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Carola Schouten was honouring a pre-election bet

A 'serious' message

Swing vote: Rotterdam mayor abseils down city tower after election bet

Supporters across India are sending food to education reform activists camped in New Delhi

Collective solidarity

Supporters flood India's 'cockroach' protesters with food

Trump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the US-Saudi investment forum in Washington in November 2025

US announces civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

The Houthis said they had carried out missile and drone strikes on two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, the Encelia and the Layla, after threatening to blockade Saudi ports

Amid escalation

Iran vows to continue strikes in Mideast war

Monsoon rain-triggered floods in India's northeast have killed dozens of people

Ongoing rescue and relief operations

Floods in northeast India kill at least 41

Hundreds of people have been treated in Tokyo hospitals during a heatwave

Rising temperatures

Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster'

The giant swing catapults visitors over a gaping void

'It's an amazing sensation'

Giant swing on Swiss peak aims to boost summer tourism as Alps warm

Foreign ministers attend the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 23, 2026

Regional Stability at Stake

ASEAN to call for open straits as US-Iran war casts shadow

Chinese tech giants Huawei and Xiaohongshu said their AI models each achieved 100 percent on the questions given to human hopefuls at this month's International Mathematical Olympiad

AI catches up with humans to score 100% at top maths contest

Peptides have received sweeping praise by wellness and biohacking communities as key to everything from muscle building and repair to a longer life

Praised by biohackers

What's the deal with peptides? The hyped market under US review

New Australia coach Les Kiss spoke to reporters in Sydney after naming his first Wallabies squad

Wilson captain, Slipper absent in Kiss's first Wallabies squad

Dozens of polling stations in South Korea experienced unprecedented ballot paper shortages on the June 3 nationwide vote

After ballot paper shortages

South Korea election office raided in fake turnout figures probe: investigators

Dutch Corner on Alpe d'Huez is known for it's orande-clad, booze-fuelled party atmosphere

Dutch riders dreaming of crazy party corner of Alpe d'Huez

Orca in New Zealand are tracked by conservationists who keep tabs on the family pods that circle the country

'Shows us how intelligent orca are'

Killer whales: orcas blow fish to bits 'for fun', study finds

A fast-moving fire displaced thousands near Bordeaux

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

The Sudanese army's war effort includes a number of militias, each with their own arsenals and loyal fighters

'The same old mistakes'

Surrounded by militias, Sudanese fear endless cycle of war

Alongside over 20,000 people made homeless by the quakes on June 24, hundreds of pets were left with no place to go

Venezuelans search for animal companions lost in the quakes

King Charles will formally open the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

'Mosaic of cultures'

Commonwealth Games 'where champions are made' despite slimmed down model, argues president

Guitarfish are among the world's most threatened marine fish, red-listed as 'critically endangered' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature

In Ghana, one man's race to save critically endangered fish

The coastal area is home to turtle and bird species

'An absolute biodiversity massacre'

Trump family project in Albania has already caused 'irreparable' damage: NGOs

Bollywood special effects master Vishal Tyagi is going the old-fashioned way to create cinematic chaos in a way he says AI cannot

Bollywood blast master keeps it real with fire and fury

Boys sit in front of a mural depicting the late football star Diego Maradona in his childhood Buenos Aires suburb of Villa Fiorito

6 years following his death

Tearful fights, edible offerings: A glimpse into the Maradona trial

The Argentine Football Association says its president Claudio Tapia was not detained at a US airport following the 2026 World Cup football tournament

Following World Cup

Argentine Football Association says US did not detain its president

Wednesday's report is Tesla's first earnings announcement since Musk successfully launched SpaceX as a publicly traded company in June

Despite hike in sales

Tesla shares fall as Musk touts ambitious -- and costly -- plans

Meta is facing a legal onslaught over accusations that its products are addictive and cause harm to young people

'He's ready to close this chapter'

US teen withdraws lawsuit against Meta over social media addiction

The UK broke the record for its hottest ever June day during last month's heatwave

24 million lost work-hours

June heatwave cost UK economy more than £1bn: study

President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked his army commander after widespread protests

Following minister replacement

Ukrainian soldiers and civilians welcome new army commander

Al-Bass in Tyre dates back three thousand years but is under threat from Israel's war with Hezbollah

Bombarded by Israel

Ancient Lebanese city of Tyre added to heritage danger list

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