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A stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species for many years has died. The Aquarium and Shark Lab in Hendersonville said on Facebook late…

Emergency officials in South Korea said a car has hit pedestrians in central Seoul, killing nine people and injuring four others. Emergency officer Kim Chun-su told a briefing that one of the four injured is in serious condition after Monday…

Jurors in the retrial of Lucy Letby have been reminded by a judge they “must not approach the case with any preconceived views”. On Monday, Mr Justice Goss gave his directions of law to the jury of six women and…

Genes may indirectly influence how old girls are when they have their first period by speeding up weight gain in childhood – a known risk factor for early puberty, researchers have found. Other genes can directly affect the age of…

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Wimbledon on Monday with a giant tennis ball and strawberries “tainted with Palestinian blood” to demonstrate against Barclay’s sponsorship of the event. The protest, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, saw about 100…

US president Joe Biden’s train-wreck debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump followed a series of decisions by his most senior advisers that critics now point to as wrong-headed, interviews with Democratic allies, donors and former and current aides show. Mr…

Storms in Switzerland and northern Italy have caused extensive flooding and landslides, leaving at least four people dead, authorities said on Sunday. The bodies of three people were recovered following a landslide in the Fontana area of the Maggia valley…

Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm as it approaches the south-east Caribbean, which began shutting down on Sunday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter. Hurricane warnings are in effect…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has presented a new alliance with Austria’s far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party, which hopes to attract other partners and become the biggest right-wing group in the European Parliament. Mr Orban travelled…

Russian attacks across eastern Ukraine have killed at least 11 people, while rescuers in the city of Dnipro dug through rubble after a Russian strike ripped through a nine-storey residential building, leaving one dead, officials said. The attacks came as…