Image caption, Smoke was seen billowing out from beneath a covering surrounding the spire 11 July 2024, 12:17 BST Updated 57 minutes ago The spire of a famous Gothic cathedral in the French city of Rouen caught fire, prompting an evacuation, local officials say. Images posted on X by the prefecture show black smoke billowing […]
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Taiwan’s Defence Ministry says 56 Chinese aircraft crossed sensitive median line as Beijing carries out military drills. Taiwan has said it is watching China’s military movements after detecting the most Chinese warplanes near the island in a 24-hour window so far this year, as Beijing conducts drills that are coinciding with the NATO summit in
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Military alliance marks 75 years at summit with Ukraine war centre stage. The Russia-Ukraine war and the risk of Donald Trump becoming US president again are major issues at NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington. The military alliance faces many challenges. What are they and what’s next for NATO? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Shashank Joshi
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This February 2022 photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows snakes in bags found hidden in a man’s clothes at the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry. On Tuesday, officials in China said a man was caught trying to smuggle more than 100 snakes into that country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection/AP hide
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Rania traces stars at the Oukaimeden observatory in Morocco’s mountains and shares their beauty with villagers below. The stars in the night skies above Oukaimeden, a remote village in the mountains of Morocco, are a stunning sight to behold. Rania Abdelmoutalib is a PhD student and member of Stargazers of Marrakesh, who volunteers at the
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Leon Neal/Getty Images A manhunt is underway in the South of England to locate a man who is alleged to have killed the wife and two daughters of BBC horseracing commentator John Hunt. Police told reporters during a news conference earlier today that the three women were allegedly killed in a crossbow attack by a
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Collision in Uttar Pradesh state occurred when the bus heading to New Delhi slammed into the back of a tanker carrying milk. A bus crash in northern India has killed at least 18 people, including a child, in the latest deadly road accident on the country’s congested highways. The collision took place early on Wednesday
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He described “structural causes” which hindered the far right’s second-round campaign. Louis Aliot, the mayor of Perpignan who failed against Bardella in the 2022 leadership race, slammed the RN’s selection process. In 2017, after Le Pen’s underwhelming performance in the presidential election runoff and a botched debate against Macron, the RN’s then-second-in-command Florian Philippot was
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Scientists warn climate change is fuelling antimicrobial resistance. Resistance to antibiotics could cause ten million deaths a year, from 2050, according to a report from the United Nations Development Programme. Scientists say climate change is a factor driving the looming crisis. Why is there such a risk – and what’s being done about it? Presenter:
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An advertising executive during the day and a heavy rocker by night, Ted celebrates the metal community rocking Nairobi. Nairobi’s heavy metal rock attracts a relatively small community of devotees, but they form a tight community. Ted Ngure works as an advertising executive during the day, but in his downtime, he switches to a microphone
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