Mark Poynting and Matt McGrathBBC News Climate and Science
Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesThe waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a…
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Mysterious ‘warm blob’ breaks records in the North Pacific Ocean
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UK court clears path for legal challenge to Palestine Action ban
Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that a full judicial review of the government’s controversial ban on Palestine Action, a direct action group, can proceed next month.
The three-judge panel, led by Lady Chief…
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Weapons smuggler jailed for 40 years after shipping ballistic missiles from Iran
Ashitha Nagesh, Sajid Iqbal and Kirstie Brewer
US Department of JusticeProsecutors said the weapons found on board Pahlawan’s boat were “some of the most sophisticated” arms Iran produces A weapons smuggler who used a fishing boat to ship ballistic…
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Ancient rituals and online fans
Flora DruryThe Royal Albert Hall, London
Getty ImagesThe ring sits in the centre of the hall, with a temple roof suspended above it, and a round LED screen above that There are not many sports that can keep an audience enraptured through 45 minutes…
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‘Have a great life!’ Trump orders prison release of disgraced ex-congressman
US President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of George Santos, a former Republican congressman serving seven years in prison for fraud and identify theft, ordering his immediate release.
In a post on social media, Trump said Santos “has…
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Use of Tomahawk missiles in Russia war unclear
Bernd Debusmannat the White House and
John Sudworthin Kyiv
Getty ImagesPresident Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have come away empty-handed from a White House meeting after US President Donald Trump indicated he was not ready to supply sought-after…
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Iran answers only to rule of law, not coercion: FM
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asserts that Iran is answerable only to “the rule of law, not coercion,” commenting on the scheduled legal expiration of all nuclear restrictions on the Islamic Republic.
The top…
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Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers
A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis according to a new study.
Results of a trial in north America show that the test was able to identify a wide range of cancers, of which three quarters don’t have any form…
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Red Cross retrieves body of dead hostage in Gaza, Israel says
Israel’s military says the Red Cross has retrieved a coffin of a deceased hostage in the southern Gaza Strip and is now “on the way to IDF [Israel Defence Forces] troops” in the territory.
Posting on X, the IDF urged the public to “act with…
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Polish judge refuses to extradite Nord Stream blasts suspect over ‘just act’
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent in Warsaw
Omar Marques/Getty ImagesVolodymyr Zhuravlyov was released after the judge delivered his verdict A Polish judge has refused to extradite a Ukrainian citizen – suspected by Germany…
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