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One dead and three missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz Island

Authorities did not know if the boat was headed to Alcatraz, a major tourist attraction, where shuttered buildings of the famous former prison still stand.

Sudan

Sudan's 'war economy' fuelling conflict, United Nations says

OHCHR called on the parties to the war, and corporations involved in the value chain of Sudanese commodities, to ensure compliance with international law.

Europe News

Spanish PM says Gibraltar border removal closes 'open wound'

Gibraltar, a self-governing British territory at the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula, is home to only about 40,000 people but relies on some 15,500 workers who cross from Spain every day.

Europe News

Former MP Ann Widdecombe was killed in ‘targeted attack,’ police say

Devon and Cornwall Police have been criticised for originally saying the killing was not believed to be a terror-related crime and there was nothing to suggest it was politically motivated.

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Europe News

Los Gallardos wildfire: Spain confirms 12 foreigners among 13 victims

Flames fanned by high winds ripped through forests and scrubland made tinderbox dry by extreme high temperatures, turning picturesque rural settlements into ghost towns.

Europe News

June deadliest month for Ukraine civilians in four years, UN says

In total, the UN has recorded 16,431 verified civilian deaths in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, among them 803 children.

Europe News

Spanish PM's brother banned from public office for nine years

David Sánchez, a composer and orchestra director whose career has included training and stops in Saint Petersburg, Toulouse, Tokyo and Madrid, was tried with 10 other defendants.

Europe News

Almost 60 gored or bruised during Spain's San Fermín bull runs

Sixteen people have been killed in the bull runs since records started in 1911. The last death was in 2009 when a bull gored a 27-year-old Spaniard in the neck, heart and lungs.

Europe News

France flaunts firepower and unity with allies at Bastille Day parade

With nearly 6,700 troops, 98 aircraft, 31 helicopters and 315 vehicles, a record number of military personnel were marching the traditional route between the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde.

Europe News

Russian army executed hundreds of Ukrainian POWs since 2022, Kyiv says

A UN report from last month cited 129 verified executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war, with the organisation sounding the alarm last year over a "marked increase" in cases.

USA

EU says threats against ICC 'unacceptable' as US targets court

The Trump administration said it would pressure other countries to withdraw from the court, marking a sharp escalation in the US effort to isolate the Hague-based institution.

Europe News

MSF slams 'deliberate' Russian destruction of Ukraine's health system

The World Health Organisation recorded 2,815 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine between the February 2022 full-scale invasion and the end of 2025, with the vast majority involving violence with heavy weapons.

Europe News

Singapore court postpones French teen's straw-licking case to 30 July

IJooz, the company operating the juice vending machine, had filed a police report over the prank. It had sanitised the dispenser while replacing all 500 straws in the machine.

Europe News

Hungary MPs set to tweak constitution to oust Orbán-allied president

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has repeatedly called on Sulyok to resign, branding the 70-year-old unworthy of the post as a result of his failure to stand up to Orbán's divisive rhetoric and attacks on the rule of law.

Europe News

Europe records 10,000 excess deaths during June heatwaves, data shows

The June heatwaves would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said.

Venezuela

Venezuela twin earthquake death toll rises to 4,490, officials say

Camps for families left homeless have sprung up in stadiums, plazas and on sidewalks in La Guaira as well as nearby Caracas.

Thailand

Huge fire in Bangkok bar kills at least 30 and injures dozens

The venue has a stage, two bars and a kitchen, with a total capacity of more than 300 people, as well as four fire exits, according to a Facebook post promoting a live show this month.

Europe News

Belgium to introduce new road tax in 2027, even for transiting drivers

According to the chairman of the liberal-conservative MR party, the government intends to offset the new toll by lowering other taxes for Belgians.

Sport

Slick Sinner scuppers Djokovic record bid to make Wimbledon final

From the start, Sinner pushed Djokovic back with his powerful groundstrokes and came up with big serves in big moments.

USA

Crews drain Lincoln Memorial pool again as part of troubled revamp

Trump directed that the bottom be painted what he called “American flag blue” but problems began quickly after the initial work was finished.

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