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Archaeologists have discovered a secret tomb at the Treasury monument in Petra, Jordan – one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A long-buried tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons and grave offerings were found beneath the monument after research teams used remote sensing technology. The discovery comes more than two decades after

Zoo experts are investigating after nine monkeys died in two days in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo. Eight of the animals were found dead on Sunday and another died on Monday after displaying unusual behaviour at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Parts of the zoo have been sealed off and disinfected and experts have been

Canada and India have each expelled six diplomats in tit-for-tat moves in an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in September last year there were credible allegations the Indian government was linked to the assassination in his country of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in

Israel has named the four teenage victims of a Hezbollah drone strike on a military base – as at least 23 people were reportedly killed in an attack on a central Gaza school. Local hospitals said the school in Nuseirat was sheltering people displaced by the war when it was hit on Sunday night. Israel

Ukraine says nine of its “drone operators and contractors” have been killed by Russian troops after they had surrendered. DeepState, a Ukrainian battlefield analysis site close to Ukraine’s defence ministry, alleges the prisoners of war were shot on 10 October in the Russian region of Kursk, where Kyiv launched an incursion in August. Ukraine’s human

Stargazers across the globe managed to capture the “comet of the century” as it whizzed across the northern hemisphere.  Comet A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, did not disappoint astronomers who were anticipating how bright and visible it might be as it came within approximately 44 million miles of Earth on Saturday. Snaps from across the

Scottish DJ and producer Jackmaster has died aged 38 after suffering a head injury, his family has said. The musician, whose real name was Jack Revill, died in Ibiza on Saturday morning following complications arising from the accidental injury, according to a statement posted on his Instagram page. “It is with profound sorrow that we

Police in the US have found drugs inside a bag labelled “definitely not a bag full of drugs”.  The stash was discovered in Portland, Oregon, when officers stopped a driver and passenger inside an allegedly stolen car. Posting about the incident on X, Portland Police Bureau said scales, cash and a loaded gun were also

Eighteen people needed medical attention during an opera that features nuns, sex scenes, mutilation and real blood. Florentina Holzinger’s Sancta also includes naked roller-skating nuns and a depiction of a wall of crucified naked bodies. During performances on 5 and 6 October in Stuttgart, Germany, 18 people needed medical attention from staff, a spokesperson for

Breakdancers have been warned repetitive headspins may cause them to develop a “cone-head”. It follows the case of a man in his 30s in Denmark who developed a “breakdance bulge” after “extensive” breakdancing for almost two decades. Image: An MRI scan shows the ‘breakdance bulge’ on the man’s head. Pic: BMJ Case Reports/PA His training

A UN inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a concerted policy to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system in actions that amount to war crimes and “extermination”. Navi Pillay, a former UN high commissioner for human rights who is chairing the inquiry, said Israel has carried out “relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities”

A woman was forced to flee her home after 50 to 100 raccoons surrounded it and demanded food – hounding her day and night. She told officials in Poulsbo, in the US state of Washington, she started feeding a family of raccoons decades ago. That seemed harmless until the number showing up at her property

Etihad’s chief executive has denied the suggestion it may have paid too much for its sponsorship of Manchester City in order to help the team. Antonoaldo Neves told Sky News’ Business Live that all the airline’s sponsorship deals were “at the market level” and agreed after “a lot of negotiations”. It comes as Manchester City

A father and his three children who have been missing for three years have been spotted walking through a rural area of New Zealand. Police said officers had launched a major search following the “credible sighting” of Tom Phillips, along with his two daughters and son. They were seen hiking through a bush area near

Donald Trump sent Vladimir Putin COVID test machines for his personal use back in 2020, a new book has claimed. US author and famed Watergate reporter Bob Woodward also claimed in his latest book “War” that Mr Trump and Mr Putin shared as many as seven private phone calls since the former president left office.

The suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has been cleared of a string of sex attacks in Portugal, unrelated to the missing British toddler. Christian B, as he is known under privacy laws, had denied three rapes and the sex abuse of two young girls while he was living on the Algarve coast. During a