A medieval tower located in the centre of Rome partially collapsed on Monday, trapping one man and leaving another critically injured.
A section of Torre dei Conti – on the edge of the famous Roman Forum and close to the Colosseum – gave way just…
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Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa clean-up challenge is ‘overwhelming’, Sean Paul says
Ian YoungsCulture reporter
Watch: Sean Paul says his children are ‘traumatised’ after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica Jamaican music superstar Sean Paul has said the scale of the effort required to help people in the country is “overwhelming”…
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French climber among at least three killed in Himalayan avalanche
Getty ImagesA search and rescue operation is continuing for the rest of the group, which includes other foreign nationals and local guides Kathryn Armstrong and
Diwakar Pyakurel & Phanindra Dahal,BBC Nepali in Kathmandu
At least three climbers,…
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Rescue under way after medieval tower collapses in Rome
Sarah Rainsford,Southern Europe correspondent, Rome and
Jake Lapham
EPAPart of a medieval tower in the heart of Rome’s tourist district has collapsed, trapping one man and leaving another critically injured.
A section of the Torre dei Conti, on the…
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ChatGPT owner OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon
OpenAI has signed a $38bn (£29bn) contract with Amazon to access its cloud computing infrastructure as it continues its run of major partnerships.
In 2025, the ChatGPT maker has signed deals worth more than $1tn with Oracle, Broadcom, AMD and…
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Iran, Belarus discuss deeper air force, air defense coop.
A military delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force visited Belarusian capital of Minsk on Monday to expand military and air defense cooperation with this country, staying in the country until November 5, the press service…
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Rapid Antarctic glacier retreat sparks scientific ‘whodunnit’
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News
Naomi OchwatHektoria Glacier in February 2024, flowing into the partly frozen ocean The recent rapid retreat of an Antarctic glacier could be unprecedented, a new study suggests, a finding which…
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Israeli army kills 10 Palestinians in Gaza over past 24 hours
Medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that three Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire north of Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian Wafa news agency reported on Monday.
According to medical sources, 10 Palestinians…
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Trump says it would be ‘hard for me’ to fund New York City if Mamdani becomes mayor
Watch: ‘Hard’ to send money to New York City if Mamdani wins mayoral race, Trump says US President Donald Trump has said he would be reluctant to send federal funding to his hometown of New York City if left-wing front-runner Zohran Mamdani is…
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2 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
In a statement, the ministry said an Israeli strike on the town of Doueir in Nabatieh had killed one person and wounded seven others.
Another strike in Aita al-Shaab, about 2km (1.2 miles) from the Israeli border, killed one person, the ministry…
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