Month: July 2024

Read More Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally fails to take power while no party wins absolute majority; PM Gabriel Attal offers resignation Full report: France election: surprise win for leftwing alliance keeps Le Pen’s far right from powerExplainer: France’s progressives keep out the far right, but what could happen next? President Emmanuel Macron can…

Read MoreFamilies of the people who died on the flights five years ago have criticised it as a “sweetheart deal”.Families of the people who died on the flights five years ago have criticised it as a “sweetheart deal”.

Read More Top places go to smaller and independent parks, with Potters Resorts taking the no. 1 spot The long-established Pontins has been rated the worst UK holiday park brand in a survey by the consumer organisation Which?, with smaller and independent resorts taking the top honours. Top of the table was Potters Resorts, which…

Read MoreThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Megan Moroney’s sophomore album ”“Am I OkayThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Megan Moroney’s sophomore album ”“Am I Okay

Read More Exclusive: South Cambridgeshire experiment led to fewer refuse collectors quitting and faster planning decisions In the largest public sector trial of the four-day week in Britain, fewer refuse collectors quit and there were faster planning decisions, more rapid benefits processing and quicker call answering, independent research has found. South Cambridgeshire district council’s controversial…

Read More In kingdom where half of people have Palestinian roots, rulers try to balance US ties with calls for action on Gaza war Ahmed Saeed Abu Fares leans back in his cheap plastic chair and smiles. He has just got a call through to his older sister in Gaza. Though he is only 90…

Read More Andrea Robin Skinner says her stepfather sexually assaulted her when she was nine, but her mother said she ‘loved him too much’ to leave him The daughter of Nobel prize winner Alice Munro, Andrea Robin Skinner, has alleged that her stepfather sexually abused her as a child, and that her mother stayed with…

Read MoreHjgh winds, flooding and blackouts are expected, with the powerful storm expected to regain hurricane strength.Hjgh winds, flooding and blackouts are expected, with the powerful storm expected to regain hurricane strength.

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Read More The Chinese leader has welcomed Viktor Orban to Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is currently in Beijing on what he previously dubbed a peacekeeping mission, Xinhua reported on Monday morning. The details of the meeting and the exact topics of discussion have yet to…

Read More Contribution adds to $16m previously reported that was given to Live Nation or companies it owns by state and federal governments Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Western Australian government has paid millions of dollars to Live…

Read MoreNobody expected the left to win, let alone for the far right to come in third place.Nobody expected the left to win, let alone for the far right to come in third place.

Read More Turmoil erupted after the left-wing New Popular Front coalition emerged victorious Riots, clashes, and looting broke out across France as left-wing supporters flooded the streets to celebrate the New Popular Front coalition’s victory over the right-wing National Rally and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists on Sunday. Over 30,000 riot police officers, including 5,000 in…

Read More CCTV shows Renee in Warrenheip with her cat on 30 May, and then ringing doorbell of another home on 2 June Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Victoria police have released vision of a 42-year-old Ballarat woman who…

Read More PARIS — A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France, a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country, facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and political paralysis.…

Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 4 of House of the Dragon Season 2. The fourth episode of House of the Dragon Season 2 gave us our first proper dragon battle. (No offense, Luke, but you didn’t put up much of a fight against Aemond.) “A Dance of Dragons” is a thrilling…

Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 4 of House of the Dragon Season 2. Anyone who thought House of the Dragon‘s second season was moving slowly was in for a welcome surprise in the final 20 minutes of Episode 4. As Sunday’s installment, the midway point of Season 2, careened toward a…

Read More PARIS — A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France, a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country, facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and political paralysis.…

Read More Airport’s chief executive Lorie Argus says it will adopt the state government’s preferred above-ground station Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Melbourne Airport has agreed to a “compromise” and will back down on its demand for an underground…

Read MoreRenho Saito, who was expected to be Yuriko Koike’s closest rival, places third in the race.Renho Saito, who was expected to be Yuriko Koike’s closest rival, places third in the race.

Read More France’s voters denied the far-right an expected election victory. But neither the left nor center won an absolute majority; deadlock will likely follow. France’s voters denied the far-right an expected election victory. But neither the left nor center won an absolute majority; deadlock will likely follow.

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Read More Napoleon said to have tried to use the guns after defeat of French campaign, but grand squire removed the gunpowder, so French ruler tried poison instead Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France on Sunday for €1.69m (US$1.8m), the auction house said, with the…

Read More Another visitor in same motorcycle group hospitalized for ‘severe heat illness’ as other four members treated at scene A visitor to Death Valley national park died Sunday from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized as the temperature reached 128Ft (53.3C) in eastern California, officials said. The two visitors were part of a…

Read MoreIndian women and girls nearly always collect water for families – leaving them no time to work.Indian women and girls nearly always collect water for families – leaving them no time to work.

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Read MoreAmericans are taking loans to afford basic necessities – as groceries prices have surged by 25%.Americans are taking loans to afford basic necessities – as groceries prices have surged by 25%.

Read MoreA Kenyan coastal region has seen a spate of murders, supposedly over witchcraft but really over land.A Kenyan coastal region has seen a spate of murders, supposedly over witchcraft but really over land.

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Read MoreThe historic weapons are classed as national treasures and France has banned their export.The historic weapons are classed as national treasures and France has banned their export.

Read MoreThe boss of the World Trade Organization warns the global economy is facing numerous challenges.The boss of the World Trade Organization warns the global economy is facing numerous challenges.

Read More Budapest has yet to confirm the Prime Minister’s travel plans following his surprise visits to Kiev and Moscow last week Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is reportedly on his way to China after unexpected meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev, the Hungarian news portal…

Read More Convicted felon Hunter is now ‘de facto gatekeeper for longtime friends’ to the president as Biden’s critics mount Convicted felon Hunter is now ‘de facto gatekeeper for longtime friends’ to the president as Biden’s critics mount

Read More Proposal is one of several being looked at by Ministry of Justice to address the ‘acute’ prison crisis Labour is considering plans to release offenders after they serve just 40% of their sentence in a bid to tackle prison overcrowding, the Guardian has been told. While the proposed plan – first reported by…

Read MoreFrance’s leader of the far-right says a ‘dishonourable alliance’ prevented his RN party from winning a majority.France’s leader of the far-right says a ‘dishonourable alliance’ prevented his RN party from winning a majority.