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Australia sunscreen scandal grows as more products pulled off shelves
A sunscreen scandal in Australia is continuing to grow, with 18 products now pulled from shelves in the skin cancer hotspot over safety concerns. Analysis by a consumer advocacy group in June found several popular and expensive sunscreens did not provide the protection claimed by their makers. One product, Ultra Violette’s Lean Screen Skinscreen, is…
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European leaders meet in high-security Danish summit after drone disruption
Jessica ParkerEurope correspondent in Copenhagen and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor in London Reuters Denmark has reinforced security for the summit and allies have beefed up air defences EU leaders gather in Copenhagen on Wednesday under pressure to boost European defence after a series of Russian incursions into EU airspace, and days after drones targeted Danish…
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Italy PM tells Gaza aid flotilla to stop or risk ‘preventing peace’
Reuters Italian leader Giorgia Meloni says a new US proposal has sparked “hope” of ending the Israel-Hamas war Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has told a flotilla sailing towards Gaza to stop, saying the latest attempt by activists to deliver aid risks derailing a US plan to end the war. More than 40 boats sailing…
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Indian court tells doctors to fix their handwriting
Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi Getty Images Jokes around bad handwriting of doctors that can only be deciphered by pharmacists are common around the world At a time when most people use keyboards to write, does handwriting really matter? Yes, say Indian courts, if the writer is a doctor. Jokes around the notoriously bad handwriting of…
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Trump peace plan ‘ignores interests of Palestinian people’, Hamas official tells BBC
A senior Hamas figure has told the BBC that the group is likely to reject Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, saying it “serves Israel’s interests” and “ignores those of the Palestinian people”. The figure said that Hamas is unlikely to agree to disarming and handing over their weapons – a key condition of Trump’s…
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Momentum is the strength of Trump’s Gaza plan, but lack of detail is its weakness
Donald Trump’s framework agreement for ending the Gaza war and reconstructing the devastated territory has momentum behind it. Much of it comes from the president himself. Momentum comes too from leading Arab and Islamic countries who have supported the plan, including Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Pakistan, Indonesia and Turkey. And Israel’s Prime…
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How Trump and Hegseth’s gathering of top US generals unfolded
Hundreds of US generals and admirals gathered at the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Virginia on Tuesday after being summoned from their posts all around the world. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth informed military leaders of the 10 new directives the department would be implementing. The directives include new standards around physical fitness, grooming, and the…
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South Africa’s top diplomat in France found dead near Paris hotel
South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has been found dead near the four-star Hyatt Regency Hotel in Paris, French officials have told the BBC. Mthethwa, 58, was reported missing by his wife on Monday evening, after a “worrying message from him”, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. He had booked a room on the 22nd…
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Family’s anger over police decision not to contact witnesses
Jon Kaypresenter of Fairy Meadow podcast & BBC Breakfast and George Sandeman Family handout Cheryl Grimmer was three when she disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in January 1970 The family of a toddler who disappeared from an Australian beach more than 50 years ago have criticised police for not formally interviewing potential eyewitnesses during a…
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US shutdown looms as Trump and Democrats end meeting without a deal
The US is hurtling towards a government shutdown on Tuesday night, and there appears to be little appetite on either side of the partisan divide to avoid it. A last-ditch meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress made little progress. If anything, both sides have been digging deeper into their positions. “I…
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