Northeast Syria is rapidly changing hands, and with it the country’s fragile balance of power. For more than a decade, Kurdish authorities governed this region with a high degree of autonomy. Now, Kurdish leaders warn that their way of life – and their political future – is under serious threat. Clashes between government forces and […]
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The broken banks of the Limpopo River are now faint snaking lines in a vast sea of brown, stagnant water that stretches out in every direction. Our view, from a Mercy Air helicopter delivering food aid to starving communities surrounded by submerged farms in southern Mozambique‘s Gaza province, is devastating. “This island is too big
A man has been charged with impersonating an FBI agent after he turned up to a New York jail claiming to have a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities have said. Mark Anderson, 36, from Minnesota, was arrested at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where Mangione, 27, is being held while awaiting trial
A body has been found in the search for a missing kayaker in Devon. Police said the remains were recovered from the River Exe on Thursday. Officers were first called to the river, near the Great Western Bridge in Tiverton, at 3.50pm on Saturday. It was reported that a man in his 40s had got
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A paedophile nursery worker has admitted 30 new charges, including filming up the skirts of girls in a classroom. Vincent Chan is already facing years behind bars after pleading guilty last year to molesting girls aged three and four while working at a now-closed nursery in north London. The 45-year-old filmed himself carrying out the
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Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as Kevin’s mother in Home Alone and the eccentric Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek, has died. The Canadian-American star won an Emmy award for lead actress for her role in Schitt’s Creek in 2020. She died aged 71 on Friday at her home in Los Angeles “following a
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The number of homicides reported in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level in more than 40 years. Police recorded 499 such cases in the year to September 2025, a fall of 7% on the previous 12 months, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is the lowest annual total since
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A newborn baby is in a serious condition after their mother was hit by an e-bike while she was pregnant. Police said the rider of the vehicle reportedly failed to stop at the scene in Poole, Dorset, following the collision at around 3.50pm on Monday. The woman, aged in her 30s, went to hospital for
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Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson said none of the healthcare workers who checked her twin babies realised they had a rare genetic condition which means they may never walk – and it was only thanks to her mum that they were diagnosed. Earlier this month, Nelson, 34, announced in an emotional Instagram video that
A report into disgraced former Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon Yaser Jabbar has found that 94 children were harmed during the care he provided. The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) released a report on Thursday into the actions of the former orthopaedic surgeon who treated hundreds of children over five years. The review