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Southport community tries to recover after grief ‘hijacked’ by rioters
The community of Southport says it is in a state of shock following the violence that spread across the UK.
Thailand’s disbanded opposition party relaunches under new name, leader
Move Forward Party has been renamed the People's Party, the largest in parliament, and has promised to advance reforms.
‘Never say goodbye’: Can AI bring the dead back to life?
AI is increasingly creating resurrections of the dead amid a debate around how much it helps or hurts users.
DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death
The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.
President Maduro blocks access to X in Venezuela for 10 days
Row with social media platform owner Elon Musk escalates after Maduro was declared the winner of last month's election.
Japan PM scraps Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning
Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual risk along Nankai Trough.
Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest
Bilateral trade relations between India and Bangladesh have been drastically affected due to the current violence.
Russian users report mass YouTube outage amid growing official criticism
Russian internet monitoring service said there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia.
Russia’s Lipetsk region under ‘massive’ drone attack, governor says
Residents ordered to evacuate with fire reported at military airfield in region about 460 kilometres south of Moscow.
Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton
Golden day in Paris for Southeast Asian nation as speed climber Veddriq Leonardo and weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah win.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 896
As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments.
China wrestles with ‘quantity over quality’ in generative AI patents
China has filed for more patents than any other country, but US export controls are not its only hurdle.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem beats Neeraj Chopra to win Olympic gold in javelin
Nadeem bags gold with an Olympic record-breaking throw of 92.97m to end Pakistan's 32-year medal drought at the Games.
Harris adviser denies support for cutting off weapons transfers to Israel
Harris has expressed greater sympathy for the suffering of Palestinians, but stopped short of arms embargo demands.
US election 2024: Trump, Harris to face off in TV debate on September 10
The ABC network confirms the two US presidential candidates will attend the debate.
Qatar, Egypt, US invite Israel and Hamas to resume Gaza ceasefire talks
Mediating nations urge Israel and Hamas to resume their negotiations amid fears of a wider conflagration in the region.
Israeli strikes on Gaza schools kill 15 amid renewed evacuation orders
Some 30 others are wounded as Palestinians are forced to evacuate Khan Younis once again.
Is real change possible in Kenya?
Tens of thousands of protesters call for end to what they say is corruption and mismanagement.
Trump questions Harris’s intelligence, says three debates planned
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took aim at Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in a news conference.
Socialist Salvador Illa elected leader of Spain’s Catalonia
Illa's confirmation by Catalan parliament ends a decade of separatist regional rule in northeastern Spanish region.