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Iran’s regime is more vulnerable than it has ever been, but Khamenei shows no sign of relenting
Mass protest is a long way from revolution.The people of Iran have been here before. In 2009, over perceived electoral fraud; in 2019, over fuel prices; in 2022, over...
UK weather: End of cold spell in sight as parts of country expected to have milder temperatures than Madrid
The weather in the UK is expected to turn milder in the coming days, with temperatures set to reach double digits Celsius in some parts from Sunday.That would make...
JD Vance agrees sexualised AI deepfakes ‘entirely unacceptable,’ Lammy says
David Lammy has said that US vice president JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI-generated deepfakes - such as those made using Elon Musk's Grok - are "entirely unacceptable".The deputy...
Russian oil depot fire after Ukrainian drone strike – as UN to meet over hypersonic missile attack
A drone strike by Ukraine has caused a fire at an oil depot in Russia's southern Volgograd region, according to regional authorities.In a post on Telegram, the local governor...
Philippines: Signs of life detected from rubbish avalanche which killed four in Cebu City
Signs of life have been detected by rescuers searching for more than 30 people missing after an avalanche of rubbish that left four workers dead at a landfill site...
Non-League Macclesfield knock holders Crystal Palace out of FA Cup
Non-League Macclesfield FC, of the National League North, have knocked holders Crystal Palace out of the FA Cup, beating them 2-1 in the third round in one of the...
Video shows masked Israeli settlers beating 67-year-old deaf Palestinian man in West Bank
Footage has shown dozens of masked Israeli settlers armed with sticks beating an elderly Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank.Security footage published by the Associated Press showed the...
NASA mega-rocket for moon mission could launch in weeks
The NASA rocket that will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972 could be rolled out to its launchpad at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida...
Patagonia: Wildfires sweep across parts of southern Argentina, forcing thousands to flee
Wildfires have swept across a popular tourist destination in the Argentine Patagonia, destroying a large area of forest, destroying properties, and forcing at least 3,000 people to flee.Around 3,000...
Elon Musk says backlash to AI chatbot deepfake images is ‘excuse for censorship’
The UK government "wants any excuse for censorship", Elon Musk has said, amid a growing backlash over deepfake sexual images produced by his social media site X's artificial intelligence...
Man dies after tree falls on to caravan during Storm Goretti
A man has died after a tree fell on to a caravan during Storm Goretti. Emergency services were called at around 7.35pm to the Mawgan area of Helston on...
Abu Dhabi steel group eyes takeover of Gupta’s UK empire
A UAE-based steel company has made an approach to buy Britain's third-biggest steel producer, months after it was declared "hopelessly insolvent" and fell into the hands of the Official...