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July 20, 2024

Russian court jails US journalist for 16 years on 'sham' espionage charge

A Russian court yesterday found the US journalist Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in prison, after a trial widely described as a sham.

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The cat burglars! Experts try to solve the mystery behind feline crime sprees

The thieves went for particular items. Day after day, they roamed the neighbourhood and returned home to dump their loot. Before long they had amassed an impressive haul: socks, underpants, a baby's cardigan, gloves and yet more socks.

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Worldwide disruption How outage hit transport, healthcare, banking and more

The Crowd Strike outage caused havoc across a swath of industries spanning the global economy.

2 mins

GP and hospital appointments cancelled as record systems fail

Passengers have described \"bedlam\" at UK airports after a global IT outage on what was due to be the busiest day for flying since 2019, while train networks have also been disrupted.

2 mins

UK records hottest day of the year as temperature hits 31.9C

UK temperatures reached their highest point of the year so far, the Met Office confirmed, with temperatures of 31.9C (88.2F) recorded St James's Park in central London yesterday.

1 min

Fiona Hill New adviser on defence who swapped the White House for Whitehall

After a weekend in which Donald Trump's prospects of securing the White House increased dramatically, Labour's appointment of Fiona Hill as one of three advisers to oversee its strategic defence review appears particularly timely.

3 mins

Biden feeling 'angry and betrayed' as speculation mounts over withdrawal

A beleaguered Joe Biden entered potentially the most decisive weekend of his political career yesterday - while recovering from Covid-19 in self-isolation and reportedly feeling \"angry and betrayed\" by allies - as speculation mounted that he may be preparing to announce his withdrawal from the presidential race.

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Trump to campaign in key state after rambling acceptance speech

Donald Trump is to campaign today in the crucial swing state of Michigan, in his first election rally with his newly picked running mate and since he survived an assassination attempt that has transformed the race for the White House.

3 mins

Fight, fight, fight! The American messiah returns with a swagger

The crowd had thought he was dead, Donald Trump recalled, and he wanted to let them know he was OK.

4 mins

'We're poor but all in this together' Harehills residents on night of unrest

It began as an ordinary Thursday in Harehills, an urban part of east Leeds made up predominantly of dense red-brick backto-back homes.

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Malkinson urges chief of CCRC to quit over role in handling his case

Andrew Malkinson has called for the chief executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission to resign after her key role during the most problematic handling of his case was revealed.

3 mins

'Nowhere like it' Conservationists aim to raise £1.5m to save rewilding trailblazer

When new rules in the 1980s encouraged farmers to \"set aside\" some arable fields from crop-growing to reduce EU-wide overproduction, Hugh White rebelled.

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UN court orders Israel to end its 'unlawful' occupation of Palestinian territories

The UN's international court of justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian territories \"as rapidly as possible\" and make full reparations for its \"internationally wrongful acts\" in a sweeping and damning advisory opinion that says the occupation violates international law.

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Student protesters in Bangladesh release hundreds of inmates as violence continues

Student protesters in Bangladesh have stormed a prison and freed hundreds of inmates as the country was rocked by some of the worst unrest in a decade, with at least 64 killed in the violence.

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Japan tries to boost birthrate by consulting singletons on marriage

The Japanese government has begun consulting young people about their interest in marriage - or lack thereof - as Japan continues to struggle with a demographic crisis that is expected to cause a sharp population decline over the next decades.

1 min

Musk's new gamble Tycoon breaks from social media rivals to endorse Trump

Minutes after Donald Trump announced that he had selected JD Vance as his running mate, Elon Musk rushed to endorse the two Republican candidates to his 190 million followers on the social network that he owns.

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