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A large sinkhole formed after heavy rains in Viña del Mar, Chile, on July 18, 2026

Thousands of homes damaged

Chile declares state of emergency over deadly rainfall

A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media platform Snapchat after his account was locked for age verification in Sydney

Following Australian footsteps

French youth social media ban meets age check conundrum

France's public health watchdog has said some social media platforms were detrimental to adolescents, particularly girls

'To better protect our children'

French lawmakers expected to approve social media ban for under-15s

UNICEF said health officials had already recorded more than 9,300 suspected cases of chickenpox across Gaza in early July

Further struggles

'All these rashes': chickenpox surges in Gaza camps

Wes Streeting has been appointed as the new British prime minister's defence secretary

Ex-health minister

Wes Streeting named new UK defence minister

A tombstone in the Sumba village of Kampung Raja Prailiu

On island of Sumba

Inside Indonesia's slave island: 'I want my children to be free'

Lionel Messi reached his third World Cup final but collected his second runner-up medal

Football's greatest

"The pain is immense," says Messi of World Cup defeat

Thousands of fans braved the cold and the rain to welcome home the players

Thousands welcome home Argentina squad, without Messi, despite World Cup loss

US President Donald Trump tapped a previously unused legal provision to order new 50-percent tariffs on many Canadian goods

Claiming 'discriminatory treatment'

Trump orders new 50% tariff on many Canadian goods

The companies are prohibited from closing their $110 billion deal for 14 days until another hearing is held on August 3

'Serious questions'

US judge suspends Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros.

The Louvre Museum's Gallerie d'Apollon (Apollo's gallery) will reopen to the public months after a brazen heist

No jewels on display

Louvre heist gallery to reopen to public on Wednesday

The US accused Cuba of both infiltrating the highest reaches of government as well as undertaking a wide-reaching political influence campaign

As Trump pushes to end communist rule of the island

US accuses Cuba of sweeping spy campaign, aiding American left

Spain players celebrate with the World Cup trophy on stage in front of a sea of adoring supporters

World Cup victory

Spain stars lap up adulation of estimated two million on World Cup parade

Shiite Muslim pilgrims hold a flag bearing the portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

As the US attacks on Iran entered a second consecutive day, Tehran threatened to stop complying with its framework agreement with Washington

Renewed hostilities

US stocks drop on latest Middle East fighting, tech earnings caution

Judit Polgar is widely regarded as the greatest women's chess player of all time

Political remake

Chess legend Judit Polgar rejects becoming Hungary's president

People pause as they cycle on the Toronto Islands as forest fires in Northern Ontario cause poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 15, 2026

Nearly 1,000 active fires

Canada faces one of its most intense fire seasons

Already on Thursday, large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities against Fedorov's dismissal

Ousting of defence minister

Zelensky faces deepening political crisis as protests dig in

Kevin Keegan has died aged 75

'Giant of the game'

'Giant of the game': Liverpool and England legend Keegan dies aged 75

Six dead in Germany

Turkish arrest warrant issued for suspect in shooting at Stade centre for young mothers

Andy Burnham was asked to form a government by King Charles III after Keir Starmer resigned

Years of political churn

'Not another one': UK voters fatigued by seventh PM in a decade

The fifth-century monastery complex of Saint Simeon Stylite in northern Syria suffered damage during the country's civil war

Decade of conflict

Scars of war linger on Syria's Saint Simeon monastery

Average gas prices have risen above $4 again after US households saw some respite in recent weeks

Amid intensified attacks

US gasoline costs back at $4 a gallon as Mideast war reignites

President Donald Trump said the United States was hitting Iran to honour American personnel killed in the fighting

'Full-scale war'

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

Despite rapid economic growth, millions of people in India struggle to find stable and well-paying jobs, fuelling discontent

Amid widespread anger

Indian police fire tear gas at exam protest march

Speeding up climate data analysis can help protect people from extreme weather events like floods and storms

Amid US funding cuts

Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate data

Larry the cat patrols outside 10 Downing Street in central London as outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer left, and Andy Burnham was due to move in

Purr-manent resident

'Politicians come and go': Larry the cat welcomes 7th prime minister

Fans celebrated Spain's Wolrd Cup win in the streets of Madrid thorughout the night

National bacchanalia

'Exhausted' Spain's happy World Cup hangover

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