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The producer – who had a career spanning decades – was described by Lord Of The Rings director Sir Peter Jackson as a “monumental figure in the film industry”. Jon Landau, producer of Titanic and the Avatar films, has died at the age of 63. Known as the long-time producing partner of James Cameron, the movie-making heavyweight…

Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since winning a landslide election victory. The previous Conservative government first announced the plan in 2022 to send migrants who arrived in Britain without permission to…

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China’s largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate its smaller Asian neighbour. The China coastguard’s 165-meter ‘monster ship’ entered Manila’s 200-nautical mile EEZ on July 2, spokesperson for the PCG Jay Tarriela told a…

Set atop a hill on the Italian island of Sicily, Agrigento is a heritage tourist’s paradise. Beneath the archaeological structures and relics of its Valley of the Temples lies an ancient maze-like aqueduct system that still captures water today. But the aqueduct, and others built in modern times, are running so dry that small hotels and guesthouses…

A fishing boat said to be carrying 170 people, including children, capsized off the coast of Mauritania – along the Atlantic migration route from West Africa to the Canary Islands. At least 89 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, the West African country’s state news agency and the head of…

CIRCUS bears across Russia face daily torment from their handlers including being whipped, electrocuted and force-fed BOOZE to entertain visitors. Cubs are often snatched from their mothers in the wild before getting beaten into submission for the public’s entertainment – with some turning depressed and snapping in savage attacks. Russia has been under fire for decades from…

Politicians have congratulated Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a “remarkable”, “convincing” and “resounding” win for Labour – with one world leader signing off their message: “Let’s go get it my friend.” Joe Biden is the latest world leader to react to Sir Keir Starmer’s election victory – but while many congratulated the new prime minister, one has…

In a monastery beneath snow-capped mountains in northern India, the Buddhist monk entrusted with protecting the Dalai Lama and foretelling his people’s future is concerned. The Dalai Lama turns 89 on Saturday and China insists it will choose his successor as Tibet’s chief spiritual leader. That has the Medium of Tibet’s Chief State Oracle contemplating what might…

Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source told Reuters on Saturday. The militant Islamist group has dropped a demand that Israel first commit to a permanent ceasefire before…

At least 16 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in an attack Israel said had targeted militants. The health ministry said the attack on the school in Al-Nuseirat killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 50. The…

Chinese people around the world are being targeted by an elaborate scam in which criminals pretend to be Chinese police. A British-Chinese woman has told the BBC that she handed over her life savings to con men who wore uniforms in video calls and gave her a virtual tour of what appeared to be a police station.…

A relatively moderate member of the Iranian parliament, Masoud Pezeshkian, has been declared the next president of Iran after beating his hardline conservative rival by a decisive margin in Friday’s run-off presidential elections. The 69-year-old will replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month. Dr Pezeshkian’s mostly young supporters took to the streets of…

France holds a parliamentary run-off election on Sunday that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority. Such an outcome could plunge the country into a chaotic hung parliament, severely denting the authority of President Emmanuel Macron. Equally, if…

Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates were killed in an early morning car crash Saturday in Maryland, police and the team said. Jackson, 24, and Isaiah Hazel died at the scene, while Anthony Lytton, Jr., was pronounced dead at a hospital after the three-car crash in Prince George’s County,…

In the devastated eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk, time is running out for anyone wanting to leave. Russian forces are advancing slowly but surely, pummelling the town night and day with rockets, artillery fire and air attacks, part of a broad advance in the Donetsk region that Ukraine has been unable to stop. Piles of rubble lie…

Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying “all indications” show his delay was a mistake. In a late Wednesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Musk called it implausible to believe he…

Three years ago Sir Keir Starmer seriously considered quitting as Labour leader. It was 2021 and his party had just lost the Hartlepool by-election to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives. It was the first time Labour had ever lost the seat. Three short years feel like a political lifetime ago now. Sir Keir has become only the fifth person…

Power supply is a matter of life and death for Tetiana’s son. He was born with disabilities, and needs electricity-powered equipment to be able to breathe, to eat, and to receive medication. “We are very dependent on electricity. If it wasn’t for this bloody war, life would be difficult, but we’d be able to cope,” Tetiana tells…

Madonna is reflecting on her “miraculous recovery” one year after being discharged from the hospital over a “life threatening” infection. “A year ago today, I had just come home from the hospital after surviving a life threatening illness, I could barely stand in my backyard holding one sparkler,” she wrote on Instagram Friday alongside photos that showed…

In his newspaper column, the former prime minister offers advice for the Conservatives, saying: “When we get back in, don’t be too hasty to get rid of successful election-winning leaders”. Boris Johnson says Nigel Farage played a “significant” role in the “destruction” of the Tories – while taking a swipe at those who ousted him from Number…

Carlo Maria Vigano has built a following of his own since delving into coronavirus conspiracy theories and criticising the Catholic Church’s efforts to modernise. An ultra-conservative archbishop has been excommunicated by the Vatican after being found guilty of schism. Schism is one of the gravest crimes in canon law and occurs when someone withdraws submission to the…

The controversial influencer, 37, is charged with human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Andrew Tate will be allowed to leave Romania while awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, a court has ruled. The controversial influencer and his brother Tristan can travel within the EU without restrictions while awaiting the trial,…

The new prime minister gave his first address to the nation in front of Downing Street as he said it was time for the “return of politics to public service”. Sir Keir Starmer has said “our work is urgent and we begin it today” as he addressed the nation for the first time after officially becoming prime…

Viktor Orban describes his visit to Moscow as a “peace mission” but European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns “appeasement will not stop Putin”. War in Ukraine will not “miraculously end”, Hungary’s prime minister has said as he defended his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Viktor Orban angered European Union leaders after holding talks with…

A blue, white, and red patterned dress worn by Akshata Murty as Rishi Sunak delivered his resignation speech has become a topic of discussion on the internet. Akshata Murty watched on as her husband Rishi Sunak gave his last speech outside the prime minister’s office in Downing Street. Just hours before, Rishi Sunak’s party had been handed…

With 12 Sikh MPs, UK is now second only to Canada, which is home to a sizeable Punjabi diaspora, and has 18 Sikh MPs. A record 28 persons of Indian origin were elected to the UK Parliament Friday, with several Conservatives surviving a largely brutal outcome for their party. Of the 28, a record 12 members from…

Ukraine laughs off pundit’s claim that he is close to securing a chat with the president. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office denied Thursday that the Ukrainian president had agreed to a sit-down interview with American right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson. “The President of Ukraine has a completely different schedule, and Tucker Carlson is not on it,” presidential spokesperson Sergii Nykyforov…

The Labour Party has won a landslide victory in the UK general election, sweeping hundreds of seats across the country and ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Sir Keir Starmer is set to be appointed prime minister later on Friday, ending an era which has seen five different Conservative leaders running the country. Rishi Sunak, the outgoing…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he will sell another 25 million shares in the technology giant, worth nearly $5bn (£3.9bn). It comes after the company’s stock market value hit a record high on Wednesday. In February, he announced that he would sell Amazon shares worth around $8.5bn. That marked the first time since 2021 that Mr Bezos…

Muhammad Nimah Nasser is at least the third senior commander killed in cross-border fighting since October. Hezbollah says a top commander has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, at least the third high-ranking official in the group to be killed in almost nine months of cross-border fighting that has sparked fears of wider regional…

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Taylor Swift hugged a koala at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, and so did Vladimir Putin – but no more guests will be allowed to hug the animals at the Brisbane attraction. A koala sanctuary in Australia where high-profile guests from Taylor Swift to Vladimir Putin have cuddled koalas has banned hugs with the animals. Lone Pine Koala…

Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election on Friday, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government. The centre-left Labour won a massive majority in the 650-seat parliament with Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives suffering the worst performance in the…

Use our look-up to find out what result the exit poll forecasts for your constituency. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party are forecast to win a landslide majority of 170 seats, according to an exit poll carried out on polling day. Labour are forecast to win 410 seats in total, compared with 131 for the Conservatives.The Liberal Democrats…

The Labour leader, who looks likely to become the UK’s new prime minister, says people around the country had “spoken and they’re ready for change”, as a raft of Tory cabinet ministers lose their seats. Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “return to politics as public service” in his first appearance since the exit poll predicted a…

The centre-left Labour Party is expected to win 410 of the country’s 650-seat House of Commons, a surplus of 170 seats over the majority mark. The Labour Party, Britain’s main Opposition party, will likely score a landslide victory in the country’s general election, exit polls predicted on Thursday. Keir Starmer, the Labour Party’s leader, is expected to…

The Punjab government of Maryam Nawaz has requested her uncle Shehbaz Sharif’s government at the Centre to notify the suspension of all social media platforms. After successfully blocking X, formerly Twitter, for over four months, the Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms — YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — for six…

Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations. A second source confirmed the indictment, although not for which specific crimes. Both officials spoke on…

Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, won a seat in the British parliament for the first time on Friday in the seaside English town of Clacton-on-Sea, as voters deserted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. Farage, whose career of anti-immigration, pro-Brexit campaigning has made him one of Britain’s most recognisable and divisive political figures,…

A boozed up passenger forced an American Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Buffalo after he was caught exposing himself and urinating in the aisle of the airplane, federal prosecutors said. Oregon native Neil McCarthy, 25, admitted to cops that he was “flicking the bean” — a euphemism for masturbating — aboard the flight to…

A DEEP sea predator with a lifespan of 500-years could be the key to battling heart disease and living longer. Researchers believe the invincible Greenland Shark’s metabolism could hold the secret to its long life – and they’re hoping it will do the same for us. Little is known about world’s longest-living vertebrate, which can live for…

President Joe Biden is facing an uprising from some his own party’s wealthy donors, including an heiress to the Disney family fortune, who say they will no longer fund the Democratic Party until Biden drops out of the presidential race following his disastrous debate performance. Abigail Disney, the granddaughter to Roy O. Disney, who cofounded The Walt…

A decision by a judge not to send the solider to prison after he admitted attacking Natasha O’Brien has sparked national protests and political condemnation across Ireland. Sky News speaks to the victim at the heart of the case. The Irish Defence Forces are facing calls for urgent reform after a solider avoided prison for assaulting a…

U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during calls with campaign staff and meetings with Democratic lawmakers and governors on Wednesday, as he sought to shake off calls for him to drop out after his shaky debate performance last week. Biden dialed in to a call with worried members of his campaign…

President Joe Biden’s conduct behind closed doors, in the Oval Office, on Air Force One and in meetings around the world is described in the same dual way by those who regularly see him in action. He is often sharp and focused. But he also has moments, particularly later in the evening, when his thoughts seem jumbled…

A Singapore court has sentenced a Japanese man to jail and caning for the “brutal and cruel” rape of a university student in 2019. The 38-year-old hairdresser, Ikko Kita, is set to be the first Japanese national to be caned in the city state, the Japanese embassy in Singapore told BBC News. He will be caned 20…

For years, the American Dream – the idea that anyone who works hard and has the will to succeed can attain upward mobility and success – has been a core tenet of American society. A new poll by YouGov suggests that, for Gen Z, the glitter of the American Dream is fading. Respondents were asked “Is there…

There were 277 passengers on Flight 136, a dozen people were reportedly sickened A dozen passengers and crew of a Delta Airlines flight reportedly needed treatment for food-related illnesses after being served spoiled food. Delta Flight 136 was flying from Detroit to Amsterdam overnight Tuesday after leaving at around 11 p.m. It was diverted to New York…

Forget the silver anniversary; the Beckhams are going amethyst. Victoria and David Beckham celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary a day early by slipping back into their famous all-purple reception outfits. “Look what we found… 😅💜,” the former footballer, 49, captioned the pic with his wife, both sitting on the same throne-style chairs they had at their wedding…

Jennifer Lopez once declared she “Ain’t Your Mama,” but it turns out she’s singing a different tune. The Grammy-nominated singer sent a message to the world this week when she opted to wear an extremely cropped top with the words “JLO BE MY MAMA” emblazoned across her chest while out and about in New York City. Lopez,…

Footage shows members of Brothers of Italy’s young activist arm National Youth making numerous racist, antisemitic, fascist and Nazi statements, while also singing praises to former fascist leader Benito Mussolini Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has emerged as one of the most influential leaders in Europe. The significant success of her far-right party, Brothers of Italy, in…

Polls are to open across the country in the first general election for almost five years. Millions of people across the UK will head to the polls today to vote in the general election. A total of 650 parliamentary constituencies are being contested in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with polling stations open from 7am until…

Hurricane Beryl thrashed Jamaica with heavy winds and rain on Wednesday, killing at least one person after forging a destructive, water-soaked path across smaller Caribbean islands over the past couple days. The death toll from the powerful Category 4 hurricane climbed to at least 10, but it is widely expected to rise further as communications come back…

Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Beryl’s eyewall was “brushing the south coast of Jamaica.” Wind-whipped rain pounded the island for hours as residents…

Ron Falk collapsed outside a shop in Texas during a heatwave last year. As well as losing his right leg, he needed extensive skin grafts on the other. The 62-year-old fell unconscious due to heatstroke, and ended up losing his job and home. Almost 90 million people are under heat alerts in the US – and conditions…

At 39 years old – having come back from a heartbreaking crash in what was meant to be his final Tour de France, and five winless years marked by illness and injury which contributed to a diagnosis of depression – Mark Cavendish surpasses Eddy Merckx to achieve the historic milestone. Mark Cavendish has broken the record for…

A decision by a judge not to send the solider to prison after he admitted attacking Natasha O’Brien has sparked national protests and political condemnation across Ireland. Sky News speaks to the victim at the heart of the case. The Irish Defence Forces are facing calls for urgent reform after a solider avoided prison for assaulting a…

Smiling Putin is reunited with his ‘old friend’ President Xi as the pair meet to discuss bringing down the West and opposing US-led democratic world order * Group expected to put aside difference to discuss terrorism threats, in Astana * The SCO group was set up in 2001 to discuss security concerns in the region A smiling…

Limb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury such as a wound from war or a vehicle accident causes major tissue destruction or in instances of serious infection or disease. But humans are not alone in doing such procedures. New research shows that some ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to improve their survival…

Park rangers on Japan’s sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year’s climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and limiting hiker numbers to curb overcrowding. At 3 a.m., officials opened a newly installed gate at a station placed just over halfway up the 3,776-meter (12,388-ft) peak that is a symbol of…

Cutting the cost of public transportation is a major focus area for the government, the Road Transport and Highways minister said at the NDTV Infrashakti Awards. New Delhi:  Pollution has become a huge issue in India and the thrust of the government is on promoting the use of non-polluting sources to power personal and public transportation, Nitin…

Since the debate, there has been increasing voices in the ruling Democratic party for Biden to step down and let someone else run the race for the crucial November 5 presidential elections. Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, has a better chance of retaining the White House in the November presidential…

The storm was forecast to start losing intensity, but it will still be near major hurricane strength when it passes near or over Jamaica early on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Centre. Hurricane Beryl is hurtling towards Jamaica as a powerful category four storm, after killing at least six people in the southeast Caribbean. The destructive…

Andrei Kelin says “business is pure business” as an investigation reveals glaring loopholes in the restrictions regime, which has allowed British companies – legally – to help keep Russian gas flowing and generate huge revenues for the Kremlin’s war machine. Sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine have failed to achieve any of their aims,…

Two days of talks between the international community and the Afghan Taliban have been productive, diplomats say. The meetings in Doha were the first to include the Taliban – whose government no country recognises – since they seized power three years ago. At the Taliban government’s insistence, no civil society representatives were in the room with the…

The post has a million views and 14,000 likes on the platform. Billionaire Elon Musk recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to help a young Tesla owner from China who was facing issues with the screen in her Tesla vehicle. Molly recorded a video to report “an important bug” that she observed while drawing on the screen.…

The reality of the climate impact of long-distance passenger travel has been revealed in new research from the University of Leeds. Despite only accounting for less than 3% of all trips by UK residents, journeys of more than 50 miles (one way) are responsible for 70% of all passenger travel-related carbon emissions. The disparity is even greater…

Pact still needs approval by studio board’s special committee; Paramount expected to get 45-day window to shop for better offers In a holiday week shocker, Skydance Media and Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc. have quietly renewed acquisition talks and have reached a tentative agreement to acquire Paramount Global. That deal will now be reviewed by Paramount Global’s…

Taylor Swift fans lambasted Julia Roberts for getting a little too handsy with Travis Kelce in a VIP tent at his girlfriend’s Eras Tour concert in Dublin on Sunday. The “Pretty Woman” star, 56, was seen rubbing the 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s shoulders and tickling his chest as she chatted and laughed with him in…

Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen leading disease experts. Many of them have been monitoring the new subtype of H5N1 avian flu in migratory birds since 2020. But the spread of…

Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab is set to be charged by the French antitrust regulator for allegedly anti-competitive practices, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, making it the first enforcer to act against the computer chip maker. The French so-called statement of objections or charge sheet would follow dawn raids in the graphics cards sector…

Having come of age in the Tumblr indie sleaze era of the early 2010s, I’d always wanted to go to Glastonbury Festival. My mood boards were littered with photos of Alexa Chung traversing Worthy Farm’s muddy grounds wearing a mini skirt and wellies, and I fantasized about being part of the seemingly miles-long, flag-laden crowd that got…

A car has ploughed into a crowd of people killing at least nine in the South Korean capital Seoul, police say. The traffic accident took place at around 21:30 local time (13:30 BST), they added. As reported by Yonhap news agency, a man believed to be in his 60s drove the vehicle into pedestrians waiting at a…

At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political force in France. And now he could become the country’s youngest prime minister. After voters propelled Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to a strong lead in Sunday’s first round of snap legislative elections, Bardella turned to rallying supporters to hand…

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season they can expect, experts said. Beryl smashed various storm records even before its major hurricane level winds approached land. The powerful storm is acting more like monsters…

Opponents of France’s far right sought to build a united front to block the path to government of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) on Monday, after the party made historic gains to win the first round of a parliamentary election. The RN and its allies won Sunday’s round with 33% of the vote, followed by a…

Hurricane Beryl strengthened on Monday into a “potentially catastrophic” category 5 storm as it moved across the eastern Caribbean, putting Jamaica near its path after downing power lines and flooding streets elsewhere. Beryl brings an unusually fierce and early start to this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, with scientists saying climate change probably contributed to the rapid pace…

The flight, from Spain to Uruguay, was forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil on Monday at around 2.30am local time. The airline said passengers suffered injuries of “varying severity”. A plane was forced to make an emergency landing after dozens of passengers were hurt during “severe” turbulence. A total of 30 people were taken to…

Blazes have been raging across parts of Greece already this year as a prolonged drought has created tinderbox-like conditions and strong winds have fanned the flames. A British holidaymaker has described “apocalyptic” scenes on a Greek island as she and her family wait to be evacuated from their hotel due to nearby wildfires, while the Greek prime…

The court’s decision passed with the help of the three conservative judges Donald Trump appointed when he was president – and it could prove pivotal to his future. Joe Biden has said the historic ruling that former presidents have immunity violates the principle “there are no kings in America” and means the commander-in-chief can now “ignore the…

The U.S. Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask the planemaker to plead guilty or face a trial, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The Justice Department planned to formally offer a plea agreement to Boeing later in the day, which includes a…

Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s two largest cities on Sunday, with missile fragments falling on a suburban Kyiv apartment building and a guided bomb killing one person in Kharkiv. More than 28 months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces maintain regular attacks on Ukrainian cities as well as on energy infrastructure. Attacks on Kyiv are less frequent…

Coldplay were joined by Michael J Fox, Dua Lipa joined the crowd, and loads of other celebrities joined the masses to enjoy another brilliant Glastonbury Festival. Here are the highlights. Glastonbury 2024 has come to an end, with US singer-songwriter SZA closing the show on the Pyramid Stage following a spectacular weekend of celebrity cameos, fireworks and…

The buzz on potential Oscar contenders from the first half of 2024 seems quieter than usual. Nonetheless, stars such as Zendaya, Cannes winner Jesse Plemons and Hollywood’s new “hit man,” Glen Powell, will be among those hoping to stay afloat in the awards conversation until the end of the season. Significant financial successes from the top of…

Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service. The landmark decision last week ordering the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel…

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers to the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. The wide-ranging festivities functioned as both jubilant parties and political protests, as participants recognize the community’s gains while also calling attention to recent anti-LGBTQ+…

Hurricane Beryl is expected to hit on Monday morning in the southeast Caribbean, where governments are urging people to take shelter. An “extremely dangerous” storm is approaching the southeast Caribbean amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter. Hurricane Beryl is expected to hit the Windward Islands on Monday morning. Hurricane warnings were in…

Both southern and western parts of Switzerland have been affected by heavy rain, while thunderstorms and landslides have also hit northern Italy. Wildfires have broken out south of Athens and in the Turkish district of Izmir. Extreme weather across Europe has left four people dead in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires force people from…