A major search and rescue operation is under way in Texas after flash floods killed at least 24 people.
The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet (7.9m) in less than an hour and the deluge that followed swept away mobile homes, vehicles and holiday cabins…
Category: 2. World
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Charmed, Nip/Tuck and Fantastic Four actor dies aged 56
Australian actor Julian McMahon, famed for roles in popular series like Nip/Tuck and Charmed, has died aged 56.
His wife said the actor passed away in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday. He had been diagnosed with cancer.
“Julian loved life. He…
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Dozens of Israeli Soldiers Killed or Maimed in Gaza Ambush
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior commander of Saraya al-Quds resistance group, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, announced that nearly 40 Israeli occupation troops were killed or wounded in a coordinated resistance operation in…
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ECO member states condemn Israeli aggression against Iran
On Friday evening, following his return from the Republic of Azerbaijan, where he attended the ECO Summit in Khankendi, President Pezeshkian highlighted that Iran’s condemnation of recent Israeli regime’s aggression on the country was received…
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Iran’s Missile Power Shattered Israeli Regime’s Domestic Front, Hebrew Media Admits
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Hebrew-language newspaper openly admitted the Iranian missile barrage during the recent 12-day confrontation left the Zionist regime’s internal front paralyzed and defenseless, exposing Tel Aviv’s inability to protect…
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Deadly Texas flooding causes destruction
At least 24 people have died and dozens of people are missing amid flash floods in Texas on Independence Day, according to US authorities.
“Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet and it was a destructive flood,” Texas Lieutenant…
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‘The first free black man I’d ever seen’
Patricia WhitehorneBBC News
Sports Illustrated/Getty ImagesThe Wimbledon title was the third of Arthur Ashe’s Grand Slam crowns Fifty years ago Arthur Ashe pulled off an amazing feat, upsetting the odds and becoming the first black man to win the…
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Why Indian footwear artisans are upset with the luxury Italian label
Devina GuptaBBC News
Reporting fromKolhapur, Maharashtra
BBCThe earliest records of Kolhapur sandals date back to the 12th Century. The Western Indian town of Kolhapur has found itself in an unlikely global spotlight, as thousands of local artisans…
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Tiny creature gorges, gets fat, and locks up planet-warming carbon
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent
Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplanktonA tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new…
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US debt is now $37trn – should we be worried?
Simon JackBBC business editor
Getty ImagesAs Donald Trump cheered the passage of his self-styled, and officially named, Big Beautiful Budget Bill through Congress this week, long-sown seeds of doubt about the scale and sustainability of US…
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