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For those missing the Olympics and those who missed out attending in Paris, the plea from the Paralympics leadership is: "The party is not over."The last two weeks have been spent recovering and reconfiguring venues in the French capital as the Paralympics looks to seize the biggest platform for the games since London 2012. Like at the Olympics, the opening ceremony on Wednesday night will also be away from the […]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Donald Trump has signalled his support for a free Ukraine and said he wants to stop the war with Russia.Presidential candidate Mr Trump previously said he would let Russia "do whatever the hell they want" to members of NATO that don't pay enough for defence and has threatened to withdraw the US from the alliance. Uncertainty over his stance has been amplified after he selected JD Vance […]

Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested after arriving in France on his private jet at the weekend.He was reportedly the subject of a search warrant, with French news outlets suggesting an investigation focused on a lack of moderators on the encrypted messaging app and potential criminal activity by users. Telegram is one of the most downloaded apps in the world.But who is the man behind it - and how […]

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has said it has launched an attack on Israel in retaliation for the killing of one of its commanders in Beirut - with Israel pre-empting the move with its own airstrikes.The attacks from both sides come following the death of top Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed in a strike in Beirut's southern suburbs in July.The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, previously described […]

Police have arrested the person suspected of carrying out a knife attack that left three people dead at a festival in Germany, an official has said.A 56-year-old woman and two men, aged 56 and 67, died following the attack in the city of Solingen on Friday. Eight people were injured, four seriously, while "many other people have suffered mental stress".Police said the attacker appeared to have deliberately aimed for his […]

Foo Fighters have reacted after Donald Trump used one of their songs during his presidential election campaign.The American rock band's song, My Hero, blared as Robert F Kennedy Jr walked onto the stage at Mr Trump's campaign event in Arizona on Friday after the Republican presidential candidate introduced him. Mr Kennedy, whose father was presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy and uncle President John F Kennedy, appeared at the rally shortly […]

Officials in Germany have said they cannot rule out "terrorist motives" following a stabbing at a festival which left three people dead - and revealed a 15-year-old has been detained in connection with the incident.The teenager is suspected of failing "to report an imminent crime", police and prosecutors said at a news conference on Saturday afternoon. Prosecutor Markus Caspers said authorities are still looking into motives following a "large-scale" overnight […]

Donald Trump has promised to release thousands of documents linked to the assassination of John F Kennedy, after his presidential campaign was endorsed by JFK's nephew.Robert F Kennedy Jr, also known as RFK Jr, was his rival in the race for the White House. But he suspended his campaign on Friday and joined Mr Trump on stage - greeted by cheers and fireworks - to offer his support at a […]

From Beijing to Hangzhou, the sight of robotic dogs in a park is becoming more and more common.Climbing stairs? No problem. And what about hills? They can do that too. Josh Yuan showed us his robo-dog in one of Beijing's fanciest shopping districts, guiding it through a crowd of curious onlookers with a handheld remote-controlled device.He paid £1,300 for his new companion a few months ago. "I think at the […]