp, said Ahmed Abu Saifan, an emergency physician at Al Awda Hospital.The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it had intended to hit an Islamic Jihad […]

As investigators continue to piece together the full picture, early findings of the Air India crash are pointing towards a critical area of concern — the aircraft’s fuel control switches. The flight, bound for London Gatwick, crashed just moments after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on 12 June, killing all but one of the 242 people on board the plane and at least 19 on the ground.According to the preliminary […]

A farmer who fell from a greenhouse roof during an anti-immigrant raid at a licensed cannabis facility in California this week has died of his injuries.Jaime Alanis, 57, is the first person to die as a result of Donald Trump's Immigration Compliance and Enforcement (ICE) raids. His niece, Yesenia Duran, posted on the fundraising site GoFundMe to say her uncle was his family's only provider and he had been sending […]

At least 59 Palestinians have reportedly been killed after the Israeli military opened fire near an aid centre in Gaza and carried out strikes across the territory.The Red Cross, which operates a field hospital in Rafah, said 25 people were "declared dead upon arrival" and "six more died after admittance" following gunfire near an aid distribution centre in the southern Gazan city.The humanitarian organisation added that it also received 132 […]

Donald Trump has announced he will impose a 30% tariff on imports from the European Union from 1 August.The tariffs could make everything from French cheese and Italian leather goods to German electronics and Spanish pharmaceuticals more expensive in the US. Mr Trump has also imposed a 30% tariff on goods from Mexico, according to a post from his Truth Social account.Announcing the moves in separate letters posted on his […]

Taped doors and quiet rooms tell a story about what happened at Heshi Peixin kindergarten. A huge scandal in a tiny town, a barely believable failing, in a place where children should have been safe. As soon as we arrive in the northwestern Chinese town of Maiji, it is clear that almost everyone knows someone who has been impacted. Image: The entrance to the kindergarten is taped off After multiple […]

When orange-clad Dutch fans marched to the Zurich stadium to play England this week, their rivals were encouraged to join the procession.No need for segregated paths, nor heavy policing. The Women's European Championship has a different feel from men's football tournaments.Of course, there isn't a desire for games to be completely sedate or sanitised.Wins are as fiercely fought over, but encouraging tribalism without toxicity is so much of the appeal. […]