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I’m pausing for the first moment after a few extraordinary weeks.  Time to reflect on what has been, what could have been and what might be to come. The central punctuation point from the fortnight was the shooting. That moment just after 6pm last Saturday when phones would have pinged with push alerts worldwide: “Shots

Two large oil tankers have collided and caught fire off Singapore’s coast, the UN’s shipping agency has said. “Salvage and firefighting assets have been arranged by both vessel owners to support the firefighting efforts and subsequent towage of the vessels to safety,” a spokesperson with the International Maritime Organisation said. “Navigational traffic is not affected.

The virus that causes polio has been detected in sewage samples in Gaza, according to its health ministry. It said tests had been carried out with UNICEF and that the finding “exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting poliomyelitis”. It warned of a potential “new health disaster” if action isn’t taken. Polio mainly

Footage has emerged showing some of the last movements of those who died after a suspected cyanide poisoning at a Bangkok hotel. The CCTV video, focusing on an internal courtyard, captures five of the six victims at the luxury Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in Thailand. It initially shows a man, one of the guests, jogging

A device found with the man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump was a remote fireworks detonator, according to US law enforcement sources. The grey 12-button handset was found next to Thomas Crooks’ phone after Secret Service shot him dead when he opened fire on the former president. It’s believed it could be linked to

Families of two British men missing in Sweden are appealing for information on their whereabouts – amid fears they were victims of a double murder. It comes after two bodies were found in a burnt-out car in an industrial area of Malmo on Sunday afternoon. Emergency workers noticed a possible bullet hole in one of

Chelsea are investigating a video midfielder Enzo Fernandez posted on social media which the French Football Federation (FFF) allege shows them singing a racist song. Fernandez posted on Instagram after Argentina’s Copa America victory over Colombia, showing him and his teammates chanting about the France national team. Wesley Fofana, Fernandez’s Chelsea teammate, has reposted the

Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate will not be able to leave Romania while he prepares to stand trial accused of human trafficking. It comes after a court of appeal in the capital Bucharest overturned an earlier ruling which granted the self-proclaimed misogynist and three other suspects – his brother Tristan and two Romanian women

Britain’s armed forces must have the ability to confront a “deadly quartet” of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, the surprise pick to lead a major review of the UK’s shrunken defences has warned. Lord Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary and former NATO chief, is being brought back to frontline military policy by Sir

One of the world’s rarest whales, about which scientists know “practically nothing”, may have washed up on a New Zealand beach. The dead mammal found at Otago, on the South Island, is thought to be a spade-toothed whale, which has never been seen alive in the wild. There is little information on how many of

Spain’s supporters are euphoric after their team became the champions of Europe, beating England in the Euro 2024 final. The hometown of 17-year-old superstar Lamine Yamal exploded after the team’s victory, with fans lining the streets of Mataro near Barcelona. “It is a matter of pride, we are very lucky because he is the MVP

The mother of missing Jay Slater says the family is aware of “vile” comments and conspiracy theories which are “hindering investigations here in Tenerife”. Almost four weeks since her son’s disappearance, Debbie Duncan has issued a statement through the British overseas missing persons charity, LBT Global. While saying the family “cannot put into words” its

Federal investigators have tentatively identified the man who shot at Donald Trump at a rally in Pennslyvania. He is male, around 20 years old, and from Pennsylvania, according to multiple US law enforcement officials. The Secret Service said he had been “neutralised” and was now dead. Video captured by a helicopter over the rally in

Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, will remain in jail despite being acquitted of unlawful marriage charges. Khan and his third wife Bushra Khan, who married in 2018, were sentenced to seven years in prison after a court found him guilty of breaking Islamic law. The couple were found to have not observed

Billionaire Elon Musk has donated to a political group working to elect presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to reports. According to Bloomberg, citing sources, the amount was not known but it was “a sizable amount” given to a group called America PAC. Bloomberg reported that the PAC – a group that can receive unlimited contributions

President Joe Biden has faced more calls from fellow Democrats to step aside in the race for the White House after making further major gaffes at the NATO summit. His performance at the Washington event was seen as make-or-break for the 81-year-old after a disastrous debate performance against rival Donald Trump last month. However, speaking