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Archaeologists extract a pre-Hispanic burial estimated to date to 850 BC at an archaeological site in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador

Dating back to 850 BC

Nearly 3,000-year-old human remains unearthed in El Salvador

Stunning scenery is a key consideration for the race route because 'people also watch the Tour for the beauty of its landscapes'

'Grande Boucle'

Designing a Tour de France route: a three-year labour of love

Research has found acetamiprid can poison honey bees

Forbidden since 2018

France reintroduces 'bee-harming pesticides', environment minister to quit

The Mistral deal will help Microsoft reassure European clients seeking non-US options for AI and data storage

Multi-billion-dollar deal

Microsoft strikes deal for Mistral's AI computing power

Haut ass d'Bahn rëm gréisstendeels gefuer

After increase in violent incidents

Deutsche Bahn bans alcohol at train stations

Murder investigation

Police discover body of missing student in Trier flat

General Motors lifted its profit outlook, citing strong pricing in North America where demand for pickup trucks and other large vehicles remains robust

General Motors lifts 2026 outlook despite hit from electric retreat

A Philippine Coast Guard personnel talks on a mic as he looks over Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Se

South China Sea

Philippines, China summon ambassadors over clash in disputed waters

Residents of Kuwait, one of the world's hottest countries, are cutting their use of air conditioning at the height of summer, as Iranian strikes on power plants turn rationing into a national priority

One of the world's hottest countries

Kuwaitis ration electricity as Iran hits power grid

Newly elected senator and anti-corruption campaigner Luis Carlos Rua, known as 'White Elephant,' was sworn in at the Colombian Congress on July 20, 2026

Famous for exposing irregularities

'White elephant': Colombia's anti-corruption activist turned senator

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke speaks to people in New Delhi on July 21, 2026

178 people injured

Opposition leader Gandhi demands India PM's resignation over protest crackdown

Burnham is the seventh UK prime minister since 2016

One day after replacing Starmer

UK PM Burnham's new cabinet to meet as he announces tax cut

Over 1,100 homes destroyed

Chile declares state of emergency over deadly rainfall

Protests against undocumented migrants have swept South Africa for weeks

Normally calms seaside town

South Africa's anti-migrant unrest sparks smalltown suspicion, fear

Credited as an expert military strategist, Syrsky halted Russia's advance on Kyiv after the 2022 invasion

Led decisive military campaigns

Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine's under-fire commander-in-chief

Am Entréesberäich vun der Akropolis sinn zwee Touristen attackéiert ginn

Ancient monument

Knifeman attacks two American tourists at Acropolis entry

Dramatic encounter

China summons Philippine ambassador over clash in disputed waters

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with Donald Trump in Washington as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah

Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump as pressure builds to disarm Hezbollah

A massive flood brought huge boulders that smashed into buildings in Afghanistan's Parun

Rescuers struggling

Afghans search for dozens missing after devastating flood

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was being interviewed on national broadcaster on Monday night when he interrupted the one-on-one to shriek "sit down!"

'Sit down!' Australian politician berates dog on live TV

Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel pose on the steps of 10 Downing Street in central London

New UK PM Burnham announces tax cut after cabinet shakeup

'Liutyi', a deep-strike drone used in recent attacks on Russian oil refineries was displayed at Farnborough

Humour in hard times

For Ukraine's drones, names are part of the battle

The Great Barrier Reef stretches along the coast of Queensland state and is a major tourism draw for Australia

Ahead of El Nino

Great Barrier Reef at risk of 'collapse', scientists warn

The maritime agreement offers preferential port tariffs and easier bureaucratic rules for ships under the Panamanian flag in Chinese harbors

Following negotiations

Panama, China renew maritime port agreement

In this photograph released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomes his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui to a meeting in Moscow on July 20

Foreign ministers met

North Korea reaffirms support for Moscow over Ukraine

US President Donald Trump warned Iran it would pay "many times over" for every American soldier killed

Conflict re-escalates

Iran targets US military assets as Houthis threaten to expand Mideast war

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 19, 2026

Following aggressive confrontation

South China Sea rivalry looms over ASEAN meeting

After Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from social media, several EU nations called for a similar move

France set to vote

Countries move to ban social media for children

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