Terror to tourism? Hostage-style video invites visitors to Taliban’s Afghanistan
Darkly comic videos made by a tour agency and shared by Taliban-linked accounts on social media are encouraging people to travel to Afghanistan. Read more at Read More
Latest news bulletin | July 16th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at Read More
UN finds child malnutrition rates have doubled in Gaza since March
Hunger has been rising among Gaza’s more than 2 million Palestinians since Israel broke a ceasefire in March to resume the war and banned all food and other supplies from…
World’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies at 114 after being hit by a car
A torchbearer for the 2012 London Olympics, Singh took up running at the age of 89 as a way to get over depression after his wife and son died in…
Stolen Roman mosaic with erotic motif returned to Pompeii after WWII
A Roman-era mosaic panel featuring an erotic motif was officially returned today to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii after more than 80 years in Germany. Read more at Read More
Deadly airstrikes hit Gaza, killing dozens of people overnight
Several neighbourhoods in Gaza City came under heavy Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday, with footage showing widespread destruction and mourning at local hospitals. Read more at Read More
Trump faces backlash from MAGA base over Epstein files and arms for Ukraine
US President Donald Trump has spent years encouraging dark or harmful conspiracy theories, and that strategy may now come back to bite him. Read more at Read More
Latest news bulletin | July 15th – Evening
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Dozens killed in sectarian violence and airstrike in southern Syria
Heavy fighting and an Israeli airstrike have led to casualties in Syria’s Sweida province, in a sharp escalation of regional and sectarian tensions. Read more at Read More
UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after major data leak raised safety fears
The details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan were released in error in 2022. Read more at Read…