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US mother's mental health was getting 'worse and worse' before her children's murders, ex-husband says
Prosecutors say Lindsay Clancy "knew exactly what she was doing" and made a "calculated" decision to kill the three small children.
Inside Joe Manchin's new quest to elect more Independents to Congress
The former West Virginia senator was a lifelong Democrat before deciding to register as an independent two years ago. He now wants to create similar pathways for other politicians…
'Do the right thing': Savannah Guthrie makes another plea to mom's kidnappers
The US journalist has made several social media pleas for the abductors of her mother Nancy to share where she is.
Who has the momentum in the Russia-Ukraine war? – video explainer
Since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the war in Ukraine has changed dramatically. The Guardian's Luke Harding looks at who has the advantage in the war now and how…
Watch: Police officers free owl tangled in football net
The owl was carefully cut free by two officers in Avon, Ohio and later flew away unharmed.
How a bridge became a symbol of US-Canada tensions
The Gordie Howe International Bridge has officially opened to motorists amid a trade row between both countries.
US Secret Service agent among three charged over alleged violent fraternity hazing
The suspected hazing involved repeated beatings with canes and paddles, Florida authorities say, which put two people in hospital.
Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns
Thomas Cazenave says they are preparing if further evacuations are issued, as the mayor of a nearby town called the situation "catastrophic".
The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality | Editorial
At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritisedA new and ominous word has entered the vocabulary of firefight…
McConnell out of hospital but not yet cleared to return to work, doctors say
The 84-year-old Republican senator has been away from work for weeks amid ongoing speculation about his health.
What you need to know if you're travelling to France or Spain
The BBC’s cost of living correspondent explains how to handle holiday cancellations as a result of European wildfires.
France and Spain wildfire witnesses describe 'wall of flames', fear and stress
Local and visitors tell the BBC of disbelief and anxiety as wildfires force more than 300,000 people to evacuate.
Ben Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires – cartoon
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Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto for a second time this year
Police said they engaged in a high-speed car chase but failed to arrest the suspect, who remains at large. Three people were arrested in June after a similar attack.
The 'cockroach' in the machine: How Gen Z is rattling South Asia's elites
South Asia's leaders have long boasted about their demographic dividend. But the region's young people are turning it into a political reckoning.
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Officials talk of ‘absolutely critical’ days for firefighters before rise again from middle of the weekEurope wildfires live – latest updatesFirefighters in France and Spain are r…
Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars
Iran has reacted with fury to the assault on the vessel, with Tehran's foreign minister saying it "cannot go unanswered".
A Nigerian soldier is arrested for tipping off criminals - but does it go deeper?
A private's detention reignites concerns that troops are contributing to the country's security challenges.
‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: uncertainty after evacuation from France’s Gironde wildfire
Residents describe their fear as they were forced to leave their homes because of the ‘extremely intense’ blazeSitting in their suburban apartment in Mérignac on the outskirts of …
Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.
Race against time to contain wildfires in France and Spain – The Latest
Firefighters in France and Spain are facing another day battling wildfires that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated, with another heatwave expected to…
Chile captures fugitive convicted of singer Victor Jara's murder under Pinochet
Nelson Haase was one of those convicted over the kidnap and murder of folk singer Victor Jara after Chile's military coup in 1973.
‘I knew what he had done to those boys’: murderer to stay in jail after journalist’s fight for justice
Gibraltar-based Ros Astengo inspired four men to report sexual assaults carried out by Allan Grimson in 1990sRos Astengo, a journalist based in Gibraltar who usually focuses on po…
Mayo beat 75-year-old ‘curse’ to become Gaelic football champions
Team to return for euphoric homecoming after winning all-Ireland men’s final against Kerry, ending decades of defeatsThe hex is broken, dispelled, banished, and a story that bewit…