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Mali army says armed groups launch nationwide attacks; gunfire near airport

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Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds

Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct actionThe criminalisation of direct action climate protests in …

Top Iranian and Pakistani officials meet in Islamabad

Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi is in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani officials, as US envoys are also set to arrive.

Overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine kill five, injure 30

Russia launched more than 600 drones and 47 missiles as it targeted eight regions in Dnipro, authorities say.

Polls open in Gaza area in first municipal election in 20 years

Gaza officials say Deir el-Balah vote is a 'pilot', while occupied West Bank also goes to first polls since 2023 war.

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Russian Attack on Ukrainian Cities Kills Four People, Zelenskiy Says

Russia carried out one of the largest attacks on Ukraine overnight, killing four people and leaving over 30 wounded across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr …

‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross …

After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentationThe critically endangered …

Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in …

In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe …

Giant prehistoric insects didn’t need high oxygen after all, study finds

Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their size possible. A new study overturns that idea, …

Scientists just found what keeps plant cells from growing out of control

Before seedlings can photosynthesize, they depend on fatty acids—and on peroxisomes to process them. Researchers discovered that the protein PEX11 not only helps these structures …

US Grants Maduro Access to Funds for Defense in Criminal Case

US officials reversed themselves and will now allow Nicolás Maduro and his wife to pay lawyers with Venezuelan funds as they defend themselves in the …

Thirty-one sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction

Many died due to conditions at a warehouse they'd been shipped to, while others arrived dead, authorities say.

Thirty-one sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction

Many died due to conditions at a warehouse they'd been shipped to, while others arrived dead, authorities say.

Iran seeks to resume flights from bomb-damaged airports

Authorities are reopening travel hubs after Tehran suspended air traffic because of US-Israeli strikes

No edge, no hedge: why markets are stuck

Neither extreme optimism nor extreme pessimism makes much sense, and neither is easy nor safe to express

Peru grapples with selecting new leader amid ongoing election chaos

Two weeks after ballot, votes are still being counted, the election chief has quit and claims of manipulation are widespread

Power is draining away from Starmer’s Downing Street

Loyalty has worn thin because of the PM’s lack of interest in making the difficult decisions his job requires

Banks brace for tax raid if Starmer is ousted

Executives prepare for shift to the left in UK government after narrow escape in last year’s Budget

Are your kids ignoring your money advice?

They may have good reason, Gen Z are confronting a very different set of economic circumstances to those their parents faced

America’s bid for energy supremacy is being forged in war

The US stands to benefit as war in Iran reshapes oil and gas flows, but Europe and Asia are wary of becoming too reliant on …

Deliveries of food and goods into Gaza fell after Iran war began, …

Flow of aid and supplies misses targets more than six months into Trump-backed ceasefire

Pro-independence parties bank on rethink of UK ‘status quo’ after May 7

Forecast gains for Scotland and Wales nationalists come even as no grouping has immediate roadmap for breaking away