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Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in northern California have received some help from the weather, hours after it exploded in size. The blaze was one of several tearing through the western United States and Canada, fuelled by wind and…

Fifteen people were killed when a mudslide hit a homestay house in a tourist area in south-eastern China on Sunday as heavy rain from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said. Elsewhere in China, a…

A star-studded crowd attended the return to the Olympics of Simone Biles, the most decorated athlete in the history of gymnastics. Hollywood star Tom Cruise and Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain were among the high-profile fans seated in the packed Palais…

Iran’s Supreme Leader has formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear programme. During an endorsement ceremony in the capital, Tehran, Ayatollah…

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that has not backed a Republican candidate for the White House since 1972. The rally in St Cloud, Minnesota, was designed as…

The family of a man who was kicked and stamped on during an arrest at Manchester Airport have issued a “plea for calm” and urged people not to take part in any further protests, their MP has said. Paul Waugh,…

Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed ceasefire. At least 30 people sheltering at a girls’ school…

Israel’s military ordered the evacuation on Saturday of a crowded part of Gaza designated as a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants in Khan Younis. It includes parts of Muwasi, a makeshift tent camp where…

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Friday he will return to the Pennsylvania town where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt, while vice president Kamala Harris capped her week-long bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee with former…

The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines in India have been named as a new World Heritage Site by the United Nations cultural agency. Unesco experts, who are deliberating on a list of sites nominated for the World Heritage…