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The case is the latest to be brought before a European court involving crimes committed in Syria

'Afraid to this day': victim

Austrian court sentences Syrian torturers to 8 years in jail

George Clooney is to get a lifetime achievement award at the Venice film festival

'Tremendous honour'

Clooney to get lifetime award at Venice film festival

Far right Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage could face new questions over gifts after a Sunday Times report about links to a crypto-entrepreneur

Mounting pressure

UK's Farage under the cosh over undeclared finances

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died from poisoning in a Siberian prison camp in 2024

Seven scientists, two labs

Britain sanctions Russian scientists behind chemical attacks

The fires are burning as temperatures rise once again in the heatwave-scarred region

Forced thousands to leave homes

Thousands flee new wave of European wildfires

The Norwegian royal palace released the first image of Princess Mette-Marit after her lung transplant in June

Norway releases first image of crown princess after lung transplant

Gender gap in politics

Debate on maternity leave: How developed countries fail to support pregnant leaders

Japan's Naomi Osaka makes an eye-catching entrance at Wimbledon

Targeting first title

Fashion forward: Osaka targets Wimbledon glory

'Birdman' Rodgers Oloo Magutha has become an internet hit

'I love rescuing birds'

Kenya 'Birdman' is internet hit but worries health officials

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (L) and Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto discussed keeping the Strait of Malacca open free of charge

Strait of Malacca

Indonesia, Singapore say key oil passage will remain 'accessible'

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte still enjoys public support, but a guilty verdict could cost her the 2028 race

Philippine Senate opens trial to decide VP Duterte's political future

Bavi was the second 'super typhoon' to hit Guam and the Northern Marianas since April

'We are hanging in there'

Damage but no casualties reported from Pacific super typhoon

The alliance binds Australia and Fiji to come to the other's 'mutual defence'

Australia signs defence alliance with Pacific nation Fiji

Engineers from Springett Elite Services install an air conditioning unit at a residential home in Croydon, south London, on July 1, 2026. A small but growing proportion of British households is embracing air conditioning (AC) to deal with increasingly hot summers. But the trend has attracted criticism, particularly from sustainability experts who argue it should not be the "default answer".

'It can cause a lot of damage'

Experts urge caution as demand grows for AC in heatwave-hit UK

Austrian Mex Mullner, filed his lawsuit against Austria at the European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) in 2021

'The government should do more'

Immobilised by heatwave, handicapped man sues Austria in rights court

The blaze in southwestern France near the town of Perpignan broke out over the weekend

Temperatures to reach 40°C

Thousands flee raging wildfires in southern Europe

Morning Roundup

New heatwave, pepper spray attack, and Super Typhoon Bavi

Jude Bellingham congratulates Harry Kane on England's third goal in the Estadio Azteca which proved decisive

England, Norway advance at World Cup, FIFA ruling triggers uproar

Summer McIntosh set a world record in the 200m butterfly at the Canadian Swim Championships in Montreal

History in Montreal

Canada's McIntosh breaks 200 fly world record, oldest in women's swimming

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has been on a relentless charm offensive to keep US President Donald Trump engaged

The Trump whisperer

Daddy issues? NATO's Rutte sticks to charm to keep Trump on side

Hernan Gil survived for nearly eight days beneath the rubble of a building after the June 24 twin earthquakes in Venezuela

'Everything collapsed'

Venezuela quake survivor 'reborn' after eight days in rubble

Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil are out of the World Cup after losing 2-1 to Norway in the last 16 on Sunday

New cycle begins

Ancelotti promises Brazil will bounce back after World Cup exit

Masked members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front, seen entering a subway station in Washington on July 04, 2026, marched through parts of the US capital

Far-right flashpoint

White supremacist march in DC just 'messy' democracy, official says

Supporters welcome Cape Verde's national team as they arrive at the airport in Praia on July 5, 2026 from the World Cup

Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup run ends

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for comments made during an appearance on a local comedy podcast.

Anthony Albanese

Australia PM apologises for Kylie Minogue comments

Adverse weather delayed the start of England's World Cup last 16 clash against co-hosts Mexico

'Due to adverse weather conditions'

Mexico-England World Cup match delayed one hour due to storms

At La Esperanza cemetery in La Guaira, gravediggers buried more than 150 bodies still unidentified since the earthquakes

As Venezuela quake deaths pass 3,000, attention turns to mourning, burials

US forward Folarin Balogun's red card against Bosnia-Herzegovina means he will miss the next World Cup game against Belgium

Despite red-card ban

FIFA clear US star Balogun to play in World Cup after Trump call

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