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Scientists warn potential ‘Super El Nino’ could drive record global heat and climate extremes

Forecasters raise fears of record-breaking global temperatures, severe droughts, disrupted monsoons and escalating weather extremes as the planet continues warm...

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Britain’s cost-of-living fatigue fuels disillusionment with Starmer as economic pressures deepen

Public frustration over rising living costs and stagnant living standards is eroding support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than two years after Labour’s...

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UN envoy warns Gaza remains in ruins despite ceasefire progress and hostage releases

Envoy warns widespread destruction, homelessness and collapsing infrastructure continue to define life across the enclave even as humanitarian access slowly imp...

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IEA warns global oil market approaching ‘red zone’ as Hormuz disruption threatens energy supplies

Tanker disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz rapidly erodes global stockpiles despite coordinated emergency reserve releases by major economies

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Thai monk brings smiles as he sails with adorable temple dogs every morning (video)

Every morning, Luang Por Chamnan sets off on a boat down the Chao Phraya River with more than a dozen dogs that were once abandoned at the temple.

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Goldman Sachs agrees to US$500m settlement over 1MDB shareholder fraud claims

Investors accused the Wall Street giant of misleading the market about its involvement in bond deals connected to the looting of the Malaysian sovereign wealth...

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Trump’s NATO rift deepens as Rubio heads to crisis talks with European allies

Washington’s military drawdown from Europe and President Donald Trump’s renewed criticism of alliance members accused of failing to support American military op...

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Russia moves nuclear munitions into Belarus as Baltic tensions and NATO standoff deepen

Russia unveils key components of its strategic nuclear arsenal during one of Moscow’s largest military nuclear exercises in recent years, amid rising confrontat...

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European nations condemn Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla activists (video)

European leaders and foreign ministries swiftly condemned the scenes, describing the treatment as degrading, inhumane and inconsistent with international standa...

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Trump refuses sanctions relief for Iran until permanent peace deal is sealed

US President says talks were now in their “final stages” but stressed that he was “in no hurry” to conclude them

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Powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes southwestern Japan without triggering tsunami alert

A strong earthquake shook Japan’s southwestern island chain on Wednesday morning, rattling communities across Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures

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Xi - Putin stage high-stakes Beijing summit as China positions itself at centre of global disorder

Leaders expect to deepen strategic partnership through dozens of agreements, informal talks and fresh declarations on a “multipolar world order” following Trump...

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Trump warns of renewed strikes on Iran as Tehran threatens escalation

Washington signals a diplomatic window before potential fresh military action, while Iran vows retaliation and claims it has gained new combat capabilities foll...