Notable Events Around the World on - 2025-08-10
The Guardian view on climate finance: crumbling under a second Trump presidency | Editorial
Voluntary climate commitments were supposed to be a step towards progress. A change in political climate has revealed their weaknessesEarlier this month, as Nordic countries were hit with an unprec...
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Europe urges Trump to use sanctions pressure ahead of Putin summit
Washington advised to use economic penalties to shape talks and enforce any ceasefire
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What Putin wants from Trump at Alaska summit
Russian president secures first official invitation to US in almost two decades ahead of sanctions deadline
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Three swimmers killed by sea mines in Odesa, Ukrainian media report
A local official confirmed the three had been killed by "explosive devices", at beaches where recreational swimming is banned.
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Rebel's Romance and Loughnane rock in Germany
Billy Loughnane registered his first Group One victory when guiding globetrotting superstar Rebel’s Romance to the Westminster 135th Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten on Sunday.
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Terry Reid, Rock Singer Known as ‘Superlungs,’ Dies at 75
Terry Reid in performance in 1973. During his prime, in the late 1960s and the ’70s, his powerful vocal stylings were compared favorably to the likes of Rod Stewart.
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Jordan to host meeting with Syria, US on Syrian reconstruction
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s new government is trying to attract foreign investment as Syria's economy lies in ruins.
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Campaigners criticise UK plans to reveal suspects’ ethnicity and migration status
Yvette Cooper wants guidance to change after row over claims police ‘covered up’ status of two men on charges relating to an alleged rapeAnti-racism campaigners have criticised proposals to allow p...
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Can an AI chatbot of Dr Karl change climate sceptics’ minds? He’s willing to give it a try
The famous science communicator is planning to release a chatbot designed to answer questions on the climate crisis. Can it work?There’s arguably no face, voice or collection of exuberant, patterne...
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Netanyahu’s Gaza war plan will fail, warns Israel’s finance minister
Far-right ultranationalist Bezalel Smotrich says he has ‘lost faith’ that PM can achieve ‘decisive victory’
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Forrest eases to four-shot victory at Nexo Championship
Grant Forrest eased to victory on home soil for the second time in his career with a four-shot success at the Nexo Championship in Aberdeen.
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London police arrest hundreds at Gaza protest supporting Palestine Action
Police in London detained close to 500 peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters for ‘terrorism’.
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Iran’s triple crisis is reshaping daily life
Power and water outages have combined with record-breaking heat. Three Iranians tell us how they've had to adjust.
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Claim Freddie Mercury had secret daughter divides fans and friends
Woman claiming the late singer is her father speaks out after some of his inner circle cast doubt ahead of new bookHis performances defined an era, and his life story has been dissected in tell-all...
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UN report says its female staff in Afghanistan have received death threats
Taliban rulers say they are not behind the threats and are investigating, according to the United Nations.
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Wyatt-Hodge and Devine star as Brave beat Phoenix
Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 59 and an all-round effort from New Zealand's Sophie Devine sets up a 15-run win for Southern Brave against Birmingham Phoenix.
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Palestinian boy crushed to death by falling aid pallet in Gaza
Distressing video shows the moment a 15-year-old boy was killed by a falling aid pallet in Gaza.
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Rightwingers warn of another blaze of summer riots in Britain – but they’re the ones striking the match | John Harris
Grim predictions of ‘societal collapse’ and ‘civil war’ will hit home so long as Labour fails to address the country’s problemsA last stretch of this strange, uneasy summer remains. Between now and...
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Antiwar activists storm Big Brother stage to disrupt broadcast in Israel
Watch the moment a group of Israeli activists stormed a live television broadcast to protest Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Southern Europe battling worst wildfires in decades amid huge blazes
France has been suffering its largest wildfire in at least 50 years, according to disaster officials.
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Vols' Whitehorn charged with burglary, assault
Tennessee's Ruby Whitehorn has been charged with aggravated burglary and domestic assault after she was arrested Friday following a domestic dispute call, court records show.
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Sena S1 Smart Cycling Helmet Review: Listen to Everything
Sena's S1 smart cycling helmet with a mesh intercom system kept me sane on the world's most boring century ride.
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Climate change is killing fireflies – threatening a US summer ritual
Scientists say lightning bugs are having a revival this year – but they’re concerned about the insects’ long-term viabilityMax Vogel, a 29-year-old public defense attorney, was picnicking with frie...
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After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake
Security researchers are now sounding the alarm on a new SMS text message fraud operation, which is surging in popularity — and its ability to steal people's credit cards — since the demise of its...
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Rescue efforts continue after deadly floods hit China
At least 15 people have died and dozens more are missing after flash floods hit Gansu province, local authorities say.
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Two boxers die after competing at same event in Japan
Hiromasa Urakawa has become the second boxer to die from brain injuries sustained at the same event in Tokyo.
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This New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands With the Same Side Up
A tetrahedron is the simplest Platonic solid. Mathematicians have now made one that’s stable only on one side, confirming a decades-old conjecture.
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Zelenskyy welcomes European leaders’ statement on Ukraine role in peace talks
Ukrainian leader ‘fully supports’ insistence before Trump-Putin summit that Kyiv must be involved in ‘path to peace’The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has welcomed a statement from Europ...
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Autumn budget must address pain of high inflation on hard-pressed UK households as food prices rise | Richard Partington
Failure to do so would also be gift for Nigel Farage, who Labour could undermine over net zero stance“These prices are disgusting” is the common retort from shoppers browsing the supermarket shelve...
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Transfer rumors, news: Napoli join Everton in battle for Grealish
Napoli have joined Everton in the race for Jack Grealish. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
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How Moscow could respond to Trump's threat of sanctions
President Trump is threatening to impose new sanctions on Russia if it does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR's Scott Simon asks Russia expert Nina Khrushcheva about how Moscow could respond.
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Two boxers die from brain injuries in separate bouts in Japan
Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa pass away within a day of each other after separate bouts on the same card.
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Trump exposes US retirees to new world of risk with 401k order
Move to refashion financial future of millions of Americans followed intense lobbying by private capital and crypto groups
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Howe admits Newcastle 'controlled' by PSR as transfer activity stalls
Eddie Howe has admitted the restrictions of the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Regulations (PSR) are "controlling" Newcastle's ability to compete in the transfer market.
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Players 'put their hands up' for World Cup - Bemand
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand says he has not yet finalised his squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup.
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Ukraine and Europe Project United Front Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
A town in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in June. The Trump administration has been pushing for an end to the war that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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This tiny spacecraft could race to a black hole and rewrite physics
A visionary plan proposes sending a paperclip-sized spacecraft, powered by Earth-based lasers, to a nearby black hole within a century. Led by astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi, the mission would test th...
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Giant Einstein ring reveals one of the Universe’s biggest black holes
Astronomers have uncovered what may be the most massive black hole ever found, 36 billion times the mass of our Sun, hidden at the heart of the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy. Located 5 billion light-year...
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Jimbo eyes college coaching return: 'Still love it'
Jimbo Fisher, who received a record $76 million buyout after he was fired as Texas A&M football coach in 2023, said that he wants to return to the sideline.
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Protesters around the world demand an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Protesters in major cities around the world have marched to oppose Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Foreign criminals to be deported from England immediately after sentencing
Offenders would be barred from re-entering England and Wales under new government plans
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Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Putin’s Powerful Aide
Sergei V. Kiriyenko, in glasses, at President Vladimir V. Putin’s annual state of the nation address in Moscow in 2024, in a photograph distributed by Russian state media.
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‘I wanted to be Nina Simone’: Jeff Buckley documentary shows female influences
It’s Never Over offers a new look at the short life of the musician and the importance women played in his lifeIn the years since Jeff Buckley’s shocking death at age 30 in 1997, his estate has san...
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Dmitri Kozak Was a Key Putin Aide. He Lost Power When He Balked at the Ukraine War.
Dmitri N. Kozak in Beijing in 2019. Mr. Kozak told associates this year that he had presented President Vladimir V. Putin with a proposal to stop the fighting in Ukraine, Kremlin insiders said.
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Global rallies demand end to Israel’s war on Gaza and unrestricted aid
Tens of thousands of people have gathered around the world to protest against Israel's genocide in Gaza.
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The Russian Technocrat Who Helps Enable Putin and Manage the Ukraine War
Sergei V. Kiriyenko in Moscow in 2023. His modest title, first deputy chief of staff, belies a sprawling portfolio of responsibilities.
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A huge stick insect has been discovered in Australia. Here’s why that’s important | Gwen Pearson
Yes, they can be hard to spot – but this find highlights how little we know about creatures crucial to our ecosystemGwen Pearson is adjunct professor at Michigan State University Department of Ento...
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Israelis protest government plans to expand war and occupy Gaza
Thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv after Israel’s security cabinet announced plans to occupy Gaza City.
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Protesters intensify pressure against Netanyahu plan to expand Gaza war
Israel sparked international condemnation on Friday after its security cabinet approved an expansion of its military offensive in Gaza.
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Week in Pictures: From Gaza starvation crisis to California wildfires
A global roundup of some of last week’s events.
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Bella Thorne’s honest playlist: ‘I wrote an essay about why I admire Lil Wayne for school’
The actor has a soft spot for Olivia Rodrigo and can’t listen to any of her exes’ music, but which wintry Christmas hit did she sing at a summer karaoke?The first song I fell in love with When I w...
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Lovense Gemini Nipple Clamps Review: New Sensations
These clamps just might offer the vibrating sensation you've been seeking.
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‘I’m collateral damage’: ex-minister Tulip Siddiq on her Bangladesh corruption trial
Exclusive: MP and niece of ousted Bangladesh prime minister says allegations against her are ‘completely absurd’“There’s no extradition treaty, I looked that up myself actually,” says Tulip Siddiq,...
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Transfer rumors, news: Calvert-Lewin fires agent to push for Man United deal
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is doing all he can to sign for Manchester United, and has sacked his agent. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
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Second boxer from Tokyo event dies from brain injury
A second Japanese boxer has died from brain injuries suffered during separate bouts at the same event in Tokyo.
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Humble, generous and a star - Jota left his mark on everyone he met
As Liverpool prepare for their first competitive game since his death, BBC Sport remembers "humble" Diogo Jota.
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Astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX splashdown after 5-month ISS mission
The landing marks a successful end to their mission on board the International Space Station to help stranded pilots.
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In a Trump-Putin Summit, Ukraine Fears Losing Say Over Its Future
Ukrainian civilians rushed from the scene of a drone attack on a Kharkiv in June.
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Staff at UK’s top AI institute complain to watchdog about its internal culture
Whistleblowing complaint warns Alan Turing Institute is in danger of collapse due to government threats over fundsStaff at the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute have raised concerns ab...
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In India, Immigration Raids Detain Thousands and Create a Climate of Fear
Demonstrators protesting the harassment of Bengali speakers in states led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P., in Kolkata, India, this month.
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Thousands protest plan to build world’s longest bridge from Sicily to Italy
Residents are opposed to the bridge over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental effect, and mafia interference.
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Europe promises to ‘stand firmly’ with Ukraine as Trump, Putin plan summit
Leaders of six European nations and the EU call for more pressure on Russia before Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
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TV tonight: the wife of a serial killer speaks out in a grim documentary
Why was Richard Ramirez treated like a celebrity while he was on death row? Plus: Adrian Dunbar is back playing detective. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky Crime Continue reading...
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Europe allies say Ukraine peace talks must include Kyiv
The White House says Trump is open to Ukraine joining talks with Putin in Alaska, as Zelensky insists any deal without Kyiv is a “dead decision”.
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How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried To Halt the War in Gaza
Both Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Emmanuel Macron of France announced plans to recognize the state of Palestine last month.
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With Ukraine in the Balance, Trump and Putin Head Into Summit With Mismatched Goals
Ukrainian firefighters and rescue workers lower the covered body of a person killed in a Russian strike on an apartment building in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, in June.
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Sanctioned oil trader sues corporate spooks over alleged ‘smear campaign’
Filings in New York include recordings in support of Niels Troost’s claim his former partner pretended to be a CIA operative
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,263
Here are the key events on day 1,263 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Billionaire inheritance feud spotlights India's messy family succession
Weeks after Sunjay Kapur's death, the question of succession has become the subject of media speculation.