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The preserved remains of a juvenile mammoth are being studied by scientists after it was discovered in thawing permafrost after more than 50,000 years. The creature was recovered from the Batagaika crater in Russia, a huge depression more than 80m (260ft) deep which is widening as a result of climate change. The carcass, weighing more

The iconic crocodile who starred in hit film Crocodile Dundee has died, his zoo has announced. Crocosaurus Cove, where Burt had been kept since 2008, said he passed away “peacefully” over the weekend. He was estimated to be over 90 years old, well over the usual life expectancy. “Burt was truly one of a kind.

A small plane has crashed into a popular Brazilian tourist town, killing all 10 people on board, according to officials. More than a dozen people on the ground were also injured when the aircraft came down in the centre of Gramado in the south of the country on Sunday, Brazil‘s civil defence agency said. In

A US fighter jet has been shot down after it was mistakenly hit by an American missile cruiser over the Red Sea. Both pilots in the aircraft ejected and were rescued – one of them had minor injuries. An investigation is under way after what the US military described as an “apparent case of friendly

At least 38 people have been killed in a crash involving a bus and a lorry on a major road in southeastern Brazil, authorities have said. Another 13 people were taken to hospital following the crash in the country’s eastern state of Minas Gerais, the local fire department said. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da

The doors of the white van are thrown open. Dozens of armed French police jump on board, their colleagues on the ground form a human chain and get to work. The van is carrying precious cargo. Water. Small plastic bottles stacked roof high and van deep. It’s chaotic. Orders are being shouted in French and

The moment the suspect in a fatal attack on a German Christmas market was arrested has been captured on video by a passer-by. At least two people were killed, including a small child, and dozens of others injured when a car was “driven at speed” into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, according

A seven-year-old girl has died and a teacher and five other students have been wounded in a knife attack in the Croatian capital, officials have said. The incident took place at a primary school in Zagreb, according to state news agency Hina. Police said the attack happened just before 10am on Friday in the Precko

For days the world has been told how Cyclone Chido has laid waste to the small Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. But few can truly understand just how devastating the most powerful cyclone to hit this region has been. The few pictures leaving Mayotte struggle to show the true scale of the crisis. The island

It is a crime so brutal and depraved it defies words – so outside the court, they applaud instead. Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse Since September, people have lined the route in Avignon clapping as Gisele Pelicot walks past. It is a wordless act of support for the 72-year-old woman at the

A dramatic change in tone by Ukraine’s president – acknowledging the strength of Russia’s hold over swathes of Ukrainian territory – has coincided with the imminent return of Donald Trump to the White House. The incoming US commander-in-chief has said he can end Russia’s war in Ukraine in a day – though without saying how.

The world is set to use more coal than ever before, this year, because of high demand in Asia and despite the warnings over the harm that burning fossil fuels does to the planet, a report has said. Global demand for the fossil fuel is expected to hit a record 8.77 billion tonnes in 2024,

A British student was stabbed to death during a trip to Amsterdam before he was dragged and left at the bottom of steps, an inquest has heard. Danny Castledine, 22, sustained 44 wounds near the Singel canal in the Dutch capital in June 2022, when he was with a friend on the way to a

A new island has emerged in Venice – thanks to recently installed city flood barriers. Bacan is a small stretch of land near the Sant’Erasmo island on the Northern Venetian Lagoon. It can only be reached by private boat. The island is popular with local residents during the summer months as an escape from a

Defending champions England are to face Wales, France and the Netherlands in a “tough” but “exciting” Women’s Euro 2025 group stage. The Lionesses go into next summer’s tournament in Switzerland among the favourites after winning on home soil in 2022. But they face a tough start to the competition, with an opening group game on

Former Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has issued his first statement since the fall of his regime. In a social media post, he said he had planned to keep fighting rebel forces before Russia evacuated him. The comments, the first in public since his regime was toppled more than a week ago, were made on