As we mark six months of the most brutal of conflicts in Gaza, a few thoughts. First, we’re at the end of the most consequential of weeks in this bloody...
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An engine cover has fallen off a Boeing plane and struck the wing flap – shortly after take-off in the US. Passengers filmed videos from their window...
An “exceptionally intense” cloud of dust from the Sahara is making its way across Europe. The dust plume has been travelling across most of Spain...
Pockets of air trapped inside a young girl’s coat kept her afloat after she was swept out to sea during Storm Kathleen, according to one of the rescuers...
Israel has withdrawn almost all of its troops from southern Gaza. Only one brigade remains in Khan Younis and is tasked with securing the Netzarim corridor...
A British man running the length of Africa has set off on his final day of the gruelling challenge in Tunisia. Russ Cook, who calls himself “Hardest...
At 4am on Tuesday, Sarah Marwick’s alarm went off: it was time to get her children and partner ready for their flight from Heathrow to Toronto, with a...
Hippies from Denmark have torn up a street in an effort to fight back against drug dealers and criminals. More than half a century ago, hippies took over a...
Significant moment as Israel withdraws troops from southern Gaza – here’s what it could mean for war
The withdrawal of almost all Israeli forces from southern Gaza is a significant moment in this war – but it might be too early to assess how significant...
The body of an Israeli hostage has been recovered in Gaza, Israel says. Elad Katzir’s body was found by special forces in the southern city of Khan...
The US is on high alert over the possibility of significant retaliation from Iran following a deadly airstrike in Syria, according to American officials. It...
The first strike was a case of false identity; the second and then the third were “grave mistakes”. An Israeli investigation into the killing of...
Israel has announced it is opening new routes for humanitarian deliveries into Gaza. The Ashdod Port is set to temporarily reopen, while the Erez Crossing into...
On death row, there’s the man you meet and the man you Google. When I walked into East Block, San Quentin, there was a genial wave from inside the...
During the first months of the war in Gaza, deaths were counted through a network of computers connecting morgues across the territory. It was a system that...
The world’s oldest man has died at the age of 114, just under two months before his 115th birthday. Juan Vicente Perez, from Venezuela, was confirmed to...
