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A man inspects a site in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike. EPA

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IBV International Vaults on Park Lane, west London. Damien McElroy / The National

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US Air Force F/A-18 fighter aircraft taking off from an aircraft carrier at sea reportedly amidst operations launched against Huthis in Yemen. AFP

Sharp rise in US naval air power targeting Houthis in Red Sea

People wait inside the Heathrow Airport a day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport. Reuters

CommentThe Heathrow Airport fire is another painful reminder that Britain is broken

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Brics summit in Kazan in October 2024. AP

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The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, in Egypt. The ancient structures are at the centre of another debate between archaeologists. Reuters

Egyptologist questions claims of tunnels hidden under Giza pyramids

Elon Musk with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, DC. Reuters

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Displaced Palestinians arrive in Khan Younis, Gaza. AP

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IBV International Vaults on Park Lane, west London. Damien McElroy / The National

Gold Plated: How a safety vault on Park Lane became London's latest must have

US Air Force F/A-18 fighter aircraft taking off from an aircraft carrier at sea reportedly amidst operations launched against Huthis in Yemen. AFP

Sharp rise in US naval air power targeting Houthis in Red Sea

People wait inside the Heathrow Airport a day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport. Reuters

CommentThe Heathrow Airport fire is another painful reminder that Britain is broken

Mirwais Azizi shorthand gif

Special reportA Dubai property tycoon’s $10 billion plan to save Afghanistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Brics summit in Kazan in October 2024. AP

Special reportTurkey treads fine line in Russia-Ukraine diplomacy

The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, in Egypt. The ancient structures are at the centre of another debate between archaeologists. Reuters

Egyptologist questions claims of tunnels hidden under Giza pyramids

Elon Musk with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, DC. Reuters

Why X is suing India when Elon Musk is cosying up to PM Modi

Displaced Palestinians arrive in Khan Younis, Gaza. AP

TrendingIsrael creates agency to oversee displacement of Gazans

IBV International Vaults on Park Lane, west London. Damien McElroy / The National

Gold Plated: How a safety vault on Park Lane became London's latest must have

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Demonstrators protest the deportation of Dr Rasha Alawieh of Brown University at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island. AFP

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An IMF sign at the fund's headquarters in Washington. Reuters

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UN vehicles drive past the rubble of destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun, near the border with Israel. AFP

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