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Arctic ground squirrels are "natural archivists", the scientist said

Back from the dead?

Woolly mammoth among trove of ancient DNA found in squirrel poo

A building is set alight in the Sandy Row area of Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland

'Feeling a range of emotions'

Protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing

The World Cup will kick off in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City

Greatest footballing show on earth

World Cup nears kickoff after pre-tournament turbulence

Official readouts and state media reports have not said whether Xi and Kim discussed North Korea's nuclear weapons development, for which Pyongyang languishes under international sanctions

Leaders pledge closer ties

North Korea says Xi's visit produced 'far-reaching blueprint' for ties

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to murdering his parents when he appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday

Nick Reiner seeks trust fund money for parent murder defense

Rebeca Grynspan, Maria Fernanda Espinosa and Michelle Bachelet took part in a debate in Geneva as they run to become the next UN chief

'It's about time, isn't it?'

A woman in charge of the UN? Candidates feel it's about time

Julian Alvarez scored 10 Champions League goals last term

Under contract until June 2030

Real Madrid's 150 mn euros bid for Atletico's Alvarez rejected

Monica Franco (L) and Patricio Ledesma (R), parents of Bryan Ledesma, who was killed during a military drug raid in southwest Ecuador, accuse the army of his murder

'Beaten to death': the grim toll of Ecuador's security crackdown

Founded by former OpenAI employees, including CEO Dario Amodei, Anthropic has a special focus on AI safety even as it rushes out new products in order to remain in the AI race

Anthropic opens most powerful AI model to public with safeguards

Conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez are in a tight Peruvian election count

As a tight race wraps up

Peru election chief tells AFP count could take two weeks

Local residents prepare to cast their vote during the presidential election runoff at a polling station in Ollantaytambo, department of Cusco, Peru, on June 7, 2026. Peruvians will choose their ninth president in 10 years in a tight runoff election between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez, who are trying to woo voters fed up with political chaos and rising crime.

Political limbo

Peru election chief tells AFP count could take two weeks

A mysterious spate of thefts of Russian literary works has struck libraries across Europe

Literary classics

Six Georgians tried in France over theft of rare Russian books

(L/R) NASA astronaut commander Randy Bresnik, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA astronaut mission specialist Frank Rubio, and NASA astronaut mission specialist Andre Douglas are the latest Artemis crew

Expected to launch in 2027

Italian Luca Parmitano to be first European to join an Artemis mission: NASA

Clouds gather above the pitch during the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's

International Cricket Council

Lord's pitch rated 'unsatisfactory' by ICC

Photovoltaic panels are seen on a roof in Feldheim

Deep contradiction?

COP31 host unveils 'electrification' priority for climate talks

Bad Bunny was performing in Madrid as part of his hit world tour

Coinciding tours

Pope Leo XIV met Bad Bunny in Madrid on Monday: Vatican

WhatsApp has described the block as a "backwards step"

'Prevent serious and irreparable harm'

EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots for free

Afghan women wearing chadors in Herat

Renewed crackdown

Afghan police disperse women's rights rally in Herat

Pope Leo XIV to visit Metz in September

Protesters continue to gather in their thousands against the Trump-linked development

Trump-linked resort plan ignites Albanian discontent

Overdose deaths on the rise

EU drugs agency warns of evolving health risks amid surge in new narcotics

Pakistan has criminalised acid attack, which often target women, with heavy punishments

'Catastrophic security failure'

Acid attack on woman doctor sparks fear, protests in Pakistan

Photovoltaic panels are seen on a roof in Feldheim

35 percent target

COP31 hosts unveil 'electrification' priority for climate talks

Los Angeles Council member Nithya Raman advanced to a runoff in the mayoral election against incumbent Karen Bass

To take place in November

Left-winger beats Republican to advance to LA mayor runoff: media

Oxfam wants CEO pay and dividends capped

Urging dividend and CEO pay caps

Europe's top firms fuelling inequality with payouts: Oxfam

Xi received a lavish welcome for his first official visit to North Korea since 2019

What we know about Xi's visit to North Korea

Police officers search for the bear that has terrified residents of Japan's Utsunomiya city

Japan city relieved as bear caught after roaming streets for days

Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola, and many oppose the idea of bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the country

'Bringing a virus into our country'

Kenyan police fire tear gas, make arrests at US Ebola centre protest

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