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Boy, 7, left alone on Mount Fuji by his own dad

Aug 22, 2026

Waterparks forced to close over disgusting ‘brown challenge’ that is spreading

Aug 22, 2026

Fighter jets destroy explosive-laden sea drone close to huge gas platform

Aug 21, 2026

Mystery virus kills thousands of fish found washed up on beach

Aug 21, 2026

Sports

Aug 22, 2026

Mystery as retired spy general with links to Russia’s Defence Ministry found shot dead

Several Russian intelligence figures have been found dead since Putin launched his invasion.

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Nasa’s ‘SkyFall’ helicopters beam green waves to hunt for ice on Mars

Aug 22, 2026

Woman dragged from tent and mauled to death by bear day after she got engaged

Aug 21, 2026

Missing teenager found dead after police said she was alive

Aug 21, 2026

Teens killed in wrong-way crash ‘had been terrorising communities for weeks’

Aug 19, 2026

Energy

Aug 21, 2026

Mystery virus kills thousands of fish found washed up on beach

Scientists have launched an investigation.

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French civil servant ‘gleeful’ after drugging women on job interviews so they wet themselves

Almost 250 women have come forward to claim a French civil servant drugged them during a job interview so they would urinate on themselves.

Aug 20, 2026

Energy

Russia warns UK faces ‘all ensuing consequences’ for supplying Ukraine with drones

Moscow has slammed Britain for supplying drones for long-range strikes inside Russia,warning this makes the UK a participant in the war.

Aug 20, 2026

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Passenger jet damaged in terrifying take-off when it nearly ran out of runway

A packed passenger jet had to make two dramatic low passes over Munich Airport after a tail strike during take-off sparked fears it had suffered serious damage.

Aug 20, 2026

Wildlife

Missing teenager found dead after police said she was alive

A missing teenager has been found dead after officials mistakenly announced that she had been rescued following an eight-day search in the Australian bushland.

Aug 21, 2026

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Teens killed in wrong-way crash ‘had been terrorising communities for weeks’

The five teenagers died in the collision on the M9,in County Kildare,on Sunday morning Five teenagers killed when their stolen BMW ploughed head-on into a family while driving on the wrong side of a

Aug 19, 2026

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What’s going on with Trump and Kim Jong-un?

A true bromance, or something more sinister?

Aug 18, 2026

Wildlife

Twelve dead after tourist bus crashes in Hungary

At least 12 people were killed after a packed tourist bus crashed into a ditch in Hungary. The fatal collision happened at about 1am local time today when the bus travelling on Hungary’s M3 motorway

Aug 17, 2026

Sports

Mystery as retired spy general with links to Russia’s Defence Ministry found shot dead

Several Russian intelligence figures have been found dead since Putin launched his invasion.

Aug 22, 2026

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Nasa’s ‘SkyFall’ helicopters beam green waves to hunt for ice on Mars

The helicopters are scheduled to launch in late 2028 before being delivered to Mars using what the US space agency describes as a 'daring mid-air deployment'.

Aug 22, 2026

Sports

Eight dead after plane crashes in remote part of Alaska

'This is a devastating loss for our military family'.

Aug 21, 2026

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Pilot tests positive for cannabis after mid-air plunge injures 17

Investigators are still looking into the terrifying drop (Picture: Getty) One of the pilots on an Airbus A320 carrying more than 100 passengers was found to have smoked marijuana before the plane plu

Aug 20, 2026

Travel

Fighter jets destroy explosive-laden sea drone close to huge gas platform

A picture of the drone uploaded by Romania’s defence minister (Picture: Radu Miruţă) A marine drone packed with explosives was destroyed by fighter jets in the Black Sea a few hundred metres from

Aug 21, 2026

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Israeli military admits opening fire on car carrying five-year-old girl

A little voice picked up on the other end – it was Hind. She was still alive,hiding in a car with the bodies of her family.

Aug 20, 2026

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Disabled man ‘booted off’ flight after dispute over his wheelchair aid

A man was removed from a flight over his wheelchair aid (Picture: Shane Hryhorec) A wheelchair user was removed from his flight home over a disability aid after an ‘undignified’ confrontation with

Aug 19, 2026

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At least one dead after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with 91mph winds

'Stay home, stay sheltered, stay safe!'

Aug 17, 2026

Economy

Boy, 7, left alone on Mount Fuji by his own dad

'Wait here,' he said.

Aug 22, 2026

Woman, 38, posed as 12-year-old using teddy and high child’s voice to trick couple into adopting her

Amanda used an infantilised voice, children's toys, pacifiers and baby bottles to maintain the illusion

Aug 21, 2026

Huge moon crater caused by Space X rocket crash revealed in new images

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released the images which show the impact site on the Moon on August 11 and 12.

Aug 20, 2026

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson back in court appealing ‘fairness’ of her trial

The fourth, Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson, survived after spending weeks in hospital but continues to suffer lasting damage.

Aug 20, 2026

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Aug 22, 2026

One confirmed dead after sword attack on first day back at school

The incident triggered a mass lockdown after several people were stabbed.

Woman dragged from tent and mauled to death by bear day after she got engaged

Shenzhana Korolyova was killed while holidaying in the Altai Mountains with her boyfriend (Picture: East2west)

Aug 21, 2026

Russians are pulling billions from banks over fears Putin will raid their savings

Russians are moving to cash over concerns about Putin’s war (Picture: ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Aug 20, 2026

CTAI launches its strategic layout in Africa, with Morocco becoming an important starting point for its globalization development.

Aug 20, 2026

How to watch the Perseid meteor shower which peaks after the solar eclipse

The gorgeous Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight after the solar eclipse - here's how to see it.

Aug 13, 2026