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A stage of the Tour de France has been shortened to avoid a herd of diseased cows, organisers said.Stage 19 of the 21-stage competition through the mountains from Albertville to La Plagne was cut from nearly 130km to 95km (81 miles to 59 miles), eliminating two of the five planned climbs. Organisers shortened the stage due to an outbreak of "contagious nodular dermatitis" found in a herd of cows in […]
Israel controls all the borders with Gaza - and there are just a handful of crossing points for aid trucks including Kerem Shalom.It's hot and dusty and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) want to make the point that there is aid sitting idle just over the border in Gaza. This, after the UN described the hunger crisis on top of 21 months of conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza […]
A return to a final and a rematch with England, brings back memories of how Spain reached the pinnacle of women's football.But regrettably for fans and players, also memories of how the euphoria of the World Cup triumph was tainted by the actions of the man entrusted to run Spanish football. And how the conviction of Luis Rubiales for sexual assault on the Sydney podium has not brought about the […]
Emmanuel Macron has said France will recognise Palestine as a state later this year.The French leader announced the major change of policy in a letter to the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, which Mr Macron also published online on Thursday evening. President Macron said he will make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly, being held in September.France will become the first member of the G7 - […]
In Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, they have virtually nothing left to eat.Warning: This article contains images that some readers may find distressing. Huda has lost half her body weight since March, when Israel shut the crossings into Gaza, and imposed a blockade.The 12-year-old girl knows she doesn't look well."Before, I used to look like this," Huda says, pointing to a picture on her tablet. "The war changed me. Malnutrition […]
Donald Trump was told in May that his name appears multiple times in justice department files related to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Wall Street Journal.The American president has come under fire for not releasing the documents - breaking a campaign promise - with some questioning his ties to Epstein. Now the newspaper reports Mr Trump is aware his name is included in the files, along with many […]
Arturo Suarez cries as he hugs his family for the first time in months. His sister's modest home in Caracas, Venezuela's capital city, is decorated with red, blue and black balloons and banners to welcome him back. Friends and neighbours fill the living room and the street outside. Image: Mr Suarez reunited with his family He video calls other family members elsewhere in the world. This is the first time […]
It is no secret that Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize. But the very man who could help him achieve this is also the man keeping the trophy at bay.The Israeli prime minister nominated Trump for the prize during a recent trip to Washington but Netanyahu's actions in Syria and Gaza over the past few weeks prompted yet another call from the president telling him to rein it in. […]
As India and Britain look set to sign a free trade agreement (FTA), some industries are disappointed and want a level playing field. The Indian cabinet has given its consent to the deal as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is headed to the UK to sign it with his British counterpart Sir Keir Starmer. The pact, formally called a comprehensive economic and trade agreement, will now have to be ratified by the […]
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