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This blog has now closed. You can read the latest story hereDespite a revitalization, Donald Trump wrongfully claimed Charleroi, Pennsylvania, is “virtually bankrupt” with “massive crime”.There is one thing about her community that makes Kristin Hopkins-Calcek prouder than anything: her city is now one of the few boroughs in Pennsylvania with a growing population. Continue reading...

National guard conducting search-and-rescue missions as officials say more than 300 people rescued since SaturdayThe New Mexico national guard is conducting search and rescue missions in Roswell after record rainfall resulted in severe flooding.New Mexico state police said on Sunday that at least two people have died as a result of the flash flood, but information on the victims or the circumstances of their...

Navy confirms deaths after jet crashed east of Mount Rainier earlier this week during routine training flightTwo crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington during a routine training flight have been declared dead, the US navy said on Sunday.The EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday...

Emmanuel Macron has banned Israeli companies from the Euronaval Salon defence fair in Paris next monthIsrael’s foreign minister has announced he is taking “legal and diplomatic measures” against the decision by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to ban Israeli companies from showing their wares at an arms fair in Paris next month.Israel Katz described the “boycott” as an anti-democratic measure that was “not acceptable,...

Greater bamboo lemur births in captivity are extremely rare and park is only UK collection to have bred it this yearCotswold wildlife park has successfully bred one of Madagascar’s most endangered lemurs.The as yet unnamed youngster was born to a breeding male, Raphael, and female, Bijou, at the wildlife park. Continue reading...

Andrei Kelin says by providing weapons Britain is ‘killing Russian soldiers and civilians’Moscow’s ambassador to London has said the UK is waging a proxy war against Russia, while predicting the “end of Ukraine” as Russian invading forces make deeper advances into the country.In an interview with the BBC, Andrei Kelin said Ukraine continued to fight but claimed “the resistance is more feeble and feeble”....

Rise in VAT, inflation and people working from home has led small business owners to demand government supportBlazing Salads, Dillingers, Assassination Custard and Brasserie Sixty Six in Dublin, Church Lane and Sage in County Cork, and Barnacles in Galway.These are just some of the most recent additions to the list of more than 600 restaurants that have been forced to close in Ireland in...

Internet chatter and Oklahoma arrest of alleged would-be IS attacker indicate terror group’s planningAfter the FBI arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma planning an election day shooting on behalf of the Islamic State, the terrorist organization re-entered what has become one of the most chaotic news cycles leading up to a November vote.Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City admitted to investigators he and...

Israel says number of dead exaggerated after strike on town of Beit Lahiya in northern GazaThe Israeli military said about 70 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israel within minutes on SundayThe military said in a post on X:Following the alerts that were activated at 11:09 (0809 GMT) and 11:12 in the western and upper Galilee areas, about 70 launches were detected that...

Met Office issues warnings for across the UK as the first named storm of the season sweeps inParts of the UK have been battered by strong winds and heavy rain, as Storm Ashley – the first named storm of the season – swept in. The Met Office said the storm was likely to bring a threat of injuries and danger to life, with winds...

A fresh look at cultural identity will follow outline of 60-year-old Survey of Language and Folklore, conducted by two academics driving a red MiniIn 1964, two young academics clambered into a red Mini and, armed with a mountain of printed slips, set out to conduct what would become the definitive survey of English folklore and traditions for the next 60 years.John Widdowson and Paul...

Olympic cycling champion says doctors have told him he has two to four years to liveTributes have poured in for the Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy after he revealed he had received a terminal cancer diagnosis.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Hoy, who won six golds and one silver medal for Team GB, said doctors had told him he had between two...

The owner of X is just one of many who may prefer Donald Trump to greater regulation under the DemocratsWay back in the 1960s “the personal is political” was a powerful slogan capturing the reality of power dynamics within marriages. Today, an equally meaningful slogan might be that “the technological is political”, to reflect the way that a small number of global corporations have...

After Han Kang’s Nobel award and South Korean cinema hits, Penguin publishes new English edition of maxims by Lee Seong-bok in wake of US success A collection of wise maxims written by a 72-year old poet, calmly setting out illuminating advice to other poets, is the latest and perhaps most unlikely book to benefit from a surge in demand for South Korean literature.“Kick against...

MPs passed legislation a year ago to ban advertising of unethical animal tourism – but it has not yet come into forceGrowing numbers of travel companies are promoting holidays involving animal attractions through adverts that should be illegal in the UK under new legislation, campaigners say.MPs passed a law more than a year ago that gave ministers the power to ban tourism adverts that...

After a day of rest, monarch appears at Sydney lunch in his honour and gives hosts an hourglass while joking about swift passage of timeKing Charles III did not linger long at the luncheon put on in his honour, at the second scheduled event of his short Australian visit. And his gift to the gathering was a reminder of the fleeting passage of time.There...

Charity Commission finds ‘range of shortfalls’ at Narconon facility after Observer investigationA Scientology-linked addiction charity accused of putting vulnerable people through psychological drills that left them “traumatised” and in “trance-like states” has been reprimanded by the Charity Commission.Narconon UK was ordered by the watchdog to address a “range of shortfalls” after an investigation identified breaches of charity law and issues with management. Continue reading...

Research at the Francis Crick Institute could lead to new drugs to counter progress of diseases like Alzheimer’sBritish scientists are about to launch a remarkable research project that will demonstrate how the air we breathe can affect our brains. This work will be vital, they say, in understanding a major medical problem: how atmospheric pollution can trigger dementia.In recent years, scientists have discovered that...

This blog is now closedLNP leader launches Queensland election campaign with promise of mandatory isolation for child offendersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of stabbing victim Vyleen White has helped the Queensland Liberal National party to launch its election campaign.The LNP is promising to introduce “adult time for adult crime” amid claims of a youth crime “crisis” in...

The billionaire’s Trump-supporting Pac will give the money to those who sign a petition that encourages Republicans to register to voteElon Musk said his Trump-supporting political action committee – America Pac – will give $1m every day until election day to someone who signs his petition that effectively encourages Republicans in the key battleground states to register to vote.The commitment, which started on Saturday...

Canada’s PM, Justin Trudeau, claims Indian diplomats are implicated in murders on Canadian soilA gruelling week for Indian diplomacy began with an explosive Canadian press conference on Monday. Senior Canadian police officials accused Indian diplomats of being involved in “criminal” activities on Canadian soil, ranging from homicide and targeted assassinations to extortion, intimidation and coercion against members of the Canadian Sikh community.They alleged that...

Jacqui Scruby was on track to comfortably take Pittwater and said the results showed voters appreciated a ‘different way of doing politics’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeal independent Jacqui Scruby, the likely winner of the NSW byelection in Pittwater, says the contest in the blue-ribbon seat has shown how strong candidates...

Brighton residents chant ‘Shame, premier, shame’ as they surround the pub where Jacinta Allan announces policyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s premier has taken aim at opponents of government plans for high-rise apartments to soar above Melbourne’s inner suburbs.Jacinta Allan on Sunday announced a plan to create 50 new “activity zones”...

At least 73 people died in the strike, doctors and officials say; Israeli army disputes casualty numbers and says attack was directed at a Hamas targetAn Israeli airstrike that hit several houses and a multi-storey residential building in the town of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza caused dozens of casualties, doctors and officials said.The Hamas media office said at least 73 people had been...